Ryan_Oliver_02445

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How to print Javascript strings into console, or into a txt file

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January 18, 2019
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Good evening, I am trying to find a way to print the strings in my Javascript into the console log, that, or print the strings into a txt file.

Here is what I have so far:

var File = this.documentFileName.replace(/.pdf/,"");

var First = this.getField("First Name");

var Last = this.getField("Last Name");

var Middle = this.getField("Middle Initial");

var State = this.getField("State");

var Lab = "MDV";

if (State = "AL" && "CT" && "FL" && "GA" && "HI" && "IL" && "KY" && "LA" && "MD" && "DC" && "MI" && "MN" && "NJ" && "NM" && "NC" && "OR" && "SC" && "TX" && "UT" && "VA" && "WY") {

lab = "HELIX";

}

var Patient = Last + ", " + First + " " + Middle + " - " + Lab + " - " + State + " - " + "REC FORM";

I am looking for a way to print the variable, "File" so that we can see which files are not correctly spelled, and so that our checkers can correct the files later on.

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Correct answer try67

Use this code:

console.println(File);

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PS. You have multiple errors in your code...

Ryan_Oliver_02445Author

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I've found that I do have quite a few errors. One of them is that, "this.documentFileName is undefined" in the console.

Do you mind if I ask, if there is a fix for this issue?

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I tested it as a batch action in Acrobat, and it seems to work, except for two parts of my code.

var Patient = Last + ", " + First + " " + Middle + " - " + Lab + " - " + State + " - " + "REC FORM";

When it prints to the console, it comes out looking like this:

[object Field], [object Field] [object Field] - MDV - WY - REC FORM

The state and lab are incorrect, and it doesn't seem to print out the names like it should, rather, [object field] comes up.

Thank you for your help and patience by the way.

You probably want the "value" of the field

try this:

var Patient = Last.value + ", " + First.value + " " + Middle.value + " - " + Lab + " - " + State.value + " - " + "REC FORM";

Thom Parker - Software Developer at PDFScriptingUse the Acrobat JavaScript Reference early and often

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Correct answer

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Use this code:

console.println(File);