Variable E-mails in the e-mail button function

[kjensen4]

In a form I created, I would like to use the e-mail button, but I have variable e-mails that the form could go to based on how a certain field is populated?  Is there a way to set e-mail button to submit based on how a certain field is populated?  Thanks!

[Former Community Member]

Yes ...here is a sample that describes the different ways to send email.

Paul

[kjensen4]

After looking at the info you sent, it seems like the third way you had listed (with the fake e-mail button) might be the route I'd want to go.  This is going on the same form I've been working on with populating a field based on a selection in a previous field.  Can I use the same employee name field to trigger who the e-mail should go to, or do I need to use a different one?  Basically what I'm trying to have happen is the Employee name field trigger the e-mail address to be used as the same one that appears in the supervisor line.  I've attached a sample file so you can the form again.  I haven't actually tried putting in the code because I didn't want to mess up what I already had working.  I put in a generic button and re-named it.  (I know that I'll need to move things around so that I don't cover the text.)  Any suggestions would be helpful.  Thanks!

[Former Community Member]

If I understand you right you want to email the form to a different email address based on who the employee is? If so it is simply a case of adding a command to each case in the Switch statement. I added a line of code in the sample provided for the 1st selection.

Paul

[kjensen4]

Thanks for the coding help.  That was most of what I'm looking for.  My question now is on the e-mail button and it's settings.  I don't know which "button" to use and then how to set it appropriately to e-mail.  I see there are options on the button to be regular, execute, or submit, and depending on the choice it appears to need something inputted on the Submit tab that appears.  What e-mail address should I put in there since there are multiple ones?  Maybe more generally first, I should use the button field, correct?  And then what setting should go with it to make it work correctly?

Thanks so much!

[Former Community Member]

The button should be a submit button. It doesn't matter what you put in there because

you will override it anyways (but you need to have something). Just like in my example I used test@test.com

Paul

[kjensen4]

Ok, so I'm getting even closer, but it's still not working quite right yet.  I think I have the button set correctly, but when I try to send it as a PDF it won't go.  I can if I set it to be something other than a PDF, but then the data's not useful.  Also, the e-mail address I put in just to have it in there like your test one is the one that is actually triggered for the e-mail.  So it's not triggering to send to the appropriate e-mail address yet.  How do I fix this?

Thanks!

[Former Community Member]

To allow Reader to send a PDF you have to Reader Extend the form. You can do this through Acrobat. Under Advanced/Extend Features in Adobe Reader.

For the email address issue, you must have a coding error. If you run the form in Acrobat you can hit the CTrl-J key to open the Javascript console. If there is anything wrong with the script you will see it in there.

Paul

[kjensen4]

I tried the things you suggested and I didn't see anything obviously wrong with the coding.  When I did the control + J it didn't even show all the coding.  What I have noticed is that whatever e-mail address I have on the submit field in the object field for the e-mail button is the e-mail that it goes to.  I know it has to have something there for the PDF and the button to work, but is there anyway to override it to the one that's in the script?  Thanks!

[Former Community Member]

Can you post you form so I can have a look when I get a chance?

Paul

[kjensen4]

Because it has e-mail addresses and phone numbers in it, I'd rather not put it out here for others to get at?  Is there an alternative way for me to get it to you?

[Former Community Member · Accepted solution]

Send it to

LiveCycle8@gmail.com

[_Nith_]

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