Need Help: Counting Number of Choices in Drop Down Box

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January 29, 2025
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Hi esteemed forum members:

I am a new user and would appreciate any help/guidance.

I have six drop down boxes (Choice1, Choice2..Choice6), each containing same list of 100 fruits. A user can select only one fruit from a drop down box and can, in total, select up to 6 fruits. My ask is how can I display the count of number of fruits selected (it could be a Java script or any other function). Clarification: total fruits selected may range from one to six and the users may select same fruit from all boxes (i.e., a user may select one apple or six oranges or one watermelon and one raisin ).

Would appreciate any help.

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If they select the same fruit, does this count as 1 or 2? What is the default value of your dropdowns?

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anil_BAuthor

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Thanks a lot for providing the Javascript I have tested it and it works. I really appreciate your help.

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If they select the same fruit, does this count as 1 or 2? What is the default value of your dropdowns?

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anil_BAuthor

Known Participant

Those would be counted as two choices. The default value in each box is a blank.

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Enter the following custom calculation script in a text field where you want the count to appear:

var count=0;
for(var i=1;i<7;i++)
{
if(this.getField("Choice"+i).value!=this.getField("Choice"+i).defaultValue)
{count++}
}
event.value=count;

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