Drop-down list that generates text in a separate text box

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• Selections from drop-down list in the text box is not saved when PDF is saved/sent

  I have a drop-down selection list and items can be added from the drop-down list in a textbox as multiple items. (this work all fine)

  When I send the form as a PDF and then all the other field values is saved, except the values entered into the text selected in the dropdownlist control box.

  How can I get these values to be saved in the PDF file so that these values disappear.

  Thank you so much for everything tips to get this working so that when the form is sent by e-mail the selected values go with the form

  .. run only in the file > Properties > tab by default , that the changes of Script preserve is set to Automatic.

  Niall

• Is it possible to create interactive drop-down lists that reference the tables on pages separate from the PDF?

  I'm looking to create a user to input PDF in the drop-down lists are used to search for tables, however, I'm not very familiar with the options that are available or if this is even possible?  Also, is it possible to write a substantive code that could read the text of the user entered to perform a search or even solve an equation? Can someone let me know if these elements are possible and/or let me know what adobe program may be required to accomplish these tasks? Thank you!

  PDF documents have no concept of "tables" as MS Word or MS Excel has. There is content that looks like a table.

  Acrobat JavaScript knows tables and form fields. So we could have a table in JavaScript and complete a series of fields that looks like a table. You can use JavaScript to find the table.

  JavaScript in Acrobat can accept user entries in the fields and pop-up windows.

  It is possible to solve theoretical equations the user if the good rating or coding is used.

  D.P. Story is an evangelist generated LaTex PDF to create PDFS with mathematical symbols, and he also created the AcroTex product that allows to create educational tools that includes mathematics calculation self placement tests.

• Problem with drop-down list that prevents the use of the functions, will not go away.

  Hello

  I have Windows 7.  I could not afford MS Office, so I downloaded OpenOffice and, later, LibreOffice.  My problem is, when I open a document to write in a program, a drop-down list (formatting) is displayed.  It starts with "Default" at the top.  The box does not work, if I click on anything that it just flashes.  Or it will disappear.  I tried everything I can think of to get rid of him.  And, as long as it's here, I can't write to a document.  I can close, but only by closing the program.

  Is this problem only with free Office programs.  Sometimes when I am looking for a program in Windows 7, or if I'm looking for the Help menu in 7.

  I'm not very savvy computer.  If you would be interested to help me, thank you very much, but please don't expect me to know some thing on anything whatsoever.  I used to use the mode BACK back in the day, but the subterrain of computers is a subject that I've lost contact with long ago.

  You can also try to test with another Windows user, in case you have a corrupt user profile.

  If things were OK and then maybe a few days ago, System Restore is an option.

  How to repair the operating system and how to restore the configuration of the operating system to an earlier point in time in Windows Vista (or 7)
  http://support.Microsoft.com/kb/936212/#appliesTo

  Don't you see the same problems in Mode safe?

  Startup options (including safe mode)
  http://Windows.Microsoft.com/en-us/Windows7/advanced-startup-options-including-safe-mode

  How to troubleshoot a problem by performing a clean boot in Windows Vista or in Windows 7
  http://support.Microsoft.com/default.aspx/KB/929135

• ADD ITEMS TO THE LIST DROP-DOWN LIST TO A TEXT FIELD (USER ENTERS THE ITEM) AND ALSO RELATED TO VALUE

  

  I have WANTED to ADD of ELEMENTS from the list drop-DOWN OF THE AREA of TEXT (the ELEMENT NAME) WHERE the USER BETWEEN of THE DESCRIPTION of POINT

  AND RELATED value SHOULD ALSO BE ADDED to THE SAME ELEMENT.

  LIKEWISE REMOVE ITEMS IN THE DROP-DOWN LIST

  PLEASE GIVE SHAPE TO SAMPLE OR JAVASCRIPT FOR THE ABOVE SCENARIO...

  INDEED USEFUL FOR MY PROJECT PLEASE SEND PDF FORM

  Hi Praveen,

  You can add items to the list in a specific order, which would be to load the elements in an array, sorting and then load in the dropdown list drop-down list.  This would be in the click event of the button Add.

  Create a table to hold all the list items, table drop-down list contains objects with a property 'displayItem' and 'value '.

  dropDownItems var = [];

  Add the new

  dropDownItems.push ({displayItem: ItemName.rawValue, value: BoundValue.rawValue});

  Add existing ones

  for (var i = 0; i)< dropdownlist1.length;="">

  {

  dropDownItems.push ({displayItem: DropDownList1.getDisplayItem (i), value: DropDownList1.getSaveItem (i)})

  }

  Sort by ascending order of displayed text

  () dropDownItems.sort

  function (a, b)

  {

  If (a.displayItem< b.displayitem)="" return="">

  If (a.displayItem > b.displayItem) return 1;

  return 0;

  });

  clear all items

  DropDownList1.clearItems ();

  load the sorted items

  for (var i = 0; i)< dropdownitems.length;="">

  {

  var dropDownItem = [i] dropDownItems;

  DropDownList1.addItem (dropDownItem.displayItem, dropDownItem.value);

  }

  clear the fields of the source

  ItemName.rawValue = null;

  BoundValue.rawValue = null;

  I added a button 'Add' sorted in my sample https://workspaces.acrobat.com/?d=OwysfJa-Q3HhPtFlgRb62g

  Concerning

  Bruce

• Bookmark this page opens a different drop-down list that saves not - why?

  I just reinstalled Win - XP Pro after a serious accident and had to reinstall Firefox as well. I just installed the last version upgrade and now absolutely nothing happens when I select "Bookmark this page" in the bookmarks dropdown.

  Thanks for the replies.

  Before I read them I had solved. Reinstalled Flash, then uninstalled and reinstalled Firefox last. Since I was already naked - and reinstalled Firefox without improvement, I suspect that it's Flash that was the problem.

  A lot, I would like to know if this is the case.

  mm

• Problems with scripted patterns.  In the drop-down list, the trees do not appear and the box does not extend on the low side.

  I run Photoshop cc 2015, fully updated on a PC under windows 7

  Hi disable Question,

  The location of the tree models was changed to Filters > make > trees in Photoshop.

  Let us know if it helps.

  Concerning

  Sarika

• Hide text in the field when the drop-down list is selected

  Hello, I am looking for a way to hide text in a text field when a number is from a drop-down list. For example, I have a table with text field that have a line pre-populated text in them. I would like the text to be deleted if 'Yes' is selected in a data entry drop-down list in the text box empty now.   Here's what I have so far:

  If (this.rawValue == 'Yes') {SubStandard_A.StandardPkgTbl.Row1.TextField2.rawValue == ' ' ;}}

  I tried .rawValue == "", .rawValue == null, .clearItems

  Any help is greatly appreciated!

  Hello

  Just spotted your original script had a double == when assigning the value to the rawValue. You must use the double == equality test.

  Here is a sample.

  We hope that make you it work.

  Niall

• Not drop-down list values in the XML that is generated after completing the form

  Hello

  I have a form that has a drop-down menus of the filling of an XML file, the items in drop-down list to a text and value associated with it.

  The problem is when I generate the XML of the form value labels are coming in instead of the text in the drop-down list.

  Pls help. How can I get the text of the value of the dropdown list selected in the XML file?

  Thank you

  Ludovic

  Hello

  I would recommend going to the object > linking the palette and deselecting 'specify values ". In this way, the display values will be included in the XML, as the display value will be the same as the .rawValue from the drop-down list.

  However, this means that any script that references the drop down menus will use the values to display for the items and not the previous related values.

  Hope that helps,

  Niall

• Get the value of the drop-down list (selectedIndex) and the text field - does not

  Hi all

  I'm trying to find and change the values selected by the user using a drop-down list and text field. Here's the code.

  ChangeRevDetails();
  function ChangeRevDetails(){
  
  
            var myDialog = app.dialogs.add({name:"Enter copyright information"});
  
  
  //    var monthlist = col1.dropdowns.add('myList', undefined, myList);
  
  
            var col1 = myDialog.dialogColumns.add();
            var col2 = myDialog.dialogColumns.add();
    
      col1.staticTexts.add({staticLabel:"Month:"});
            col1.staticTexts.add({staticLabel:"Year:"});
      col1.staticTexts.add({staticLabel:"Rev. no.:"});
      
      var myList = [ "January", "February",  "March", "April", "March", "April", "May", "June", "July", "August", "Sepetember", "October", "November", "December" ];
  
  
       var myMonth = col2.dropdowns.add({stringList:myList, selectedIndex:0, minWidth:100});//{minWidth:100});
       var myYear = col2.textEditboxes.add({editContents:"2013", minWidth:100});   
       var MyRev = col2.textEditboxes.add({minWidth:100});
  
  
      var RevMonth = (myList [myMonth.selectedIndex]);
      var RevYear = myYear.editContents;
      var RevNumber = MyRev.editContents;
      var RevToReplace1 = RevMonth +", "+ RevYear;
      var RevToReplace2 = RevMonth +", "+ RevYear + " Rev. " + RevNumber;
  
  
      var myResult = myDialog.show();
  
  
          if(myYear.editContents == "") //entry is "" 
          { 
          alert("Please enter some text into the contents field."); 
          ChangeRevDetails(); 
          }
          else if(myResult == true) //user entered datas 
          { 
  
  
              alert (RevMonth);
              alert (RevYear);
              alert (RevNumber);
              alert (RevToReplace1);
              alert (RevToReplace2);
  
  
              app.findGrepPreferences = NothingEnum.nothing;
              app.changeGrepPreferences = NothingEnum.nothing;
  
  
              // grep find/change
              app.findGrepPreferences = app.changeGrepPreferences = null;       
              app.findGrepPreferences.findWhat = "[\\l\\u]+?\\s?\\d{4},?\\s+[\\l\\u]+\\.*\\s+\\d+";
              app.findGrepPreferences.appliedParagraphStyle = app.activeDocument.paragraphStyleGroups.item("Back page"). paragraphStyles.item("Legal_7/9");
              app.changeGrepPreferences.changeTo = RevToReplace1;
              app.changeGrepPreferences.appliedParagraphStyle = app.activeDocument.paragraphStyleGroups.item("Back page"). paragraphStyles.item("Legal_7/9");
              app.activeDocument.changeGrep();
  
  
              app.findGrepPreferences = NothingEnum.nothing;
              app.changeGrepPreferences = NothingEnum.nothing;
    
      } 
      else //implies user clicked cancel 
      { 
      myDialog.destroy(); 
      }
  
  
  }
  
  

  The problem is, it does not take the value that the user selects in the drop-down list and the text field. It takes the default value as "January" and the year is '2013' as these two values are given as selectedIndex:0 and editContents: "2013". I compared the coding with a few other scripts work as well, but it does not work. I added several alert boxes to check the value we get.

  In addition, search for it and change also does not work. Please help me on this. Thank you.

  Kind regards

  Bachi. D
  

  Change the order of dialogresults:

  ...

  	var myYear = col2.textEditboxes.add ({editContents: "2013", minWidth:100});})
  	var MyRev = col2.textEditboxes.add({minWidth:100});)

  Ditto var = myDialog.show ();

  	If (myYear.editContents == "") //entry is «»
  	{
  	Alert ("Please enter a text in the content field.");
  	ChangeRevDetails();
  	}
  	else //user entered if(myResult == true) datas
  	{

  	var RevMonth = (myList [myMonth.selectedIndex]);
  	var RevYear = myYear.editContents;
  	var RevNumber = MyRev.editContents;
  	"var RevToReplace1 = RevMonth + ', '+ RevYear;
  	"var RevToReplace2 = RevMonth + ', '+ RevYear + 'Rev' + RevNumber; ...

  did not have a look for the problem of change to find

• Help! Script to populate a field of text based on whats selected in a drop-down list to a page?

  Well I hope I can explain this well enough.

  I have a drop down list that has two different options to choose from.  For example:

  Dropdown1 has: Option has

  Option B

  On the other page, I have two text fields.  TextField1 shows just what is levied on the Dropdown1 (Option A or Option B).  TextField2 must do the following: If Option A is taken I just need the field to remain a Virgin.  If Option B is taken out I need to fill a specific text.

  I thought that I found a way to do it, but it seems that since it's on another page the script will not pull.

  Any help is very appreciated!

  Hello

  You can download Acrobat.com and then publish the form. Once you have published, you can copy the link and share it here.

  In my example, I used the name of the first object "TextField1" for example. If your first object is named differently, you will have to modify the script accordingly.

  There is an example on how to reference objects here: http://assure.ly/kUP02y.

  Niall

• Show / hide the text box drop-down list database

  Hi all

  First time post here - wahoo!  :-)  Brand new user of LiveCycle, and so far I'm loving - very cool app!  I am a bit puzzled, however, and hoping someone can help...

  I am using LiveCycle version 8.05 and try to build a form that has a drop-down list with departments in our Organization.  If the user selects the elements 1-5 on my list, I want two other fields at autopopulated (one for the Admin Assistant) and one for Dept Head.  If however the user selects 'Other', I want a text box (it will be hidden the rest of the time) where the person will be able to type in the Department they work for.  For now, I'm only interested on getting the box 'Other' to appear; I'll worry about the other stuff later.

  Elsewhere in my form, I have a functioning drop-down list that displays a text based on the selection field; However, for some reason this logic does not work with the situation described above.

  My code for the working text field is (in JavaScript)

  var
  
  (sNewSel)
  case "1": 
  switch
  {
  
       TextField6.rawValue = "My text is in here";
  break;
  case "2":
  
  
  
  = "My second text is in here ";
  
  
  break;
  "3":
  
  case 
  
  = "My third text is in here.";
  break;
  TextField6.rawValue
  
  default:
  }
  break;
  
  
  TextField6.rawValue 
  
  
  sNewSel = this.boundItem(xfa.event.newText);
  

  After many fruitless hours yesterday, I got only to the extent where the code below; This was more or less copied right out of a post here.  When I click on the drop-down list, select 'Other', the text field is displayed.  I tried the definition of the text field to the times 'Hidden' and 'Visible' through properties of the object, but no luck.  I tried to use IF statements, subforms and anything else I could think of but am getting nowhere.

  var nSubLength = Subform1.nodes.length;
  var 
  sSelectField 
  for
  
  {if
  {switch (xfa.event.newText) 
  (case "6":
  Subform1.nodes.item(nCount).presence
  break
  default:
  Subform1.nodes.item(nCount).presence
  break
  }
  }
  }
  ;
  = "invisible";;= "visible";((Subform1.nodes.item(nCount).className == 
  "field") &(Subform1.nodes.item(nCount).name== sSelectField)) 
  (var nCount = 0; 
  nCount < nSubLength; 
  nCount++) sSelectField = fieldList.rawValue;
  = sSelectField.replace(' ', '');

  Any ideas?  This is very new to me, but I am familiar with other programming languages, and something this simple should not be difficult which leads me to think I'm missing something.

  Thanks in advance

  Chris

  It was easier to create a sample for you... Please see the attachment.  I think that's what you want.

  The code is on the change event of the DDList

  Paul

• Need help to fill in a text box in a drop-down list.

  I think I have most of the code and correct settings, but I need help.

  I have a drop down list that is populated with 3 States. When a certain State is selected in the drop-down list, I need a text box to fill with tax information for each State. I list them set up variables that define the drop-down list data and the data that I want to appear in the text box. I also code basic javascript in place - but it is not perfect.

  The problems I'm having with the dynamic .pdf file include:

  1. where a State is selected in the drop-down list, the user must first click the text box so that the appropriate text appears in the box.

  2. when a State is selected in the drop-down list and the user clicks on the text box to display the text of tax info, tax info text does not change as it should if a user selects a different State in the drop-down list.

  3. the tax information in the text box will appear for 2 States (what is because the variable list that I put in place for these States has too many characters of text? Is there a way to bypass this limitation?)

  Can someone help me change the javascript code and settings that I use to make the text field to fill in correctly? It is the first project of livecycle that I tried and my first experience with javascript.

  Here's the file I'm working on:

  http://www.filedropper.com/outofstatetaxtemplate2

  Just discovered this chapter sample of Peachpit Press which talk about whatever it is you are trying to do.

  http://www.Peachpit.com/articles/article.aspx?p=1021020&seqNum=4

  They provide even a sample download in order to examine the code. Change the numeric field in a text field, and you're all set.

• Search for text in the drop-down list when entering

  Hello

  When drop-down-list "allowing custom text entry" disabled and if there are for example values:

  one

  ABX

  ABY

  b

  c

  When the field has focus and the user types, the field then gets the first value that starts with the last letter typed.

  Is it possible to configure this feature for more respect then the first letter? While the user type "ab" and AR would have filled the "abx" value?

  There is no work around for it?

  Thanks for any help.

  Hello

  I don't think that there is an option to enable this behavior.  But I have implemented something a bit similar, see the example in this post http://forums.adobe.com/message/2372156#2372156

  Concerning

  Bruce

• Value of the drop-down list instead of the text

  I want a drop-down list that includes complete definitions for the user to watch but when they choose the item they want only the abbreviation indicating on the form. For example, in my items list is said 'Illinois', but when they select "Illinois" she fills the field with the bind value of 'IT '. Is this possible?

  See the attached file... If it helps...

  I place a TextField on the top of the drop-down list and setting the rawValue selected the TextField... In the case of exit of the combo I hide list drop-down and display of the textfield object. Similarly, in the event you enter in the text field, I am displaying the drop-down list field and hide the text field.

  This way I can show 'IT' If you choose "Illinois" in the menu dropdown.

  https://Acrobat.com/#d=7Y0qDg-ld6nWNxw8G-0cNg

  Thank you

  Srini