Required field in "hidden" subform

[mdawn50]

I have a set of 3 radio buttons. If #1 is selected then a subform with one text field is displayed. When displayed that field is required. All of that works fine. What doesn't work is if the user selects #1 then decides to select #2 instead, the subform correctly is "hidden" but the field is still seen as required. I'm not sure how to fix this. Here's the script:

//Create a variable to hold the document object

var v1 = form1.page3.accessApps.TextField11.rawValue;

//accessApps

if

((v1 == "") || (v1 == null) )

{

xfa.host.messageBox( "Please list the applications the associate should have access to" );

xfa.host.setFocus("form1.page3.accessApps.TextField11");

}

[Jono_Moore]

You can turn the required setting on and off with the following:

FieldName.mandatory = "error"; //mandatory
FieldName.mandatory = "disabled"; //not mandatory

[mdawn50]

Where would these go in the script(s) and on what event?

Thanks,

Margaret Dawn

[Jono_Moore · Accepted solution]

You would just add the line to the script you are using to show/hide the subform or field.

if (x)
{
     FieldName.presence = "visible";
     FieldName.mandatory = "error"; 
}

[mdawn50]

Thanks

Margaret Dawn

[mdawn50]

Here's how I inserted the lines in my script:

if

(this.rawValue == 1)

{

accessApps.presence

= "visible";

xfa.host.setFocus("form1.page4.accessApps.TextField11");

form1.page4.accessApps.TextField11.mandatory

= "error"; //mandatory

}

else

{

accessApps.presence

= "hidden";

form1.page4.accessApps.TextField11.mandatory

= "disabled"; //not mandatory

}

but it's not working.

[Niall_O_Donovan]

Hi,

I would recommend that you place the mandatory line of script BEFORE the presence line. See here: http://assure.ly/hxHupW.

Niall