Check boxes

Question

I have acrobat form with lots of checkboxes on it. Using pdf script I've setup some checkboxes to be disabled when one of others is checked. I also have RESET button that reset the form. However, after reseting the form, only checkbox(es) that were previously checked are accesable. After selecting and  diselecting such checkboxes, I can acces other checkboxes. Is there way to reset the form in a such way to allow selecting any checkbox to start with?

Nesa Nurani · Accepted Answer

Do you use script in a checkbox or a button field?
If in button field you need to remove condition like this:

var fieldsToReset = ["QMS-YES","QMS-NO","YES-A","YES-B","YES-C","YES-D","PAR-A","PAR-B","PAR-C","PAR-D","NO-A","NO-B","NO-C","NO-D"];
this.resetForm(fieldsToReset);

And if you wish to also set fields to not be read only, add this also:

for(var i=0; i<fieldsToReset.length; i++) {
 var f = this.getField(fieldsToReset[i]);
 f.readonly = false;}

Nesa Nurani · Answer

This behavior is likely caused by the script dynamically disabling certain checkboxes when others are selected—without properly re-enabling them during a full form reset. Since Acrobat’s resetForm() method restores field values but does not change their read-only status, checkboxes that were disabled by script remain inaccessible after the reset.

To resolve this, you’ll need to explicitly re-enable all relevant checkboxes as part of the reset process. Instead of relying solely on the resetForm() action, assign a custom script to your Reset button that first re-enables the checkboxes, and then performs the form reset.

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