Is it possible to populate a field with data from only one (1) of 10 potential fields?

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October 25, 2023
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If I have 10 text fields and wish to populate a separate text field with data from the first field of the 10 containing data, is there a scripting method that would allow me to do so? I have been tinkering and clearly have not been successful so thought I'd ask the Subject Matter Experts (SMEs).

Thanks in advance for any time and assistance!

Very Respectfully,

Charlie

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Correct answer Nesa Nurani

Try something like this, it will populate first field that have value, just change field name to your actual field name:

for(var i=1; i<=10; i++){
if(event.value == ""){
if(this.getField("Text"+i).valueAsString !== "")
event.value = this.getField("Text"+i).value;}}

Nesa Nurani

Community Expert

Yes, you can use script to do that.

How do you wish to populate the field, automatically as soon as data is entered or via button, checkbox...etc?

What if there are multiple fields that have value, which one should populate field?

C

Charles25129649qknwAuthor

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Good day Nesa! Thank you for responding. 🙂

Ideally, as soon as the field is populated -- my personal preference -- but there may be a requirement for a button depending on what final direction I'm given.

Very Respectfully,

Charlie

Nesa Nurani

Correct answer

Community Expert

Try something like this, it will populate first field that have value, just change field name to your actual field name:

for(var i=1; i<=10; i++){
if(event.value == ""){
if(this.getField("Text"+i).valueAsString !== "")
event.value = this.getField("Text"+i).value;}}

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