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sb64284027
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March 25, 2021
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Text field or Export Value for Button

  • March 25, 2021
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I know that we can add text for the Export Value for a checkbox but is it possible to do the same for a regular Button?  If so, does this involve using Javascript under the Action tab in the Button Properties?

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Correct answer Nesa Nurani

That works.  Thank you.  Is it possible to unselect the button so that the "123" is removed from the Text1 field?


Try this code:

if(this.getField("Text1").value != "")
this.getField("Text1").value = "";
else this.getField("Text1").value = "123";

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try67
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try67Community Expert
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March 25, 2021

Buttons don't have a value, nor an export value. You can fake one, of course, by populating a (hidden) text field with a value when the button is clicked. What exactly are you trying to achieve by assigning a value to a button, and how should it work?

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sb64284027Author
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March 25, 2021

That would work.  How to I populate a hidden text field with a value when a button is clicked?

try67
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try67Community Expert
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March 25, 2021

As the MouseUp event of the button enter this code:

this.getField("Text1").value = "123";

ls_rbls
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ls_rblsCommunity Expert
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March 25, 2021

Is not possible for a button but you may add a readonly hidden textfield with a value and declare that field's value as variable that can be used in your Mouse event script.

 

Alternatively, I think that you can also decalre a global variable via document level script and call it from the event script in that button.

 

I am not 100% sure if this latter method will work though.

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sb64284027Author
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March 25, 2021

Thank you for your advice.  Could you please give me an example of what script would need to be used to perform this?

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Asim123
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March 25, 2021

You need to tell us what exactly you trying to achive?

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