Text field or Export Value for Button

[sb64284027]

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?

[ls_rbls]

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.

[sb64284027]

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

[Asim123]

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

[try67]

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?

[sb64284027]

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

[try67]

As the MouseUp event of the button enter this code:

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

[sb64284027]

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

[Nesa Nurani · Accepted solution]

Try this code:

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

[try67]

This seems unnecessarily complicated. Why not simply use a check-box, instead?

[sb64284027]

Thank you Nesa, you have provided the perfect result.  Comibined with your other tip it works very well.  Much appreciated.

[sb64284027]

The above script works well to toggle a text string into a separate textbox from a button. If I have different buttons that perform the same function to different textboxes, I can then merge all those "button selected" text strings into a single text box.  I was wondering if there might be a way of removing the separate textboxes and just have all the different buttons populate the same textbox.  If I try performing this using the above script, when I toggle the button it clears all the text strings from the textbox rather than just "its" text string.

I know this is easily achieved using a checkbox rather than a button but I just thought I'd put out the question as it would remove alot of hidden textboxes from my form.