PDF Form: Change Value of Items in Dropdown via Scrpit

[björn5ED6]

Hi,

I have the following Problem. I wrote a script, that creates a dropdown. The script looks like this:

var aOptions = [

"Apple",

"Strawberry",

"Kiwi",

];

this.getField("Fruit").setItems(aOptions);

How can I change the script, so that the Items I created get another export Value. For example:

Item = Apple; Export Value = A

I hope you can understand my problem. Best Regards

[try67 · Accepted solution]

Like this:

var aOptions = [

["Apple", "A"],

["Strawberry", "S"],

["Kiwi", "K"]

];

[ls_rbls]

Use the setItems() method like this:

var f = this.getField("Fruit");
f.setItems([["Apple", "A"],["Starwberry", "S"],
["Kiwi", "K"]]);

[björn5ED6]

Thank you very much that is working really good.

I have another Problem: I have a Textbox, that is linked to the value of my Dropdown List. 

But this only works, when I select from the dropdown. If I type in Apple (into the Dropdown), in my Textbox there also appears Apple and not A. 

How can I modify my Script, so it works when I select it via Dropdown but also when I write it in?

[try67]

You can't, unless you hard-code into the script of the text box to treat "Apple" as "A", "Kiwi" as "K", etc.

When the user enters a value manually to a drop-down there's no separate export value, only what they entered.

[björn5ED6]

Ok and how would that work?

My script for the textbox is looking like this:

this.getField("Short").value = getField("Fruit").value

Can I use a simple set() Function? Sorry, I´m really new to coding..

Best Regards

[try67 · Accepted solution]

First of all, if it's the calculation script for "Short" then it should be:

event.value = getField("Fruit").value;

If you want to then change it you can add the following after that line:

if (event.value=="Apple") event.value = "A";

if (event.value=="Kiwi") event.value = "K";

etc.

[björn5ED6]

Thank you again.

Now I have a more general kind of question:

if my script is too long for adobe; is there a way I can still integrate it into my File?

[try67]

You can use an external editor. Look under Edit - Preferences - JavaScript.