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I am a new user of LiveCycle Designer (8.0).  I jumped into form design without any training.  I can design very basic forms.  However, I know absolutely nothing about writing script.  I'm looking for a recommendation for online training I can take just to help me do some basic script writing in LiveCycle.  I don't intend to become a programmer or a developer.  But, I would like to be able to create some basic calculations and scripts.  For example, I'm working on a training registration form.  I've got three check boxes (I'll attend session 1, I'll attend session 2, or I've been excused) and I'd like each selection to run a different sub-form.  I'd like to have all three subforms hidden until the corresponding selection is made.  I've gone through the help screens and have a very general idea of what I need to do, but don't have the knowledge to execute it.  I appreciate any and all suggestions.  Thank you.

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I can't help with online training, although I have found this very forum

very helpful just by searching and digging around, I often found someone

who has asked the question before me. Also there are some (although only

a few) good books available that help with just the thing you are talking

about.

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For your specific example though (I wont attempt to convert my code to

your example but I think it should be easy to convert once you look at

your own form.):

If you put this javascript on the "change" event of the radio button group

containing your radio buttons you should be able to do what you want -

modifying it to your own specs, of course.

if (this.rawValue == "2")

{ Q1No.presence = "visible"; // Display the Q1No Text.

}

else

{ Q1No.presence = "hidden";// Do not display the Q1No Text.

}

The value "2" is the value of the radio button - found on the binding tab

of the object palette - you will need to alter that to your own example.

Q1No is the name of my hidden subform.

You will need to also have altered the "Presence" of the subforms to

"Hidden (exclude from layout)" found on the FIeld page of the Object

palette

Hopefully this heads you in the right direction with your own example