Auto populate fields based on Combo Box selection - Acrobat 9 (Standard)

[tbernardi2011]

Good morning,

I am new to writing code and javascript in Adobe so please bear with me.  I have created a form with a combo box.  There is a text field below the combo box which is automatically populated with verbiage located in the Export Value for each Item selected in the Combo Box.  I would like to have additional field (text fields) populate with various values based on the Combo Box selection.  How do I do this? I am using Standard version and cannot seem to find a way to add JavaScript.

If you can provide detailed step by step instructions, that would work best for me, as I am a beginner.  appreciate the help!

[gkaiseril]

You have to use the Acrobat "Prepare Form" tool  and not the 'Fill & Sign". You can use either the On Blur action or Calculation to copy the value of the combo box to the text field.

https://acrobatusers.com/tutorials/change_another_field

[tbernardi2011]

Thank you for your reply.  I am a little confused.  I know how to get to the editing within the fields and see how to use the On Blur action under the "actions" tab.  Currently I have the export value set up for the text to go into the text field below the drop down.  That is working for me.

What I need is for additional fields to auto populate with different data depending on the selection from the drop down combo box.

1. Would I do this within the combo box properties - actions tab - run a javascript - add?

2.  If so, what would the script look like if I was trying to have different values for text fields depending on the drop down selected?

3. If not, how would I achieve this?

For example:

a. in the drop down I select "Short Strategy."  (combo box name: strategy)

b. the text field below (name Description) fills in with the stategy definition automatically from the export info (I have this set up)

c. I want 10 other text fields (name include: minimum size, target, etc.) to fill in with different values depending on the strategy selected.

thanks!

[gkaiseril · Accepted solution]

Auto filling multiple text fields from a combo box is a different problem.

Changing another field with combo box (drop down) selection

Programming list and combo fields in Acrobat and LiveCycle forms - Part 1 of 2