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Need help Using combo box items to activate check boxes

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2011-12-01 11:44:02
jwillis44
Registered: Dec 1 2011
Posts: 4
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What I'm trying to do is when you pick one of the numbers Range 1 to 15, in the combo box, it will activate that many check boxes. I'm new to all this and need some help
 
The combo box is named Stat1 and I have each number in the combo box having a different value.
 
Any help is most appreciated.
 
I don't have any script written yet.

thanks,
John willis

My Product Information:
Acrobat Pro Extended 9.1, Windows
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2011-12-01 12:36:52
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try67
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Registered: Oct 30 2008
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What do you mean by "activate"? Tick? Make editable? Make visible? Create?

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2011-12-01 12:46:26
#2
jwillis44
Registered: Dec 1 2011
Posts: 4
To show them checked when the number is chosen. If you pick the number five in the combo box I would like that number of check boxes Checked. so if you pick 12 then 12 boxes are checked. Hope that make sense.
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2011-12-01 12:49:34
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try67
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What are the names of these check-boxes?

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2011-12-01 14:51:52
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jwillis44
Registered: Dec 1 2011
Posts: 4
OK the combo box is ( Stat1 ) within the combo box is ( "0 thru 15" with the value if needed set same as the 1 - 15 )

There are 16 check boxes named ( "Stat Icon1" thru "Stat Icon16" )
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2011-12-01 14:54:50
#5
try67
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Accepted Answer
You can use something like this as the Validate code of your combo box:

  1. var n = Number(event.value);
  2. for (var i=1; i<=16; i++) {
  3. 	this.getField("Stat Icon"+i).checkThisBox(0, (i<=n));
  4. }

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2011-12-01 17:13:01
#6
jwillis44
Registered: Dec 1 2011
Posts: 4
Thank you very much. That script worked perfectly. you were a great help - I had been trying to get it to work for 2 days before I found this site. I just joined today and I got an answer that worked right off, on the first try thanks to you.

Again Thank You very much, try67.

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