Yes!this.boundItem(xfa.event.newText) works here!Many thanks

I have a drop down list as follows:Text, valueJan, 1Feb, 2....Dec, 12Select Mth, 0 (Default)I wish to use the change event and get the new value.this.xfa.event.newText = the new selected TEXT itemthis.xfa.event.prevText = previous selected TEXT itemthis.rawValue = VALUE of the previous selected item...

Thanks allfrom the example I could see what I was doing wrongI found that you need to set the DD.rawValue = to the hidden value that you want, not the Display value (assuming that the 2 are different)

Sorry - should have been more explicitWould like to set these values using JS and if possible, by using either the text value or the hidden value..

Question on drop downs:How does one PRE set a drop down list value with a set choice. (ie: not changing the raw data behind the drop down but choosing one value to initially display - eg: select the current yr within a group of years)Interested in knowing how to set using  specific text within the l...

Thanks - this solved my issue.

Is there a function that can convert an ascii code to the proper character?ie: in excel, one can use code() and char() to go back and forth.Found some ref to \u0041 = A, but not sure if this is the right method?Any assistance greatly appreciated.

I have seen code examples using getFieldWanted to try it: So I have a field on my form called nYearBut when I use this codevar nYear = this.getField("nYear").value;I get the errorthis.getField is not a function2:XFA:myday[0]:Page1[0]:Button1[0]:clickAny ideas why?