on/off the automatic calculation of field values

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June 15, 2020
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I understand that I can turn on/off the automatic calculation of field values in the Preferences > form tab. Is there a method to put this on a button in a form?

Normally I would like to leave it off and let the whole calculation happen only once when the button is pressed.

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Correct answer try67

This code by itself doesn't make much sense, no. Do you want the button to toggle the automatic calculation?

If so, use this:

this.calculate = !this.calculate;

if (this.calculate) this.calculateNow();

try67

Community Expert

Yes, you can do that by setting the value of the calculate property to true or false, like this:

this.calculate = false;

this.calculate = true;

However, keep in mind the enabling the calculations does not cause them to actually happen.

If you want to do that you can do so like this:

this.calculateNow();

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yukinohanaAuthor

Inspiring

Thank you! And thank you for your prompt reply also. I went to bed after writing this question. sorry.

I wrote the following 3 lines of code in the created button.

this.calculate = true;
this.calculateNow();
this.calculate = false;

Is this working correctly? Should there be a wait between lines 2 and 3? If so, is there a method for that?

try67

Correct answer

Community Expert

This code by itself doesn't make much sense, no. Do you want the button to toggle the automatic calculation?

If so, use this:

this.calculate = !this.calculate;

if (this.calculate) this.calculateNow();

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