initialize a radio button in a dialog box in accordance with a value of a field of the form

[bebarth]

Hi,

I have 2 radio buttons ("Rad0" and "Rad1") in a same group of a dialog box and when I  launch it, I would like either one or the other one of both buttons is initialized in "true" in accordance with the value of the value of a form field.

I wrote :

dialog.load({
"Rad0": theValue==0,
"Rad1": theValue!=0,
},
dlgInit);

but that doesn't work.

That works fine if I write :

dialog.load({
"Rad0": theValue==0,
},
dlgInit);

or

dialog.load({
"Rad1": theValue!=0,
},
dlgInit);

but I can't choose!
How can I do?

Thanks in advance.

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[try67]

Since they are mutually exclusive setting the value of one of them to true should set the other to false automatically... Is that not happening?

[bebarth]

That's happening if I set manually one radio button "true" the other one is "false", but I would like automatically set "true" to one or the other one button in accordance with the value of a form field (0 or not 0).

[try67]

OK, so how are you passing that value to the dialog?

[bebarth]

as indicated above:

var theValue=this.getField("fieldName").value;

before calling the dialog box. Then in the dialog box if I write :

dialog.load({

"Rad0": theValue==0,

},

dlgInit);

or

dialog.load({

"Rad1": theValue!=0,

},

dlgInit);

the correct button is set to "true", but I don't know how set automatically the correct button.

dialog.load({

"Rad0": theValue==0,

"Rad1": theValue!=0,

},

dlgInit);

doesn't work...

[try67]

Defining a variable outside the dialog does not make it visible inside of it.

You have to pass it as a property of the dialog object itself, or define it as a global variable.

[Bernd Alheit]

When the radio buttons belongs to a button group set only one button to true.

[bebarth]

Thanks for your answers.

I found a solution after a good sleeping night!

I use the "eval" method:

I build a string in accordance of the value of the field before calling the dialog box, then I "eval" this string in the "initialize" part of the dialog box.

I load an example if that can help somebody.

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[Bernd Alheit]

You don't need the "eval" method.

[bebarth]

Thank you Bernd, but this is not what I needed!
I wished the button Yes ticked if the value of the field is 0 or the button No ticket if the field is not 0.
Your answer is: Yes ticked if the value of the field is 0 but any buttun ticked if the field is not 0.

[try67]

There are only two buttons in the group, though... What do you mean by "any button ticked"? The only other button is No. I think Bernd's example does exactly what you described.

[Bernd Alheit]

I can see this:

Yes button is ticked if the value of the field is 0 and No buttun is ticked if the field is not 0.

[bebarth]

Maybe I didn't describe correctly what I needed because of my English, but what I wished is the file I posted this morning: the "Yes" button ticked if the field is 0 and the "No" button ticked if the field is not 0 (else that was too easy :-)... it's a joke of course).
Thanks

[try67]

That's exactly what it does...

[Bernd Alheit]

It works:

[bebarth]

Ah, OK! that works fine for both of you...

But for me that doesn't work, hence the misunderstanding!

  

[bebarth]

And in fact I already tested this script yesterday, but I don't understand how it can work fine for you as you only set Rad1 "true" if theValue==0... but you never set Rad2 "true"!!!!

[bebarth]

Here is a new file with my script simplified a bit.

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[Bernd Alheit]

What app does you use? In your pictures I see the Cancel button left of the OK button.

[bebarth]

Acrobat Pro DC Mac.

[Bernd Alheit]

OK