If Statement to test TextBox RawValue

[jabf64075107]

On the preprint event of my LiveCycle Designer (9.0.0.2) form I have a Java if statement that checks if textboxes are null.

I want to check a textbox to see if it has a folder path entered eg. \\network1\Public\InBox\.

But I'm hitting a brick wall with my If statement...

Please help

[try67]

You have to escape all the back-slashes, by adding a back-slash before them.

[jabf64075107]

I tried: "\\\network1\\Public\\InBox\\" and  'Check Script Syntax' seems to like it - because there is no more pink line highlighting it.

But! it fails to fire the app.alert, xfa.cancelAction, and xfa.host.setfocus actions.

Is my syntax legit?

[jabf64075107]

Is there another forum I can ask this question?

[try67]

This is a better place for it, actually: LiveCycle Designer

[jabf64075107]

The value of the File Location textbox needs to be \\network1\Public\InBox\somefolder\

Is there a better way I can test the value of the textbox?

[Test Screen Name · Accepted solution]

You want \\

Each \ has to be preceded by a backslash

That isn't what you did, you only have three.

This is not specific to Acrobat, but to JavaScript and all the C-like languages. See JavaScript Strings

[jabf64075107]

this is the code that worked for me...

if (NewRequestForm.Page1.Requester.rawValue == null){

app.alert("Requester Cannot be Blank.", 3);

xfa.event.cancelAction = 1;

xfa.host.setFocus("NewRequestForm.Page1.Requester");

} else if (NewRequestForm.Page1.ProjectManager.rawValue == null){

app.alert("Project Manager Cannot be Blank.", 3);

xfa.event.cancelAction = 1;

xfa.host.setFocus("NewRequestForm.Page1.ProjectManager");

} else if (NewRequestForm.Page1.Requester.rawValue == NewRequestForm.Page1.ProjectManager.rawValue){

app.alert("Requester Cannot be the Same As Project Manager.");

xfa.event.cancelAction = 1;

xfa.host.setFocus("NewRequestForm.Page1.Requester");

} else if (NewRequestForm.Page1.FileLocation.rawValue == null){

app.alert("File/Image Location Cannot be Blank.", 3);

xfa.event.cancelAction = 1;

xfa.host.setFocus("NewMoldRequestForm.Page1.FileLocation");

} else if (NewRequestForm.Page1.FileLocation.rawValue == "\\\\network1\\Public\\InBox\\"){

app.alert("File Location Must be a Valid Folder Location on \\network1.", 3);

xfa.event.cancelAction = 1;

xfa.host.setFocus("NewRequestForm.Page1.FileLocation");

}