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How do you make a Text field "Check" a Check box given a certain value?

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2011-02-23 09:21:58
Pyro
Registered: Feb 23 2011
Posts: 1

I would like to automaticly "check" a Check box if a certain value is entered in a Text field.
 
The Text field is Named "Puls" and The Check box is named "Puls>120" and I would like the Check box to be "checked" if the value in the Text field is >120 or <40.
 
Any ideas as how to do this?
I have been looking around and trying different scripts but unfortunatly gotten nowhere.
Need help !

My Product Information:
Acrobat Pro 9.4.2, Windows
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2011-02-23 10:32:21
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George_Johnson
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Registered: Jul 6 2008
Posts: 1875
Try something like the following as the text field's Validate script:

  1. // Custom Validate script
  2. (function () {
  3.  
  4.     // Get a reference to the check box
  5.     var f = getField("Puls>120");
  6.  
  7.     // Get this field's value as a number
  8.     var nVal = +event.value;
  9.  
  10.     // If this field has a value (is not blank)...
  11.     if (event.value) {
  12.  
  13.         if (nVal > 120 || nVal < 40) {
  14.             f.value = "Yes";  // set to export value of check box
  15.         } else {
  16.             f.value = "Off";
  17.         }
  18.     } else {
  19.         event.value = "Off";
  20.     }
  21.  
  22. })();
This assumes the field can only contain a number. You might consider adding additional code to ensure that the entry is a positive number within a reasonable range. Change "Yes" above to whatever the export value of the check box is.
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