Using JavaScripts to handle keypress events

[sandeep_kumar3]

I am converting a HTML file into PDF using evoPDF library in a c# application. This PDF form has multiple textboxes and my requirement is to track keypress event or blur event for these textboxes. I am not able to find syntax on how to write these event  handling in Adobe JavaScript. Can someone guide me with these. Your help will be highly appreciated.

[try67]

You can use the setAction method to apply a script to the Keystroke and OnBlur events of the fields.

[sandeep_kumar3]

can you please guide me with the syntax to use it,

I am currently trying this:

pdfDocument.Form.Fields["txt_BorrowerHireDate"].Action = new PdfActionJavaScript("if(this.getField('txt_BorrowerHireDate').keyDown==true){app.alert('test');}");

[try67]

Sorry, I'm not familiar with the syntax of your C# library.

[sandeep_kumar3]

If you were to write, just the adobe scripts how would you have written it.

[try67]

this.getField("txt_BorrowerHireDate").setAction("MouseDown", "app.alert(\"test\");");

[try67]

However, I think you need to find out how to apply the action directly to the field. What I posted above the code to apply the action using JS, but you wouldn't apply that code to the field itself...

[sandeep_kumar3]

Thanks for your help try67, but as you said this is a JS code, I need syntax for adobe javascript (tried the above mentioned syntax but it did not work). Also I tried setting the action on document open and not specific action to the field, but it is not working.

[Bernd Alheit]

Can you see the code in the PDF file when you open the file in Adobe Acrobat?

[sandeep_kumar3]

No, code can't be seen. But yes, I am able to log errors.

[Bernd Alheit]

What errors does you get?

[sandeep_kumar3]

SyntaxError: missing ) after argument list

1:Doc:Open

[sandeep_kumar3]

code: pdfDocument.OpenAction.Action = new PdfActionJavaScript("this.getField('txt_BorrowerHireDate').setAction('MouseDown', 'app.alert('test');');");

[Bernd Alheit]

Try this:

PdfActionJavaScript("this.getField('txt_BorrowerHireDate').setAction('MouseDown', 'app.alert(\'test\');');");