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Use a check box to reset a text box and make it read only.

I'm creating a form with two combo boxes and a check box, the user selects from the drop down list of the two combo boxes. I have a check box for N/A when checked will reset the two combo boxes, I'd also like when the check box is checked the two combo boxes are read only, subsequently when its unchecked I need them fill-able again.


Jeff Jarvis


3 Answers

Voted Best Answer

Open up the preferences for your checkbox and select the Actions tab, then select to execute a JavaScript on Mouse-Up. Use something like this to reset the form fields, and make them read-only or read-write. Just keep in mind that you need to use the names of your dropdown fields, and not the names I am using:

if (event.target.value == "Yes")
{
this.resetForm( [ "Dropdown1", "Dropdown2" ] );
this.getField("Dropdown1").readonly = true;
this.getField("Dropdown2").readonly = true;
}
else
{
this.getField("Dropdown1").readonly = false;
this.getField("Dropdown2").readonly = false;
}


By Karl Heinz Kremer   

The best place to put such code is on the MouseUp event of the check box.

Something like this:

if(event.target.isBoxChecked(0))
{
this.getField("MyCombo1").readonly = true;
this.getField("MyCombo2").readonly = true;
this.resetForm(["MyCombo1","MyCombo2"]);
}
else
{
this.getField("MyCombo1").readonly = false;
this.getField("MyCombo2").readonly = false;
}


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Thom Parker   

Thank you gentlemen, both scripts work fine.


Jeff Jarvis   

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