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Perform Action Based on Checking Box in Adobe using Javascript

I'm attempting to change a textbox value whenever a user checks a checkbox in Adobe Acrobat Pro XI using Javascript, and am inexperienced in it. I am getting an error of Syntax Error: Illegal Character 7: at line 9 based on the below code:

//Checked
if (this.getField("myCheckBox").value != "Off") { 
this.getField("myTextBox").value = util.printd("mm/dd/yyyy HH:MM:ss", new  Date());

//Not Checked
} else { 
this.getField("myTextBox ").value = “”;
}

I have the feeling I need to change the brackets somehow, can anyone clarify?

Thanks for any help!

Solution

  • the quotation marks in the else clause are not the "correct" quotation marks 

      this.getField("myTextBox ").value = “”;  // <-- change these to ""

    also, probably need to remove the white-space after "myTextBox "

    try... 

      this.getField("myTextBox").value = "";