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I have several forms I'm trying to build and use dropdown fields in.  The forms work great up to a point, they store the user selected values when entered and saved, when reopened the form dropdown shows the saved value.  I am trying to use code to fire after the form opens and use the saved and visible dropdown value which loaded into the field via a function or with code.

I'm trying to read the saved value after it reopens and have tried unsuccessfully to use a lot of event.  I find it hard to believe the value is not  available

//doesn't retrieve any value if called from field events initialize, calculate, validate, postopen, docready, ready:form

var myrawValue = this.rawValue

var myValue = this.value

xfa.host.messageBox(myrawValue + " --> " +myValue ,"Show DropDown Values", 2, 2);

function fShowSign()
//Called from the field Change Event 

{

//called from the field change event works great!
//doesn't retrieve any value if called from field events initialize, calculate, validate, postopen, docready, ready:form

var oldValue = LP.Pg1.Pg1Ft.cboSigner.boundItem(xfa.event.prevText);  
var newValue = LP.Pg1.Pg1Ft.cboSigner.boundItem(xfa.event.newText);
  // For DEBUGGING purposes
xfa.host.messageBox(oldValue + " --> " +newValue ,"fShowSign", 2, 2);

// show the appropriate subform
switch (newValue) {
  case "2":
   xfa.resolveNode("LP.Pg1.Pg1Ft.sfrmSign1").presence= "visible";
   xfa.resolveNode("LP.Pg1.Pg1Ft.sfrmSign2").presence= "visible";
   xfa.resolveNode("LP.Pg1.Pg1Ft.sfrmSign3").presence= "hidden";
  break;
  default:
  // hide all
   xfa.resolveNode("LP.Pg1.Pg1Ft.sfrmSign1").presence= "hidden";
   xfa.resolveNode("LP.Pg1.Pg1Ft.sfrmSign2").presence= "hidden";
   xfa.resolveNode("LP.Pg1.Pg1Ft.sfrmSign3").presence= "hidden";
  break;
}
}

function fSignLoad()
{
//doesn't retrieve any value if called from field events initialize, calculate, validate, postopen, docready, ready:form
var myValue = LP.Pg1.Pg1Ft.cboSigner.boundItem(xfa.event.change); 
  // For DEBUGGING purposes
xfa.host.messageBox(myValue + " --> " +myValue ,"fSignLoad", 2, 2);
// show the appropriate subform
switch (myValue) {
  case "2":
   xfa.resolveNode("LP.Pg1.Pg1Ft.sfrmSign1").presence= "visible";
   xfa.resolveNode("LP.Pg1.Pg1Ft.sfrmSign2").presence= "visible";
   xfa.resolveNode("LP.Pg1.Pg1Ft.sfrmSign3").presence= "hidden";
  break;
  default:
  // hide all
   xfa.resolveNode("LP.Pg1.Pg1Ft.sfrmSign1").presence= "hidden";
   xfa.resolveNode("LP.Pg1.Pg1Ft.sfrmSign2").presence= "hidden";
   xfa.resolveNode("LP.Pg1.Pg1Ft.sfrmSign3").presence= "hidden";
  break;
}
}