Here is what I am using. This appears to work in other configurations for other form fields...but for this and two others they just don't want to calculate. No error messages, just nothing invoked.
if(this.getField("noweeks").value >= 104)
{
event.value = 185
}
else
{
event.value = 0
}
The current field is a number format.
The noweeks field is also a number format.
I would ideally like the else value to be "" and not 0...but I will take what I can get.
Just, why will this not calculate?
Beginner - this.getField not invoked
2011-03-01 17:19:05
2011-03-01 18:13:27
#2
There in lies the problem. I added what you suggested and the println is not executed.
var nNoWks = this.getField("noweeks").value;
console.println("No Weeks Value = " + nNoWks);
if (nNoWks >= 104)
{event.value = 185} else
{event.value = ""}
NOthing
var nNoWks = this.getField("noweeks").value;
console.println("No Weeks Value = " + nNoWks);
if (nNoWks >= 104)
{event.value = 185} else
{event.value = ""}
NOthing
2011-03-01 18:20:26
#3
Try putting the console.println first, without the variable, just have it print some text.
So just to be clear, you checked the console window and nothing is being displayed?
So just to be clear, you checked the console window and nothing is being displayed?
2011-03-01 18:41:09
#4
The calculation script is getting executed. I put in the following in line12 script:
app.alert("Do you want to eat sardine salad?")
When I change the noweeks value, this message appears.
That leaves the following as the area of the issue:
var nNoWks = this.getField("noweeks").value;
if (nNoWks >= 104)
{event.value = 185} else
{event.value = ""}
Is it possible that it relates to different field types? Although they are both set as numbers.
app.alert("Do you want to eat sardine salad?")
When I change the noweeks value, this message appears.
That leaves the following as the area of the issue:
var nNoWks = this.getField("noweeks").value;
if (nNoWks >= 104)
{event.value = 185} else
{event.value = ""}
Is it possible that it relates to different field types? Although they are both set as numbers.
2011-03-01 18:44:52
#5
Even tried this:
if (this.getField("noweeks").value > 104)
{app.alert("Do you want to eat sardine salad?")} else
{event.value = 1}
At 105 the message appears, at 103 it does not.
So it appears that it is the setting of the value that is the problem.
I am using event.value = 185.
What is wrong with that?
if (this.getField("noweeks").value > 104)
{app.alert("Do you want to eat sardine salad?")} else
{event.value = 1}
At 105 the message appears, at 103 it does not.
So it appears that it is the setting of the value that is the problem.
I am using event.value = 185.
What is wrong with that?
2011-03-01 18:48:33
#6
Kind of figured it out.
The subsequent control is this:
if (this.getField("line12").value = 0)
{this.getField("line13").value = this.getField("line11").value} else
{if(this.getField("line12").value > this.getField("line11").value)
{this.getField("line13").value = this.getField("line12").value} else
{this.getField("line13").value = this.getField("line11").value}}
When I deleted this and no other controls referred to line12...everything works. So why does this script affect the previous?
The subsequent control is this:
if (this.getField("line12").value = 0)
{this.getField("line13").value = this.getField("line11").value} else
{if(this.getField("line12").value > this.getField("line11").value)
{this.getField("line13").value = this.getField("line12").value} else
{this.getField("line13").value = this.getField("line11").value}}
When I deleted this and no other controls referred to line12...everything works. So why does this script affect the previous?
2011-03-02 01:57:00
#7
The comparison operator is "==", not "=".
This line is incorrect:
if (this.getField("line12").value = 0)
Replace it with:
if (this.getField("line12").value == 0)
This line is incorrect:
if (this.getField("line12").value = 0)
Replace it with:
if (this.getField("line12").value == 0)
2011-03-02 09:36:52
#8
The use of "=" in the "if" statement turned a comparison it into an assignment, which setup a conflict with the calculation script. The second script must also be later in the calculation order. You gotta watch the details;)
There's nothing obviously wrong. You checked the console window for errors?
If I've got it right so far then the next step is to add a console.println statement to the code to check that the calculation script is in fact executed, and that the value of "noweeks" is being acquired correctly.
like this:
var nNoWks = this.getField("noweeks").value;
console.println("No Weeks Value = " + nNoWks);
if(nNoWks >= 104)
{
... and the rest ...
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