Making One Check Box Check Another

[MBLogic]

Hi There,

I have a Checkbox that activates a calculation in a Text field. I would like another Checkbox, multiple in fact, to activate the initial Checkbox. If any or all of the others are checked, it will check the box and activate the field.

I don't see a place to enter a script in a checkbox is my first problem.

Please advise.

Thansk!

~Marc

[Nesa Nurani · Accepted solution]

If all checkboxes need to be checked to check checkbox for calculation perhaps it would be better to use hidden text field and use 'custom calculation script'.

EDIT: if any check box will checked it you can use this in all checkboxes as 'Mouse UP' event under 'actions' tab:

this.getField("Checkbox").checkThisBox(0,true);

Change "Checkbox" to your actual checkbox name.

[Nesa Nurani · Accepted solution]

Select 'Run a JavaScript'  then click 'add' and paste script inside.

[Nesa Nurani · Accepted solution]

In that case use this script instead it will check/uncheck checkbox:

this.getField("Checkbox").checkThisBox(0,event.target.value == "Off" ? false : true);

[Nesa Nurani · Accepted solution]

If all checkboxes need to be checked to check checkbox for calculation perhaps it would be better to use hidden text field and use 'custom calculation script'.

EDIT: if any check box will checked it you can use this in all checkboxes as 'Mouse UP' event under 'actions' tab:

this.getField("Checkbox").checkThisBox(0,true);

Change "Checkbox" to your actual checkbox name.

[MBLogic]

Hi Nesa,

What action should I select after choosing Mouse Up. I thought it would be Add a Javascript, but I can't write anything in the Actions field.

[Nesa Nurani · Accepted solution]

Select 'Run a JavaScript'  then click 'add' and paste script inside.

[MBLogic]

It worked! Thank you so much!!!

Now -if I uncheck it, how do I deactivate it o.0

[Nesa Nurani]

Deactivate what exactly?

[MBLogic]

The Checkbox that was autochecked. How do I auto-uncheck it. 🙂

[Nesa Nurani · Accepted solution]

In that case use this script instead it will check/uncheck checkbox:

this.getField("Checkbox").checkThisBox(0,event.target.value == "Off" ? false : true);

[MBLogic]

Awesome -thanks for everything!

[MBLogic]

Hi Nesa,

I am trying to make one Check Box check multilpe Check Boxes now.

I'm using the following variation of the script, and have tried multiple formats, but nothing seems to work:

this.getField("Check Box"+"Check Box2"+"Check Box3"+"Check Box4"+"Check Box5"+"Check Box6"+"Check Box7").checkThisBox(0,event.target.value == "Off" ? false : true);

Hope you can help again.

Thanks!

[Nesa Nurani · Accepted solution]

Rename your first checkbox from "Check Box" to "Check Box1" other checkboxes  leave as they are and use this script:

for( var i=1; i<=7; i++)
this.getField("Check Box"+i).checkThisBox(0,event.target.value == "Off" ? false : true);

[MBLogic]

 I must have deleted the 1 at some point when I was playing with it.

This worked!

for( var i=1; i<=7; i++)
this.getField("Check Box"+i).checkThisBox(0,event.target.value == "Off" ? false : true);this.getField("Check Box1"+"Check Box2"+"Check Box3"+"Check Box4"+"Check Box5"+"Check Box6"+"Check Box7").checkThisBox(0,event.target.value == "Off" ? false : true);

Thank you so much!!!!

[Nesa Nurani]

Remove the part with your code, use only the script I posted.

[MBLogic]

Sorry, one more question.

How do I alter this to add a non-sequenced Check Box.

for( var i=1; i<=7; i++)

I tried this:

for( var i=1; i<=7; i=99 i++)
this.getField("Check Box"+i).checkThisBox(0,event.target.value == "Off" ? false : true);this.getField("Check Box1"+"Check Box2"+"Check Box3"+"Check Box4"+"Check Box5"+"Check Box6"+"Check Box7"+"Check Box99").checkThisBox(0,event.target.value == "Off" ? false : true);

[Nesa Nurani]

If you are not gonna use sequenced field naming then I suggest use this and add more field names to variable 'fields' as you wish:

var fields = ["Check Box1","Check Box2","Check Box3","Check Box4","Check Box5","Check Box6","Check Box7","Check Box99"];

for(var i in fields)
this.getField(fields[i]).checkThisBox(0,event.target.value == "Off" ? false : true);

[MBLogic]

You are a saint -thank you!