Check box value assigned by Numeric Field rawValue

[Former Community Member]

This was asked and answered back in 2009 (http://forums.adobe.com/message/5944725#5944725), but I have a twist to the question:

I'm able to get the action to work, but not right away. I had to click around on the form to make the check box tic. I assigned the following code to the JhammerPassed-named check box:

if (JhammerSatTotal.rawValue <=80){
  JhammerPassed.rawValue =1;

} else {

  JhammerPassed.rawValue =0;

}

Essentially I have two boxes: one if they passed and one if they failed. So, if the value of the points awarded is greater than or equal to 80, then the 'passed' box tics. I added the less than version to the 'failed' box. They only seem to tic if I click on the JhammerSatTotal cell, then away, then back again. Is this just a quirk of the program or is there a way for it to be more responsive?

Thanks!

~Laura

[Jono_Moore]

What event do you have the code on? For it to check the value of the other field it should probably be on the Calculate event.

I would reverse the script and put it on the Exit event of the "JhammerPassed" field (unless that is a calculated total).

[Former Community Member]

Thanks for your response. The JhammerSatTotal is the calculated field (in a table) and the JhammerPassed is the check box that needs to be ticked if JhammerSatTotal is <= 80. I'm not fabulous with Javascript, so if you suggest the Calcualate option, can you help with the code?

[jasotastic81]

I don't know how many rows you are adding values from, but this worked as a test with two items in the "calculate" event for JhammerSatTotal.

tfPartA.rawValue + tfPartB.rawValue >= 80 ? JhammerPassed.rawValue = 1 : JhammerPassed.rawValue = 0;

this.rawValue = parseInt(tfPartA.rawValue) + parseInt(tfPartB.rawValue);

Something like this would work, too.

var tempValue = parseInt(tfPartA.rawValue) + parseInt(tfPartB.rawValue);

tempValue >= 80 ? JhammerPassed.rawValue = 1 : JhammerPassed.rawValue = 0;

this.rawValue = tempValue;

If you have a lot of rows in your table (especially if the table is dynamic), then using a for loop to add them up first might be better.

[Former Community Member]

I'm adding up 4 rows into JhammerSatTotal. The script I have in JhammerSatTotal is:

Sum(form1.Page4.JhammerTest.Row1.JhammerSat1

,form1.Page4.JhammerTest.Row2.JhammerSat2,form1.Page4.JhammerTest.Row3.JhammerSat3,

form1.Page4.JhammerTest.Row4.JhammerSat4)

(I tried simpler code, but this was the only one that worked.) So, the 4 fields that the total field is adding up are: JhammerSat1, JhammerSat2, JhammerSat3, JhammerSat4. These 4 fields are user entered.

Basically, my table looks as follows:

Steps	Points	Sat	Unsat
Step 1	10
Step 2	40
Step 3	10
Step 4	40
Total:	100

Then, there are two check boxes under the table: Passed and Failed. The user enters points into the Sat and Unsat rows while the total row is added up. If the total in the Sat column is <= 80, the Passed box should be checked. And the Failed box if it's >80.

Would this make a difference with your suggestion above?

[jasotastic81]

OK, based on your description, I would have the calculate event for your JhammerSetTotal look like this:

var tempValue = form1.Page4.JhammerTest.Row1.JhammerSat1 + form1.Page4.JhammerTest.Row1.JhammerSat2 + form1.Page4.JhammerTest.Row1.JhammerSat3 + form1.Page4.JhammerTest.Row1.JhammerSat4;

if (tempValue <= 80) {

     JhammerPassed.rawValue = 1;

     JhammerFailed.rawValue = 0;

}

else {

     JhammerPassed.rawValue = 0;

     JhammerFailed.rawValue = 1;

}

this.rawValue = tempValue;

[Former Community Member]

One more quick question, though. Do I need to change the text field value? I had it set to 'Calculated - Read Only' and JhammerSatTotal is no longer displaying the total of the Sat rows. I just want to make sure I'm not doing something stupid.

[jasotastic81]

Is that happening after changing your script to what I posted above?

Your setting is correct. You don't want a user modifying that value since it's calculated from other fields.

[Former Community Member]

Yes, I change my javascript to what you sent and JhammerSatTotal field no longer calcuates. The Script field is set to Javascript language.

[jasotastic81 · Accepted solution]

Typos... And possibly copy/paste didn't keep that first line together...

var tempValue = form1.Page4.JhammerTest.Row1.JhammerSat1 + form1.Page4.JhammerTest.Row1.JhammerSat2 + form1.Page4.JhammerTest.Row1.JhammerSat3+ form1.Page4.JhammerTest.Row1.JhammerSat4;

should be

var tempValue = parseInt(form1.Page4.JhammerTest.Row1.JhammerSat1.rawValue) + parseInt(form1.Page4.JhammerTest.Row2.JhammerSat2.rawValue) + parseInt(form1.Page4.JhammerTest.Row3.JhammerSat3.rawValue) + parseInt(form1.Page4.JhammerTest.Row4.JhammerSat4.rawValue);

Message was edited by: jasotastic81 after a couple of typos and fixing a logic problem, this should be right.

[Former Community Member]

That worked perfectly, thank you!!