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Deselect check boxes when selecting radio button

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2010-02-04 15:53:42
DamianM
Registered: Feb 4 2010
Posts: 3
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Hi ,
I have a form with 3 radio buttons and 3 check boxes. If the user clicks any of the radio buttons, I would like to clear any/all of the check boxes that might be selected. If the user clicks any of the check boxes, I would like to clear any radio buttons that might be selected. I have figured out how to clear the radio buttons by using the following code under the check boxes:

this.getField('radiobutton').value = 'Off';

but I can't figure out how to code the radio buttons when clicked to clear the check boxes. Can anyone help please? As you've probably guessed I'm a neub at this.
Thanks, Damian

My Product Information:
Acrobat Standard 9.0, Windows
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2010-02-05 00:20:00
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try67
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Registered: Oct 30 2008
Posts: 2399
To uncheck a check box:
var f = this.getField("ChkBox");f.checkThisBox(0,false);

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2010-02-07 21:45:06
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DamianM
Registered: Feb 4 2010
Posts: 3
Thank you try67, works a treat.
I also discovered I could achieve the same result by using the "Reset a form" option and selecting on the buttons I wanted to clear. The only pain is if you add any new checkboxes or radio buttons after you do this, the new checkbox/radio button are selected by default in this "reset a form" action - you have to remember go back and unselect those new controls in the "reset a form" action. The better option is to probably us the Java code above.
Cheers, Damian
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