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Creating a Save As Javascript Toolbar Menu Item

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Aug 20, 2019 Aug 20, 2019

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Hi, first off... I really don't have much familiarity with javascript. That being said, I've read some of the articles online about how to create the save as javascripts and trusted folders. I don't understand all of it but I've been able to piece some things together.

I'm trying to implement a way to perform a Save As to a shared network folder with a filename based on the values of various fields within the open PDF.

I've been able to do this with a button in the PDF by creating the following javascript and placing it in the trusted folder:

mySaveAs = app.trustPropagatorFunction(function(doc,path) {

app.beginPriv();

doc.saveAs(path);

app.endPriv();

})

myTrustedSpecialTaskFunc = app.trustedFunction(function(doc,path) {

// Privileged and/or non-privileged code above

app.beginPriv();

mySaveAs(doc,path);

app.endPriv();

// Privileged and/or non-privileged code below

});

Then adding a button on the PDF and adding the following javascript to the button:

// build file name

var myFileName = getField("BRANCH_NUMBER").value + "_" + getField("PRIMARY_FIRST_NAME").value + "_" + getField("PRIMARY_LAST_NAME").value + "_" + getField("PRIMARY_MEMBER_NUMBER").value + "_" + getField("Form_Name").value + "_" + getField("CurrentDate").value + getField("CurrentTime").value + ".pdf";

// add folder name

myFileName = "/gffg-fs/test/" + myFileName

myTrustedSpecialTaskFunc(this, myFileName);

app.alert("This Form (" + getField("BRANCH_NUMBER").value + "_" + getField("PRIMARY_FIRST_NAME").value + "_" + getField("PRIMARY_LAST_NAME").value + "_" + getField("PRIMARY_MEMBER_NUMBER").value + "_" + getField("Form_Name").value + "_" +

getField("CurrentDate").value + getField("CurrentTime").value + ") has saved successfully to the following location: /gffg-fs/test/" , 7);

And this works fine as-is. When the user clicks the button, it saves the PDF with a filename made up of the various fields values in the PDF and saves it to the appropriate folder.

Now, here's my problem... Instead of having a button on the PDF, I’d like to put this in a toolbar menu but I’ve been having difficulty. I’ve tried various things but keep coming up with errors. I’m assuming that I can’t just move the javascript that I have for the existing button and put it in the trusted folder javascript that I use to create the toolbar menu?

I’ve been able to create a javascript in the trusted folder to create the toolbar menu item but I’m not sure what should be in the cExec: section. I’m thinking this is the name of the code that will execute when they click on the toolbar menu item. But where do I put this?

app.addMenuItem({cName:"Save to Branch Audit Folder", cParent:"Edit", cExec:"myFileName()"});

Thanks in advance!

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Community Expert , Aug 20, 2019 Aug 20, 2019

You need to use a function, and then call that function from the cExec parameter, like this:

app.addMenuItem({cName:"Save to Branch Audit Folder", cParent:"Edit", cExec:"saveMyFile()"});

function saveMyFile() {

    // your code goes here

}

// put the trusted functions here

All of this needs to go inside a .js file installed in the Javascripts folder, of course.

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You need to use a function, and then call that function from the cExec parameter, like this:

app.addMenuItem({cName:"Save to Branch Audit Folder", cParent:"Edit", cExec:"saveMyFile()"});

function saveMyFile() {

    // your code goes here

}

// put the trusted functions here

All of this needs to go inside a .js file installed in the Javascripts folder, of course.

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Hi,

Thanks for the quick reply. I tried the below (putting the same javascript code that I had previously used on the button on the PDF) inside the .js file in the javascript folder. Note that I removed the previous pdf button just to make sure there was no potential conflict.

app.addMenuItem({cName:"Save to Branch Audit Folder", cParent:"Edit", cExec:"saveMyFile()"});

function saveMyFile(){

// build file name

var myFileName = getField("BRANCH_NUMBER").value + "_" + getField("PRIMARY_FIRST_NAME").value + "_" + getField("PRIMARY_LAST_NAME").value + "_" + getField("PRIMARY_MEMBER_NUMBER").value + "_" +

getField("Form_Name").value + "_" + getField("CurrentDate").value + getField("CurrentTime").value + ".pdf";

// add folder name

myFileName = "/gffg-fs/test/" + myFileName

myTrustedSpecialTaskFunc(this, myFileName);

app.alert("This Form (" + getField("BRANCH_NUMBER").value + "_" + getField("PRIMARY_FIRST_NAME").value + "_" + getField("PRIMARY_LAST_NAME").value + "_" + getField("PRIMARY_MEMBER_NUMBER").value + "_" + getField("Form_Name").value + "_" + getField("CurrentDate").value + getField("CurrentTime").value + ") has saved successfully to the following location: /gffg-fs/test/" , 7);

}

When I clicked on the toolbar menu item, I get an "internal error" message and the console shows the following: "ReferenceError: getField is not defined 6: Folder-Level:App:test.js

Can I use a getField in the .js file in the javascript folder? I know it works when I had it assigned to a button on the PDF.

Thanks

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I would use "this.getField" instead of just "getField".

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Hi,

Perfect! Thanks. I thought I tried using "this.getField" with the same error message but I missed changing one of the expressions.

You guys rock!

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That's great!

One small suggestion, though: I would rename the "path" variable in your trusted function to something else, as there's already a "path" property of the Document object and you might have a conflict between the two (although because it's in a different context that's not likely, but better not to risk it).

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