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Anne35206694eyto
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February 2, 2024
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I need to click on a number to populate text in a text box in a different spot on my document.

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I need to be able to click on one of these numbers; each number will populate a different text into the text box below. I have read many of the Q & A's here are some are close to what I need, but do not work for my specific issue. 

Any help will be greatly appreciated! 

 

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    Thom Parker
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    Thom ParkerCommunity Expert
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    February 2, 2024

    What you mean to ask is,  "I want to populate a text box from a selection in a dropdown field".  

     

    Add this code to the custom Validation script for the dropdown.

     

    this.getField("Text11").value = event.value;

     

     

     

    Thom Parker - Software Developer at PDFScriptingUse the Acrobat JavaScript Reference early and often
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    Anne35206694eytoAuthor
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    February 5, 2024

    Thank-you for your answer, it did work. 🙂 

    However, here is a snippit of a simpler example of what I am trying to do: 

    I want to make a checkbox like this - 

    That will populate text and the check on a seperate page to look like this: 

    So one checkmark needs to populate a checkmark and text. 

    Does this make sense? 

     

    Thom Parker
    Community Expert
    Thom ParkerCommunity Expert
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    February 5, 2024

    You can read about the basics of programming checkboxes and radio buttons here:

    https://www.pdfscripting.com/public/Checkboxes-and-Radio-Buttons.cfm

     

    With a checkbox, use the MouseUp action.

     

    if(event.target.value != "Off")

    {// Set text and check

        this.getField("TextBox").value = "some text";

        this.getField("OtherCheck").value = "Yes";

    }

    else

    {// Clear Text and check

        this.getField("TextBox").value = "";

        this.getField("OtherCheck").value = "No";

    }

     

    Be aware that to set a checkbox, the checkbox value must be set to it's Export Value.

     

     

    Thom Parker - Software Developer at PDFScriptingUse the Acrobat JavaScript Reference early and often
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