Adobe Form. Locking a Duplicate Field

[Sheridan5FBE]

I have created a form where I have duplicated fields. Say I have 5 "copies" of a field in my form, I want the user to be able to fill in field 1 which will populate fields 2 - 5, but I want fields 2 - 5 to be locked so that they can't be typed over.

It would also be beneficial to have the "hover over" instruction be different for field 2 - 5, eg instruction for field 1: "add detail here to populate fields 2 - 5" and instrcution for fields 2 - 5: "complete field 1 to populate this field."

I am new to Adobe and have been self teaching so have very little coding skills, so simple soluions or easy to follow instructions would be appreciated.

[Nesa Nurani]

Name fields differently, then you can set fields 2-5 read only and use this code in each field (2-5) as custom calculation script:

event.value = this.getField("Text1").value;

change "Text1" name to your field you wish to copy value from.

[Bernd Alheit]

This will overwrite the instructions.

[Nesa Nurani]

Hi, Bernd what do you mean exactly?

I tested and it works fine unless I'm missing something?

Can you pls check file on link below?

https://drive.google.com/uc?export=download&id=1moc0TUy40x0ppVQNo7pqz41Z3eTeVZpI 

[JR Boulay]

See this sample, I enhanced NesaNurani's file to manage instructions:

https://documentcloud.adobe.com/link/track?uri=urn:aaid:scds:US:592a6248-eb8e-4d8b-8e48-d4ac3a703cb2

It uses this script in fields 2-5:

if (this.getField("Text1") != null && this.getField("Text1").value != "") {
event.target.value = this.getField("Text1").value;
event.target.textColor = color.black;
}
else {
event.value = "Complete field 1 to populate this field";
event.target.textColor = color.ltGray;
}

[Bernd Alheit]

This will copy the instruction of field 1.

[JR Boulay]

In my sample, instructions for field 1 are in the tooltip since this field is not readonly.
But maybe you have something better to offer?

[Bernd Alheit]

Why does you a tooltip?

[JR Boulay]

Because they are made for this

[Nesa Nurani]

Thanks JR Boulay I somehow overlooked part where OP asked for instructions.

[Asim123]

Does anyone else has issues with forum posts this post is diff then before it's like half of it was missing?

Or was it edited?