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Community Beginner ,
Nov 26, 2018 Nov 26, 2018

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I am currently working on a pdf form that uses Javascript. I have a Javascript setup to validate that all required fields are filled in, followed by a save as, and then followed by email that populates the subject field using form fields. There are three javascripts built into one button. Is there anyway that I can put a stop in that if all required form fields aren't filled in that the other two javascripts won't run?

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Community Expert , Nov 26, 2018 Nov 26, 2018

Use this code:

var emptyFields = [];

for (var i=0; i<this.numFields; i++) {

     var f= this.getField(this.getNthFieldName(i));

     if (f.type!="button" && f.required && f.valueAsString==f.defaultValue) {

        emptyFields.push(f.name);

     }

}

if (emptyFields.length>0) {

     app.alert("Error! You must fill in the following fields:\n" + emptyFields.join("\n"));

} else {

    app.execMenuItem("SaveAs");

    var parts = this.getField("Job Name").valueAsString;

    var kind = this.getField("Today's Date").v

...

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Community Expert ,
Nov 26, 2018 Nov 26, 2018

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Not if they are separate items, no. But it should be pretty simple to combine them all into a single script, and then it will be possible.

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Community Beginner ,
Nov 26, 2018 Nov 26, 2018

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ok and how do I put a stop into my javascript that would do this?

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Nov 26, 2018 Nov 26, 2018

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Using an if-condition or by placing the code in a function and calling the

return-command.

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LEGEND ,
Nov 26, 2018 Nov 26, 2018

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You can't put in a stop, so you just don't do the things you don't want to happen.

if ( we_dont_have_to_stop )

{

  do_the_other ( things ) ;

}

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Community Beginner ,
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This is what my javascript looks like

var emptyFields = [];

for (var i=0; i<this.numFields; i++) {

     var f= this.getField(this.getNthFieldName(i));

     if (f.type!="button" && f.required ) {

          if ((f.type=="text" && f.value=="") || (f.type=="checkbox" && f.value=="Off")) emptyFields.push(f.name);

     }

}

if (emptyFields.length>0) {

     app.alert("Error! You must fill in the following fields:\n" + emptyFields.join("\n"));

}

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LEGEND ,
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That's the first part, presumably. You say you have three pieces of JavaScript. You need to put the remaining two parts into an "else".

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Community Beginner ,
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Currently one button does three things consecutively not in the same script.

The next thing would just be execute a menu item > File > Save as > PDF

and the last part of my javascript would be this

var parts = getField("Text Field 1").value

var kind = getField("Text Field 2").value

var date = getField("Holiday").value

this.mailDoc({

cTo: "Becky.Tonn@email.com",

cSubject: parts + " - " + kind + " - " + date,

cMsg: "A new request has been sent from sales."

});

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LEGEND ,
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All the parts need to be JavaScript. So see the saveAs method in the document class.

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They won't be able to use saveAs without a doc-level script. Instead, use this:

app.execMenuItem("SaveAs");

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Community Beginner ,
Nov 26, 2018 Nov 26, 2018

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Sorry but I am a little lost on this. Here is what I have setup so far in my Notepad. Where would I add the part about the save as? Sorry I am a graphic designer and not a programmer.

var emptyFields = [];

for (var i=0; i<this.numFields; i++) {

     var f= this.getField(this.getNthFieldName(i));

     if (f.type!="button" && f.required ) {

          if ((f.type=="text" && f.value=="") || (f.type=="checkbox" && f.value=="Off")) emptyFields.push(f.name);

     }

}

if (emptyFields.length>0) {

     app.alert("Error! You must fill in the following fields:\n" + emptyFields.join("\n"));

}

var parts = getField("Job Name").value

var kind = getField("Today's Date").value

var date = getField("Holiday").value

this.mailDoc({

cTo: "Becky.Tonn@bicgraphic.com",

cSubject: parts + " - " + kind + " - " + date,

cMsg: "A new request has been sent from sales."

});

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Use this code:

var emptyFields = [];

for (var i=0; i<this.numFields; i++) {

     var f= this.getField(this.getNthFieldName(i));

     if (f.type!="button" && f.required && f.valueAsString==f.defaultValue) {

        emptyFields.push(f.name);

     }

}

if (emptyFields.length>0) {

     app.alert("Error! You must fill in the following fields:\n" + emptyFields.join("\n"));

} else {

    app.execMenuItem("SaveAs");

    var parts = this.getField("Job Name").valueAsString;

    var kind = this.getField("Today's Date").valueAsString;

    var date = this.getField("Holiday").valueAsString;

    this.mailDoc({

        cTo: "Becky.Tonn@bicgraphic.com",

        cSubject: parts + " - " + kind + " - " + date,

        cMsg: "A new request has been sent from sales."

    });

}

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Nov 27, 2018 Nov 27, 2018

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This works perfectly. Thank you for the help.

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LEGEND ,
Nov 26, 2018 Nov 26, 2018

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Can't saveAs be used without a filename and do a prompt, in just the same way as the execMenuItem (though that's a good solution I'd forgotten!)?

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https://forums.adobe.com/people/Test+Screen+Name  wrote

Can't saveAs be used without a filename and do a prompt, in just the same way as the execMenuItem (though that's a good solution I'd forgotten!)?

No, the cPath parameter is required.

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LEGEND ,
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Like I said, you add an else

if (emptyFields.length>0) {

     app.alert("Error! You must fill in the following fields:\n" + emptyFields.join("\n"));

}

is what you want to happen if it FAILS. If it PASSES you continue to

else

{

do stuff ;

more stuff ;

}

It all goes in there

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Also you didn't add the code we gave you for replacing the save as.

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