check that all required fields are filled out

Question

I have a form with a lot of fields in it.  Some are required, some are not.  How do I write a script for a button that will check all the fields and alert the user if any remain to be filled out, or that the form is complete and they may sign off before submitting to their supervisor for review?

MaksDad07 · Accepted Answer

I found the following script in the forums. This worked. Thank you to user "Try 67"var emptyFields = [];for (var i=0; i<this.numFields; i++) { var f= this.getField(this.getNthFieldName(i)); if (f.type!="button" && f.required ) { if ((f.type=="text" && f.value=="") || (f.type=="checkbox" && f.value=="Off")) emptyFields.push(f.name); }}if (emptyFields.length>0) { app.alert("Error! You must fill in the following fields:
" + emptyFields.join("
"));}

Joel Geraci · Answer

If they are actually submitting the form using a submit button, then no script is necessary. You just set the fields to be required in the field properties and that's it.

If by "the form is complete and they may sign off before submitting to their supervisor for review" you mean that they just save the form and email it, then you'll need a script.

Which is it?

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