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October 29, 2018
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How to check if all required fields have been filled in before submitting a document as read only?

  • October 29, 2018
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Hello,

I am making a form with required fields. I would like the form to do the following when the submit button is pushed:

1: check to make sure all required fields are filled out.

  •      if all fields are filled in then, form converts to read only
  •      if not all fields are fill in then, user is notified that not all fields are filled in

2:  Once form is read only, send email with subject as one of the fields

I have been researching this for weeks and have been trying lots of options, but haven't found one that works. Any help is appreciated! Thanks!

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Correct answer try67

You can use this code to achieve it:

var emptyFields = [];
for (var i=0; i<this.numFields; i++) {
     var f = this.getField(this.getNthFieldName(i));
     if (f!=null && f.type!="button" && f.required && f.valueAsString==f.defaultValue) {
        emptyFields.push(f.name);
    }
}
if (emptyFields.length>0) {
     app.alert("You must fill in the following fields:\n" + emptyFields.join("\n"));
} else {
    for (var i=0; i<this.numFields; i++) {
        var f = this.getField(this.getNthFieldName(i));
        if (f!=null) f.readonly = true;
    }
    var subjectLine = this.getField("Text1").valueAsString;
    var msgBody = "This is the message body of the email";
    this.mailDoc({cTo: "me@server.com", cSubject: subjectLine, cMsg: msgBody});
}

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try67
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try67Community ExpertCorrect answer
Community Expert
October 29, 2018

You can use this code to achieve it:

var emptyFields = [];
for (var i=0; i<this.numFields; i++) {
     var f = this.getField(this.getNthFieldName(i));
     if (f!=null && f.type!="button" && f.required && f.valueAsString==f.defaultValue) {
        emptyFields.push(f.name);
    }
}
if (emptyFields.length>0) {
     app.alert("You must fill in the following fields:\n" + emptyFields.join("\n"));
} else {
    for (var i=0; i<this.numFields; i++) {
        var f = this.getField(this.getNthFieldName(i));
        if (f!=null) f.readonly = true;
    }
    var subjectLine = this.getField("Text1").valueAsString;
    var msgBody = "This is the message body of the email";
    this.mailDoc({cTo: "me@server.com", cSubject: subjectLine, cMsg: msgBody});
}
sams87040792
sams87040792Author
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October 29, 2018

Thanks so much! This worked perfectly!

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Liz31906847lv96
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August 26, 2023

In what way 

 

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