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Hi Tim, Currently this form is not integrated to be submitted to a web server. A flag to alert the sales people that they cannot print without provided the missing data is what I'm after. I like your solution and I will try that. Thanks! DJ ---- On Mon, 2 Jun 2003, Day, Tim G. ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) wrote: > > PDF-Forms is a service provided by PDFzone.com | http://www.pdfzone.com/ > __________________________________________________________________ > > DJ, > > Rich's solution sounds great. Here's something I wrote before I saw Rich's > email: > > If the form is submitted to a web server, I think one can simply designate > each required field as "Required" under Field Properties (Go to the Common > Properties section at the bottom of the Appearance tab.) > > I place a "Print" button at the bottom of each form. If I wanted two > fields, for example, to be filled in before I allowed the user to print the > form, I would use the following logic (The "setFocus" command places the > cursor on the required field that was detected as blank; this command was > new with version 4 of Acrobat.): > > var f1 = this.getField("SSNUM"); > var f2 = this.getField("TIMEPM"); > if (f1.value == "") > {app.alert("Social Security Number is a required field!") > if (typeof app.formsVersion != "undefined" && app.formsVersion >= > 4.0) > // Version specific operation: > f1.setFocus();} > else > { > if (f2.value == "") > {app.alert("Time is a required field!") > if (typeof app.formsVersion != "undefined" && > app.formsVersion >= 4.0) > // Version specific operation: > f2.setFocus();} > else > app.execMenuItem("Print"); > } > > -----Original Message----- > From: Rich Ruiz [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Monday, June 02, 2003 10:58 AM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: RE: [PDF-Forms] Force fill-in or entry > > > PDF-Forms is a service provided by PDFzone.com | http://www.pdfzone.com/ > __________________________________________________________________ > > Faced with a similar proble in developing our FormStream product, we > developed some custom javascript that does the following when the form is > submitted. > > 1. Iterates through all the fields on the form. > 2. For required fields, checks to see if it has a value. > 3. If it does not have a value, adds it to an string array of "missing > values". > > Finally.. > > 4. If the array is not empty, build an alert box that presents a list of all > missing data. > 5. Sets focus on one of the "miissing" fields. > 6. If the array is empty, the form is submmited. > > Rich Ruiz > C3BGroup Inc. > wwww.c3bgroup.com > > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of DJ > Sent: Monday, June 02, 2003 7:26 AM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: [PDF-Forms] Force fill-in or entry > > > > PDF-Forms is a service provided by PDFzone.com | http://www.pdfzone.com/ > __________________________________________________________________ > > Hello Everyone - > > Here's my situation: > > We currently use a pdf (job specification) form for our sales > reps to fill/print out and provide to our customer service reps > to enter orders into the system. Along the way this form has > been less than useful because the sales reps are not answering > some questions and leaving critical fields unanswered. > > Is there a way to not allow tabbing to the next question/field > without providing a answer selection or keyed entry? Or at the > very least, when you click a print or submit button that a > message comes up that the form is incomplete or more information > is needed? > > Thanks in advance for any ideas, comments or solutions. > > Thanks, > > DJ Johnson > > > > > To change your subscription: > http://www.pdfzone.com/discussions/lists-pdfforms.html > > > > To change your subscription: > http://www.pdfzone.com/discussions/lists-pdfforms.html > > To change your subscription: > http://www.pdfzone.com/discussions/lists-pdfforms.html > > > To change your subscription: http://www.pdfzone.com/discussions/lists-pdfforms.html
