After combining two text fields if I change one it does not update

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This is a PDF Form setup in Adobe Acrobat 9.0
This is my script. It works great but if I change first name later my full name field
does not change. Please Help

// Get the field values, as strings
var s1 = getField("First.Name").valueAsString;
var s2 = getField("Last.Name").valueAsString;

// Combine values, separated by a space
event.value = s1 + " " + s2;

What I have tried:

// Get the field values, as strings
var s1 = getField("First.Name").valueAsString;
var s2 = getField("Last.Name").valueAsString;

// Combine values, separated by a space
event.value = s1 + " " + s2;

Posted 13-Mar-17 6:16am

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Updated 22-Mar-17 4:47am

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Richard MacCutchan 13-Mar-17 12:27pm

What script, where does the result go ... ? You have tagged this question PDF, but there is nothing connected with PDF in your question.

Afzaal Ahmad Zeeshan 13-Mar-17 13:38pm

You need to also handle the value change event to run the same code each time there is a change.

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Bryian Tan · Answer 1 · 2017-03-14T07:05:00

You didn't provide enough information (PDF version, how the script get trigger, etc...), I'm guessing you misplacing the script somewhere. Also make sure textbox with First.Name and Last.Name exists.

In Edit Form View, right click the Full Name Textbox, select properties, click on the Calculate tab, select Custom calculation script, Click on Edit... and paste in your scripts

JavaScript

var s1 = getField("First.Name").valueAsString;
var s2 = getField("Last.Name").valueAsString;
event.value = s1 + " " + s2;

After that, click OK and Close. GO back to form preview, change the value in First.Name or Last.Name textbox, then click somewhere on the form, the full name field should change based on the combination of First.Name and Last.Name value.