Answered
Hi,
I have three text fields on my form that I wish to be mutually exclusive. I only want the user to be able to complete one of them. Possible? thx in advance. Brenda
Mutually exclusive text fields
2009-04-02 08:13:11
My Product Information:
Acrobat Pro 9.0, Windows
Acrobat Pro 9.0, Windows
2009-04-03 05:33:05
#2
I would like the 2 other fields to be inaccessable if the one field has data. It would be nice if when they filled out a date in one of the fields that the other date fields are skipped over and tabbing takes them to the next valid field. thx
2009-04-03 09:12:37
#3
Use the Validate event to set the other fields to ReadOnly. The first field filled out wins.
Assuming that this is an AcroForm, the code should look like this.
If these fields have a visual appearance, i.e. border and/or background, you can give the user a visual clue that they are enabled/disabled by graying them.
http://www.acrobatusers.com/tutorials/2007/09/js_disabling_fields
Thom Parker
The source for PDF Scripting Info
[url=http://www.pdfScripting.com]pdfscripting.com[/url]
The Acrobat JavaScript Reference, Use it Early and Often
[url=http://www.adobe.com/devnet/acrobat/javascript.php]http://www.adobe.com/devnet/acrobat/javascript.php[/url]
Assuming that this is an AcroForm, the code should look like this.
if(!/^\s*$/.test(event.value)){this.getField("Date2").readonly = true;this.getField("Date3").readonly = true;}else{// Re-Enable on an empty fieldthis.getField("Date2").readonly = false;this.getField("Date3").readonly = false;}
If these fields have a visual appearance, i.e. border and/or background, you can give the user a visual clue that they are enabled/disabled by graying them.
http://www.acrobatusers.com/tutorials/2007/09/js_disabling_fields
Thom Parker
The source for PDF Scripting Info
[url=http://www.pdfScripting.com]pdfscripting.com[/url]
The Acrobat JavaScript Reference, Use it Early and Often
[url=http://www.adobe.com/devnet/acrobat/javascript.php]http://www.adobe.com/devnet/acrobat/javascript.php[/url]
2009-04-03 09:34:47
#4
Thanks so much!
Thom Parker
The source for PDF Scripting Info
[url=http://www.pdfScripting.com]pdfscripting.com[/url]
The Acrobat JavaScript Reference, Use it Early and Often
[url=http://www.adobe.com/devnet/acrobat/javascript.php]http://www.adobe.com/devnet/acrobat/javascript.php[/url]
Thom Parker
The source for PDF Scripting Info
www.pdfscripting.com
Very Important - How to Debug Your Script