Auto-fill Item Text from drop-down (not export value)

Question

I have a drop down list where option item "ABC" = export value 5; "DEF" = export value 6, so on.

In another portion of the form I need item text "ABC" to be auto-filled and in another I need the export value to be auto-filled.

I know how to auto-fill the export value. I can't figure out how to auto-fill the item text value. Whatever I try just keeps returning the export/numerical value.

Example what's needed:

Where I'm Stuck: formula for "level" column, I've got "score" column.

Thom Parker · Accepted Answer

The value of a list field is always the export value. To get the display value use the "field.getItemAt()" function.

https://opensource.adobe.com/dc-acrobat-sdk-docs/library/jsapiref/JS_API_AcroJS.html#getitemat

To use the function the index of the selected item is needed. This value is found in the "field.currentValueIndices" property.

So, the calculation script for the display value is written like this.

var oLstFld = this.getField("...long name...");
event.value = oLstFld.getItemAt(oLstFld.currentValueIndices, false);

try67 · Answer

Under the Validation event of the drop-down field enter the following: this.getField("Text Field Name Goes Here").value = event.value;

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