PageCount Reset/Restart

[Former Community Member]

Hi!

I am in trouble with the currentPage/pageCount because i need to restart counting in different sections of the PDF module.

This is the situation:

MyPDF

- Master pages

     - Master Page 1

     - Master Page 2

- Page1 (fixed page, associated with Master1) pagecount expected: 1/x (according to the numbers of istances of Page2).

- Page2 (dynamic page... users can add mupliple istances of Page2, associated with Master1) pagecount expected: 2/2 or 2/x depending on number of istances.

- Page3 (fixed page, associated with Master2) pagecount expected (RESTART!): 1/x (according to the numbers of istances of Page4).

- Page4 (dynamic page...users can add mupliple istances of Page4, associated with Master2) pagecount expected: 2/2 or 2/x depending on number of istances.

- Page5 (fixed page, associated with Master2) pagecount expected: 1/1...

- ...

Page 1 & 2 must be counted togheter as part of same section: Page 1/2 and Page 2/2.

if page 2 have multiple istance (for example the user while compiling decide to add 2 pages), the currentPage/pageCount must increase dynamically than Page 1/4, 2/4, 3/4 & 4/4.

And this in not a problem.

Page 3... (Here is my issue!)

I need to restart/reset currentPage/pageCount indipendently from what was before and than Page 3 will be 1/x according to what follow.

Looking around, someone tell me to put one currentPage/pageCount in Master Page1 and another in Master Page2 but i was unable to make it work...

Any suggest?

Thx

[Niall_O_Donovan]

Hi,

If you go to Master Page 2 and select the page number object. In the layout:ready event change the script to:

this.rawValue = this.parent.index + 1;

This is JavaScript and will use the instances of the second Master Page as the page number (plus 1, as it is a zero based system). 

Hope that helps,

Niall

[Former Community Member]

Hi Niall,

first of all i wanna thank you for the time that you spent regarding my issues.

I found very helpfully your suggestion and it work great on currentPage.

I tried to put

this.rawValue = this.parent.index + 1;

...also to the pageCount on MP2 and unfortunately the result was another "current page" and not the total number of pages of second section.

Have you another tip?

Regads

Francesco

[Niall_O_Donovan]

Hi,

How about on the second Master Page having the script in the layout:ready event of the Page Count field subtract the Page Count from the first Master Page.

this.rawValue = xfa.layout.pageCount() - Page1.PageCount.rawValue;

Would that work?

Niall