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SIPRNet11
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December 7, 2017
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Start cursor in a specific field when pdf is opened

  • December 7, 2017
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I have a PDF form set up that when someone opens it, the cursor is set in a specific field.  My form has to be signed four times so it's passed around.  I'm trying to set it up where each time a part of the form is completed and passed on to the next person, they open the form and the cursor is set up in their part.  Here's what I have right now set up in Page Properties Action tab but it's not working:

if this.getField("Sig One").value = "";{
getField("Date").setFocus();
} else if (this.getField("Sig One").value != "" && this.getField("Sig Two") = "";{
getField("Sup Name").setFocus();

and so on.  What am I doing wrong?

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Correct answer SIPRNet11

Nevermind,  I didn't see Bernd Alheit's comment before submitting.


After removing the ';' it all came together nicely!!! Thanks everyone!

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Bernd Alheit
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Bernd AlheitCommunity Expert
Community Expert
December 7, 2017

and remove character ';' on line 1 and 3

try67
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try67Community Expert
Community Expert
December 7, 2017

A couple of things.

First of all, you're using the wrong operator. The "=" operator assigns a value. The comparison operator is "==".

In addition, the condition after the if-statement must be placed within parentheses, which you didn't do in either one of your if-statements (lines 1 and 3).

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SIPRNet11Author
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December 7, 2017

ok thanks.  I did the full code and it's giving me a syntax error at line 4:

if (this.getField("Sig: One").value == "");{

getField("Date (YYYYMMDD)").setFocus();

} else if (this.getField("Sig: One").value != "" && this.getField("Sig: Two").value == "");{

getField("Sig: Two").setFocus();

} else if (this.getField("Sig: One").value != "" && this.getField("Sig: Two").value != "" && this.getField("Sig: Three").value == "");{

getField("Name: 3").setFocus();

} else if (this.getField("Sig: One").value != "" && this.getField("Sig: Two").value != "" && this.getField("Name: 3").value != "");{

getField("Name: Five").setFocus();

}

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SIPRNet11Author
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December 7, 2017

Nevermind,  I didn't see Bernd Alheit's comment before submitting.

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