Calculating javascript in a textfield

[lise-lottei25126604]

I need to perform a calculation in a textfield with booth addition and subtraction. Add two previous textfields and subtract another textfield.What does that looks like in javascript?

[Bernd Alheit]

You can use the simplified field notation:

fieldA + fieldB - fieldC

[lise-lottei25126604]

Thank you but it doesnt work for me. Is it field name or functionname I shall use?

[Bernd Alheit]

You must use the names of your fields.

[lise-lottei25126604]

Ok, but it wont work anyway!!! Is there something else I can do instead?

[Bernd Alheit]

What happens when you use it? Did you check the calculation order?

[lise-lottei25126604]

Nothing happens, thats my problem. Yes the calculation order is ok.

[Bernd Alheit]

Can you share the form?

[lise-lottei25126604]

How do I do that?

[Karl Heinz Kremer]

Here are instructions about how to share documents using Adobe's Document Cloud: Share Documents via Adobe's Document Cloud - KHKonsulting LLC

In general, the "simple field notation" only works if you don't have any spaces or other special characters in your field names. If you do, you need to escape those characters. In such a case, it may be easier to just switch to a JavaScript based calculation. In your case, the script would look like this:

event.value = Number(this.getField("fieldA").value) + Number(this.getField("fieldB").value) - Number(this.getField("fieldC").value);

[lise-lottei25126604]

Thank you! Now its working as it should, I changed the fieldnames.