Javascript for checking boxes

[Tim24876520b7tb]

Hi everyone,

i got a pdf and want to let a textbox get deceided by checkboxes in front.

i got 5 questions where you can answer yes / no with 1 checkbox for every question:

The textbox should say "keine wesentliche Änderung" in those cases:

1. if checkbox 1 is a no + checkbox 2 is a no

2. if checkbox 1 is a no, checkbox 2  is a yes, checkbox 4 a yes

3. if checkbox 1 is a no, checkbox 2  is a yes, checkbox 4 a no + checkbox 5 a yes

The textbox should say "wesentliche Änderung" in those cases:

4. if checkbox 1 is a yes + checkbox 3 a no

5. if checkbox 1 is a yes + checkbox 3 a yes + checkbox 4 a yes

6. if checkbox 1 is a yes + checkbox 3 a yes + checkbox 4 a no + checkbox 5 a no

i tried to get the value with this.getField().value but it didnt work.

TIA Tim

[try67]

> i tried to get the value with this.getField().value but it didnt work.

That should have worked (assuming you specified the field name as the parameter of getField)... A check-box group will have the value "Off" if no box is selected, or the export value of the selected box. What happened when you used that code?

[Tim24876520b7tb]

the code is:

// Definition von Variablen

var check1 = this.getField("Check Box1").value;
var check2 = this.getField("Check Box2").value;
var check3 = this.getField("Check Box3").value;
var check4 = this.getField("Check Box4").value;
var check5 = this.getField("Check Box5").value;
var check6 = this.getField("Check Box6").value;

var Ergebnis = this.getField("Ergebnis").value;

// Anweisung

if
(check1 !== "Off" && check2 !== "Off") {
Ergebnis = "keine wesentliche Änderung"; }

nothing happened in textbox "ergebnis"

[try67]

OK, that's because you're not applying the value correctly. Once you copy the value to a variable it's just a string, unattached to the field. Change the last lines to this:

var Ergebnis = this.getField("Ergebnis");

// Anweisung

if (check1 !== "Off" && check2 !== "Off") {
Ergebnis.value = "keine wesentliche Änderung"; }

[Tim24876520b7tb]

î changed the code as you said to:

// Definition von Variablen

var check1 = this.getField("Check Box1").value;
var check2 = this.getField("Check Box2").value;
var check3 = this.getField("Check Box3").value;
var check4 = this.getField("Check Box4").value;
var check5 = this.getField("Check Box5").value;
var check6 = this.getField("Check Box6").value;

var Ergebnis = this.getField("Ergebnis");

// Anweisung

if (check1 !== "Off" && check2 !== "Off") {
Ergebnis.value = "keine wesentliche Änderung"; }

but still nothing happens in the last textbox (see pictur)

[Bernd Alheit]

Where does you use the script?

[try67]

- Where did you place the code?

- Did you check the JS Console for error messages?

- Did you change the value of any field after applying the code?

[Tim24876520b7tb]

i placed the code behind Check Box 2.

JS Console told me syntax error:

// Definition von Variablen

var check1 = this.getField("Check Box1").value;
var check2 = this.getField("Check Box2").value;
var check3 = this.getField("Check Box3").value;
var check4 = this.getField("Check Box4").value;
var check5 = this.getField("Check Box5").value;
var check6 = this.getField("Check Box6").value;

var Ergebnis = this.getField("Ergebnis").value;

// Anweisung

if
(check1 !== "Off" && check2 !== "Off") {
Ergebnis = "keine wesentliche Änderung"; }
SyntaxError: syntax error
1:Console:Exec
undefined

Value of the Check Buttons is always Yes and No for every check box.

[Tim24876520b7tb]

maybe it has something to do with that:

i got 2 checkboxes for every question and they name after the following strucute:

Question 1: yes (Name of Checkbox is: Check Box1#0) no (Name of Checkbox is Check Box1#1

Question 2: yes (Name of Checkbox is: Check Box2#0) no (Name of Checkbox is Check Box2#1 ...

[Bernd Alheit]

Use the script at calculation of the textbox.

[Tim24876520b7tb]

this nothing happens

[Bernd Alheit]

Any error in the console?

[Tim24876520b7tb]

I guess the problem is the value of 2 Checkbox if they have the same name e.g. Checkbox 1

I tried a test where Checkbox 7 and Checkbox 8 fill TextBox8 if they are both checked and it worked.

The problem is that i wanted a separat checkbox for yes and no which excludes the respective other.

Now somebody can theoretical select both yes and now for one question and it wouldnt work

[Bernd Alheit]

When you use checkboxes with the same name and different export values only one checkbox can be selected.

[Tim24876520b7tb]

thanks Bernd that was the plan that i wanted to have 2 checkboxes both with the name checkbox 1#0 and checkbox 1#1 so that just one can be selected.

I got this as a solution:

// Definition von Variablen
var check1 = this.getField("Check Box1").value;
var check2 = this.getField("Check Box2").value;
var check3 = this.getField("Check Box3").value;
var check4 = this.getField("Check Box4").value;
var check5 = this.getField("Check Box5").value;
var check6 = this.getField("Check Box6").value;
var check7 = this.getField("Check Box7").value;
var check8 = this.getField("Check Box8").value;
var check9 = this.getField("Check Box9").value;
var check10 = this.getField("Check Box10").value;

var Ergebnis = this.getField("Ergebnis");

// Überprüfe, ob Checkbox 2, Checkbox 3 und Checkbox 7 gleichzeitig ausgewählt sind
if (check2 !== "Off" && check3 !== "Off" && check7 !== "Off") {
Ergebnis.value = "keine wesentliche Änderung";
} else if (check2 !== "Off" && check4 !== "Off") {
Ergebnis.value = "keine wesentliche Änderung";
} else if (check1 !== "Off" && check6 !== "Off") {
Ergebnis.value = "keine wesentliche Änderung";
} else if (check1 !== "Off" && check5 !== "Off" && check7 !== "Off") {
Ergebnis.value = "keine wesentliche Änderung";
} else if (check2 !== "Off" && check3 !== "Off" && check8 !== "Off" && check9 !== "Off") {
Ergebnis.value = "keine wesentliche Änderung";
} else if (check1 !== "Off" && check5 !== "Off" && check8 !== "Off" && check9 !== "Off") {
Ergebnis.value = "keine wesentliche Änderung";
} else if (check1 !== "Off" && check5 !== "Off" && check8 !== "Off" && check10 !== "Off") {
Ergebnis.value = "wesentliche Änderung";
} else if (check2 !== "Off" && check3 !== "Off" && check5 !== "Off" && check8 !== "Off" && check10 !== "Off") {
Ergebnis.value = "wesentliche Änderung";
} else {
// Wenn keine der oben genannten Bedingungen erfüllt ist, leere das Textfeld
Ergebnis.value = "";
}

Guess its easier than getting checkboxes with exclude the other

[try67]

Change all instances of Ergebnis.value to event.value .

[Tim24876520b7tb]

// Definition von Variablen
var check1 = this.getField("Check Box1").value;
var check2 = this.getField("Check Box2").value;
var check3 = this.getField("Check Box3").value;
var check4 = this.getField("Check Box4").value;
var check5 = this.getField("Check Box5").value;
var check6 = this.getField("Check Box6").value;
var check7 = this.getField("Check Box7").value;
var check8 = this.getField("Check Box8").value;
var check9 = this.getField("Check Box9").value;
var check10 = this.getField("Check Box10").value;

var output_ergeb = this.getField("Ergebnis");

// Überprüfe, ob Checkbox1 den Exportwert "No" und Checkbox2 den Exportwert "No" haben
if (check1 == "No" && check2 == "No") {
this.getField("Ergebnis").value = "keine wesentliche Änderung";
}

where should i change it to event.value?

[try67]

Change this:

this.getField("Ergebnis").value = "keine wesentliche Änderung";

To:

event.value = "keine wesentliche Änderung";

[Tim24876520b7tb]

i got it done with the following code:

var checkbox1 = this.getField("Check Box1");
var checkbox2 = this.getField("Check Box2");
var resultField = this.getField("Ergebnis");

if (checkbox1.value === "No" && checkbox2.value === "No") {
resultField.value = "keine wesentliche Änderung";
} else {
resultField.value = "";
}

Thanks for your Help @try67