Muliti Check box Exported Data in a Text Field and Calculation

[iammikedeleon]

Hi Good day Everyone,

I would like to seek support to answer my acrobat problem. Im doing a project specifically a multiple check box that has a specific value.

Example: Check box 1, 2, 3, 4 & 5 have their values 1A, 1B, 1C, 1D 1E.  I wanted to get the result in the check box like this: 1A, 1B, 1C, 1D 1E.

Would it be possible? I'm working with this code I got from one of the questions here:

event.value = this.getField("1B").value;

// if value is "Off" then clear the field

if (event.value == "Off") event.value = "";

It's working, only when you select one check box. What I wanted to do is to select multiple boxes and the result will be in a displayed in a comma.

On the side, I want also to calculate the number of check box selected on text field that will support the result on the other text field.

Example:

Text Field (No of Check box Selected) 6

Text Field (selected Check Boxes) 1A, 1B, 1C, 122B, 121B, 120B

Thank you in advance for your support!

[try67 · Accepted solution]

You can use this code as the custom calculation script of the field that should contain the list of selected items:

var fields = ["1A", "1B", "1C", "1D", "1E"]; // Enter the full list of check-boxes here
var values = [];
for (var i in fields) {
    var f = this.getField(fields);
    if (f==null) {
        app.alert("Can't find: " + fields);
        continue;
    }
    var v = f.value;
    if (v!="Off") values.push(v);
}
event.value = values.join(", ");
this.getField("Counter").value = values.length;

The last line of the code will populate another field (called "Counter") with the number of selected boxes.

[iammikedeleon]

Hi try67​!

Thank you so much! It works!

How ever, for the counter code:

this.getField("Counter").value = values.length;

can I copy this an place in a different text box to display the number of check box selected?

or do I need to copy and paste all of the code in a another text field to display the count?

Lastly, will the result be limited to a certain number of check box only?

Thank you again for your help!

[iammikedeleon]

Hi @try67!

Finally I got what you mean. I replaced the "Counter" with the text field name and it worked!

Thank you and  More Blessings!