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Combo box item selection to cause another combo box to show/hide

para
Registered: Aug 10 2006
Posts: 2

Hello, I am a very new user to JavaScript and I know this a very basic question, but I seem to be having trouble with it and have unsuccessfully searched for a solution all afternoon.
 
I have been tasked to create an interactive form. I have a combo box "BindType" with 5 items added. When a user selects the item "Tape" I would like another combo box "TapeColor" to become visible and be hidden if another item in "BindType" is selected.
 
I believe this should be a simple problem to solve. I'm sorry I couldn't find a solution in the forums.
 
Thanks,
 
Gary

My Product Information:
Acrobat Pro 8.2.1, Macintosh
Dimitri
Expert
Registered: Nov 1 2005
Posts: 1389
Hi para,

In the Learning Center at this site there is an article including links to scripted sample files that does what you describe-
Programming Lists and Combo Fields
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This isn't what I would classify as simple, but it is certainly doable. These forums are great for point questions such as posting code you've tried that isn't working, but the first stop for anyone learning PDF forms would be the Learning Center, which is chock full of excellent tutorials, videos, samples, etc.

Hope this helps,

Dimitri
WindJack Solutions
www.pdfscripting.com
www.windjack.com
para
Registered: Aug 10 2006
Posts: 2
Thanks, Dimitri.

This is certainly similar to part of what I'm trying to accomplish, but quite a bit more too. I'll dive into it and see if I can simplify it to my task.

Again, thank you for pointing me in the right direction.

Gary