Load default text in a field when opening a form

Question

Hello, I have not developed forms in Adobe for quite a long time due to a career change. Well, I am back at it again and something thats seems very simple is proving to be frustrating. Basically, I would like a text field to auto-populate everytime the form is opened. I have attempted to input a default text in the field, but when the default text is deleted it dosent repopulate when I open the form again. Basically, 95% of the time i want the field to populate with the default test, but the remaining 5% of the time I would like to enter different text from the default text.

For example...... 95% of the time I would like the text to read "Dog" when I open the document, but in the off chance I want the field to say"Cat" I would like to edit that field. But..... the next time the form is opened I want it to default to "Dog" again.

Currently, when I open the document "Dog " will show in the field, but if I delete dog and close the form the field does not auto populate again even though "Dog" is still the default text in the options menu.

try67 · Accepted Answer

That worked well. Thank you. Another question is you dont mind. When the field is changed and I save a copy "completed form" and reopen the saved form it deletes all of my input and defaults back to the default. is there a way to make the edited field stay when the end user does need to edit and save the form?

Change the code to:

if (this.getField("Field name").value=="") this.getField("Field name").value = "Dog";

Nesa Nurani · Answer

To populate field when document open, use script as 'Document level JavaScript', something like this:this.getField("Field name").value = "Dog";

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