Hi
I would add another fake print button over the top of the existing one but just add a standard button not a print button.
then to the click scripting event in the script editor add something like the below
if ((TextField1.rawValue == null) or (TextField2.rawValue == null) & (CheckBox1.rawValue == "1")) then
xfa.host.messageBox("You must enter the required data to be able to print this form")
else
PrintButton1.execEvent("click")
endif
as you are relatively new to this. Incase the above it giberish to you I will try to explain what the above is doing.
the above is an if statement using formcalc (which is the default on button objects)
as this code is inserted in to the click event (you can see what event you are looking from the dropdown at the top left of the script editor window.... make sure click is selected, and formcalc is set in the drop down to the right of the script editor window.
each bracketed command e.g. (TextField1.rawValue == null) is address a single field in your form. You will need to make sure you adjust these names and the path to these names so it may end up looking like (Form1.subform.TextField1.rawValue == null).
A quick tip to ensure you have the right path is with the cursor in the script window move your mouse over the field you wish to address, hold Ctrl button and click the field. This will load the field path in to the script editor and all you have to add is the .rawValue portion of the command.
You require '==' because means 'is equals to' in formcalc
the null term means 'if the field is empty'
if you have checkboxes that require to be ticked you must address them and look for a value of 1 (as in the example) as as default when a checkbox is selected it has a value of 1.
you can use or commands or & commands between expressions.
please note all the comments together require brackets round them hence the double brackets at the start and end of the expression.
once you have added all the required expressions to the top line
the second line is saying if the statement returns a true value e.g. in our example a true value would be returned if TextField1 or TextField2 empty AND the checkBox1 is not ticked
then this will pop up a message box saying you have not entered the required fields to print this form
then the else statement says to click the print button for the user.... which will print the form as the print button does now.
I know it may seem complicated but it honestly is not that difficult.
Feel free to come back to me if you need any further help.
Regards
Graham
