Script to detect unfilled fields wont detect unfilled drop downs, please help!

[The_Waugh]

I'm used the script below to detect unfilled fields on my forms. It works great however it can't detect unfilled drop downs they are set to be required. Any help would be greatly appreciated!

var emptyFields = [];

for (var i=0; i<this.numFields; i++) {

     var f= this.getField(this.getNthFieldName(i));

     if (f!=null && f.type!="button" && f.required ) {

          if ((f.type=="text" && f.value=="") || (f.type=="checkbox" && f.value=="Off")) emptyFields.push(f.name);

     }

}

if (emptyFields.length>0) {

     app.alert("Error! You must complete the following fields:\n" + emptyFields.join("\n"));

}

[Bernd Alheit]

The code checks only text fields and check boxes.

[try67 · Accepted solution]

I wrote this code, but that's an old version of it. Replace this line:

if ((f.type=="text" && f.value=="") || (f.type=="checkbox" && f.value=="Off")) emptyFields.push(f.name);

With:

if (f.valueAsString==f.defaultValue) emptyFields.push(f.name);

[The_Waugh]

Thank you! I've been using the original code for a while now, thanks for writing it.