Add a dash and the number coundt to be from 3 to 5 characters

[Kelly_LDI]

I have a form with a field formatted as 99-99999 and because of this, the filed is requiring 5 characters after the dash.  Some of our numbers are 3 and up to 7 characters long. Including the dash is 8.

Using the format 99-99999, it's requiring the full 8 characters. How can I make this work with just 3 and up to 8 characters?

Thank you,

Kelly

[try67]

You'll need to write your own keystroke, format and validation script to achieve it.

[Kelly_LDI]

Hello,

I found a script close to what I need and modified it for my use. However, it comes up with an error at line 13 left? I don't think I have the code quite right. Here is what I have;

// call from format script
// format entry to 99-9 or 99-99 or 99-999 or 99-9999 or 99-99999
function twoDash1() {

//Get the value the user entered, as a string
var s = event.value;

//do nothing if the field is blank
if (!s) return

//allow 3  to 8 characters
if (s.length === 3 || s.length === 4 || s.length === 5 || s.length === 6 || s.length = 7 || s.length === 8) {

// Determine the format string to use
var fs = "99-9" += "-9";
if (s.length === 4) fs;
if (s.length === 5) fs;
if (s.length === 6) fs;
if (s.length === 7) fs;
if (s.length === 8) fs;

//display the formated value
event.value = util.printx(fs, s);

} else {

// let the use know something is wrong
app.alert("Please Enter 3 to 8 characters.", 3);
}

// Call from Keystroke script
// Limit entry to digits only
function DigOnlyKS() {

// Get all that is currently in the field

var val = AFMergeChange(event);

//Reject entry if anything but digits
Event.rc AFExactMatch((/\d*/, val);
}

Any help would be appreciated.

Thank you,

Kelly

[try67]

This entire block is incorrect:

var fs = "99-9" += "-9";

if (s.length === 4) fs;

if (s.length === 5) fs;

if (s.length === 6) fs;

if (s.length === 7) fs;

if (s.length === 8) fs;

I think you want to do something like this:

var fs = "99-9";

if (s.length === 4) fs+="9";

if (s.length === 5) fs+="99";

if (s.length === 6) fs+="999";

if (s.length === 7) fs+="9999";

if (s.length === 8) fs+="99999";

[Kelly_LDI]

Hello,

OK, that seemed to work perfect. However, I'm receiving an error at the last line in the code.

SyntaxError missing ; Before Statement

44: at line 45

This would be the last line of the code:

// call from format script
// format entry to 99-9 or 99-99 or 99-999 or 99-9999 or 99-99999
function twoDash1() {

//Get the value the user entered, as a string
var s = event.value;

//do nothing if the field is blank
if (!s) return

//allow 4  to 8 characters
if (s.length === 4 || s.length === 5 || s.length === 6 || s.length === 7 || s.length === 8) {

// Determine the format string to use
var fs = "99-9";
if(s.length===4)fs+="9";

if(s.length===5)fs+="99";

if (s.length === 6) fs+="999";

if (s.length === 7) fs+="9999";

if (s.length === 8) fs+="99999";

//display the formated value
event.value = util.printx(fs, s);

} else {

// let the user know something is wrong
app.alert("Please Enter 4 to 8 characters.", 4);
}

// Call from Keystroke script
// Limit entry to digits only
function DigOnlyKS() {

// Get all that is currently in the field

var val = AFMergeChange(event);

//Reject entry if anything but digits
Event.rc AFExactMatch((/\d*/, val);
}

I'm not sure what it's looking for?

Thank you!

[try67]

It should start with:

event.value =

[Kelly_LDI]

Hello,

I'm sorry, but I'm not sure where it goes in the code. I tried replacing a few things and also removing a few lines, but cannot get it to work.

please see the second last line.

// call from format script
// format entry to 99-9 or 99-99 or 99-999 or 99-9999 or 99-99999
function twoDash1() {

//Get the value the user entered, as a string
var s = event.value;

//do nothing if the field is blank
if (!s) return

//allow 3  to 8 characters
if (s.length === 4 || s.length === 5 || s.length === 6 || s.length === 7 || s.length === 8) {

// Determine the format string to use
var fs = "99-9";
if(s.length===4)fs+="9";

if(s.length===5)fs+="99";

if (s.length === 6) fs+="999";

if (s.length === 7) fs+="9999";

if (s.length === 8) fs+="99999";

//display the formated value
event.value = util.printx(fs, s);

} else {

// let the use know something is wrong
app.alert("Please Enter 3 to 8 characters.", 3);
}

// Call from Keystroke script
// Limit entry to digits only
function DigOnlyKS() {

// Get all that is currently in the field

var val = AFMergeChange(event);

//Reject entry if anything but digits
Event.rc AFExactMatch(/\d*/, val);
event value = util.printx(fs, s);

}

[Bernd Alheit]

Where is the end of function twoDash1?

[Kelly_LDI]

Hello Bernd,

what I did was copied some java code and tried to modify it for my needs. I am very new to coding with Java and really not sure about the formatting. I have tried to look up my particular example, but only found (1) that I thought might be close.

What I currently have is a text box using the formatting of 99-99999. After I modified the form, I was told that the number could be ##-# and contain up to 5 numbers after the dash. I'm hoping that someone can help me out  with this.

Thank you,

[try67]

Sorry, my bad... The last line should not be what I said before, but this:

event.rc = AFExactMatch(/\d*/, val);

[Kelly_LDI]

Hello Try67,

I did have this as the last line and it still comes up with the error

SyntaxError missing ; Before Statement

44: at line 45

with the code;

event.rc = AFExactMatch(/\d*/, val);

the only thing after that is the } and that's where it errors out. I assume this would be needed as being the end of the statement?

Thank you,

[try67]

Yes, of course, you still need the closing curly bracket...

[Kelly_LDI]

I ended up creating (2) separate fields to accomplish the xxx-xxxxx field.

I do appreciate the help that I did get, but really thought there would have been more solutions.

[try67]

What's wrong with the solutions you got?

[Kelly_LDI]

Hello,

There was nothing wrong with the solutions that were provided by everyone who offered help, I sincerely appreciate the help that was provided. It really did help me out on understanding the procedure. I really had trouble with finding the answer to resolve the issue with the last line where it failed to finish the statement and make it all work.

Again, I sincerely appreciate the help that was provided by you and others.

Thank you,

[Kelly_LDI]

Do you have an example I could follow? I'm pretty new to the adobe forms.

Thank you,