If your table rows are instances of a single repeatable row, then you can use the Instance Manager‘s moveInstance() method to re-order rows in a particular sort order of your choice.

John Brinkman recently posted on sorting subforms. You’ll find some handy sorting scripts in his “Sales Report” sample form.

I am trying to sort a table that contains data entered by the user. Is there a way to sort a table?

Thanks,
Paul

Wouldn’t you simply call

ScriptObject.Sort(DropdownList, true, false);

(in other words, “always sort ascending and not by value”) and keep the Sort function the same in your form?

Also note that doing the sort is much easier now that the new list object API was introduced with Designer/Acrobat 8.0.

I am trying to get this to simply sort items in a Dropdownlist in the form:ready event.

Unlike your example there are no SortAscending or SortByValue checkboxes.

How would I amend your code to get the items in a dropdownlist to sort ascending when the form loads ?

How would this line calling the scriptobject change ?
ScriptObject.Sort(DropdownList, (SortAscending.rawValue == “1″), (SortByValue.rawValue == “1″));

Thanks for pointing this out. It looks like Acrobat 8.0 broke something that prevents my sample form from working correctly.

It has to do with the call to

resolveNodes(“#items[*]“)

Fortunately, the bug will be fixed in Acrobat’s next release.

As a workaround, I would encourage you to have a look at the new list object properties and methods now available in Acrobat 8.0. You should be able to use a combination of those new properties/methods along with some of the original script in this sample in order to come-up with an update solution that works.

sorry but there is in Arcobat 8.0 no functionality. So if you click on sort nothing happens. Is it like this, that something has changed between 7.0 and 8.0 ?

You should use Designer 7.0 or later to open this sample PDF form.

Opening it in Acrobat will only let you use the form to see how it works however you won’t be able to see the script that makes it work — you’ll need Designer for that.

With best regards

Arne Metzner