Need JScript fix: Alert box cancel button not working!

[Wildau]

Hello all,

My form has an option for the user to delete subforms/records as needed. Acrobat does allow for Undo- so if my user accidentally clicks "delete", they're stuck.

I added an alert box to ask "Are you sure...", with "yes" and "cancel" buttons.  But when I click the cancel button, it deletes anyway!

Here is the script I'm using:

if(xfa.host.messageBox("Are you sure you want to delete? This cannot be undone.","Confirmation Required !!!",2,2)==4)

{

     xfa.host.Delete.click();  

}

else

{

     xfa.host.cancel.Action=2;

}

and here's the form:

Dropbox - AFBS_90-Plus_110614.pdf

Many thanks!

Laura

[radzmar · Accepted solution]

Hi,

your script makes no sense to me.

Replace it with

if (xfa.host.messageBox("Are you sure you want to delete? This cannot be undone.", "Confirmation Required !!!", 2, 2) === 4) {
     _SummarySub.removeInstance(this.parent.index);
     if (xfa.host.version < 8) {
  xfa.form.recalculate(1);
  }
}

[Wildau]

OMG, I see it now! You are fabulous as always, radzmar.

I think I even understand why the previous made no sense!

Thank you a thousand times, this worked beautifully.  Someday I hope to find a class in javascript for Livecycle.

Best regards,

Laura

[stephenf8734174]

Hi radzmar, I want to apply a similar function to a message box. When the user clicks on 'submit' to attach the form to an email I want to ask them if they're sure the form is complete. This is OK if they choose yes, the form attaches to the email, but it also attaches to an email if 'no' is chosen. What do I need to include to cancel the email and return to the form if they choose no. Thanks.

[radzmar]

What kind of button do you use?

[stephenf8734174]

An 'Email Submit Button' - submit as PDF

[radzmar]

Ok, a submit button doesn't use a custom script to execute the submitting of the form or its data. So, to cancel the the submitting you have to use a script in the preSubmit event.

if (xfa.host.messageBox("Are you sure you want to send the form?", "Send form?", 2, 2) !== 4) {  
  xfa.event.cancelAction = true; // Cancel sending process if user selects not 'Yes'
}

[stephenf8734174]

That's brilliant - thanks radzmar!