Nitro PDF Professional User Guide

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Nitro PDF Professional User Guide
2. On the Form ribbon tab, in the Fields group, click Text Field.
3. Select the text field to edit
4. Right-click and select Properties.
5. Click the Calculate tab.
6. Click the Simplified field notation option, and then click the Edit button.
7. Type the code for your script. In this example, the same calculation for creating sales tax is added.
The code in the JavaScript Editor is written as follows:
subtotal .0725;
8. Click OK.
12.12.7 Using the JavaScript console
You can open the JavaScript Console and write a script that doesn’t belong to any field or element. Scripts
written in the JavaScript Console can be used to test routines and debug code.
To use the JavaScript console:
· On the Form ribbon tab, in the JavaScript group, click Console.
12.12.8 Viewing output and JavaScript errors
You can view output and JavaScript errors via the Output pane.
To open the Output pane:
• On the Home tab, in the Show/Hide group, click Output.
12.12.9 Supported JavaScript Objects
12.12.9.1 App object
A static object that represents the Nitro PDF Professional application.
Contains methods and properties for interfacing with the application as well as some for working with active
documents in Nitro Pro.
Example: Gets the number of documents open in Nitro Pro and displays it in an alert message.
var nDocs = app.activeDocs.length;
app.alert("You have " + nDocs + " documents open.");
Properties
activeDocs
viewerType
viewerVersion
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