How to edit text in a text field that is prefilled from a drop down selection

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August 16, 2022
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I currently have a drop down menu (attorney name) with various selections. Each selection has a specific export value which is then prefilled into a text field (law firm). I have allowed users to enter custom text in the drop down field if their selection is not one of the options. The issue is, whatever is entered as the custom texts automatically transfers to the text field (law firm). I would like both of these fields to be editable.

The text field has a custom calculation script of:

event.value = this.getField("attorney name").valueAsString;

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try67

Community Expert

Remove that code and add the following as the Validation script of "attorney name" :

this.getField("law firm").value = event.value;

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Asim123

Inspiring

This will not show export value in text field as OP wanted.

try67

Community Expert

Then use this:

var v = "";
for (var i=0; i<event.target.numItems; i++) {
	if (event.target.getItemAt(i, false)==event.value) {
		v = event.target.getItemAt(i, true);
	}
}
this.getField("law firm").value = v;

Bernd Alheit

Community Expert

Don't use a calculation script for this.

John T Smith

Community Expert

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adjbir86Author

Participant

My apologies- Adobe Acrobat Standard 2017

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