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February 9, 2018
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Using a radio button on a form to not allow a user to enter text in a text field

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Hi I am creating a form and if the user selects the YES radio button, they do not have to answer questions 4, 5 or 6... how do I lock out those text fields so that they can not input answers?

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Correct answer Thom Parker

You'll need a script on the radio button to disable the fields in question.

The easy solution is to place a script like this on the MouseUp of the radio button that disables the other fields

this.getField("Q4").readOnly = true;

this.getField("Q5").readOnly = true;

this.getField("Q6").readOnly = true;

You'll need to opposite script on the other radio buttons.

You'll find a fancier solution (for graying out the fields) here:

https://acrobatusers.com/tutorials/js_disabling_fields

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Thom Parker
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February 16, 2018

You'll need a script on the radio button to disable the fields in question.

The easy solution is to place a script like this on the MouseUp of the radio button that disables the other fields

this.getField("Q4").readOnly = true;

this.getField("Q5").readOnly = true;

this.getField("Q6").readOnly = true;

You'll need to opposite script on the other radio buttons.

You'll find a fancier solution (for graying out the fields) here:

https://acrobatusers.com/tutorials/js_disabling_fields

Thom Parker - Software Developer at PDFScriptingUse the Acrobat JavaScript Reference early and often
try67
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try67Community Expert
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February 16, 2018

For fields this property is called "readonly". For annotations it's "readOnly"...

Thom Parker
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Thom ParkerCommunity Expert
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February 16, 2018

Thanks Gilad, I always get those mixed up

Thom Parker - Software Developer at PDFScriptingUse the Acrobat JavaScript Reference early and often
    AkanchhaS8194121
    AkanchhaS8194121
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    February 16, 2018

    Hi Gymnstxnut,

    If I got your query correctly, I assume that you are referring this to all the user? Or are you taking about locking the feature for one particular user?

    Because this can be achieved by turning those particular form's filed as "Read-Only" which is shared with all the users by following the steps mentioned below-

    Open Form using Adobe Acrobat>Tools>Prepare Form> Select Form filed and right click on it>Properties>General> check "Read-Only" as shown in picture below-

    those particular filed would be locked.

    If you are referring this property to be disabled for one particular user, then for that you have to take help of script that should be applied for that one user.

    Regards,
    Akanchha

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