Sam,
The attached form demonstrates a common technique for doing form validation on submission. The form contains a drop-down called 'status' which controls the visibility of a field called 'budget'.
// form1.page1.subform1.status::exit - (JavaScript, client)
if (form1.page1.subform1.status.rawValue == "visible") {
form1.page1.subform1.budget.presence = "visible";
}
else {
if (form1.page1.subform1.status.rawValue == "hidden") {
form1.page1.subform1.budget.presence = "hidden";
}
}
When 'visible' is selected from 'status' the 'budget' field is visible and available for entry. The exit event declares 'budget' as a mandatory field and requires a value between 1 and 100.
// form1.page1.subform1.budget::exit - (JavaScript, client)
if (form1.page1.subform1.budget.isNull) {
xfa.host.messageBox("Budget is a mandatory field when status is 'visible'.");
}
else {
if (form1.page1.subform1.budget.rawValue < 1 || form1.page1.subform1.budget.rawValue > 100) {
xfa.host.messageBox("The budget value must be between $1 and $100.");
}
}
The 'submitBtn' then validates both 'status' and 'budget'. The 'submitBtn' is just a regular button that enables form validation to be executed before calling the field 'hiddenSubmitBtn'. In my example 'hiddenSubmitBtn' is just a regular button that causes a message box to open demonstrating the button has been clicked by calling 'execEvent("click")'. In your case 'hiddenSubmitBtn' would be a button of type 'submit' attached to a URL.
// form1.page1.subform1.submitBtn::click - (JavaScript, client)
if (form1.page1.subform1.status.rawValue == "visible") {
if (form1.page1.subform1.budget.isNull) {
xfa.host.messageBox("Budget is a mandatory field when status is 'visible'.");
}
else {
if (form1.page1.subform1.budget.rawValue < 1 || form1.page1.subform1.budget.rawValue > 100) {
xfa.host.messageBox("The budget value must be between $1 and $100.");
}
else {
form1.page1.subform1.hiddenSubmitBtn.execEvent("click");
}
}
}
else {
form1.page1.subform1.hiddenSubmitBtn.execEvent("click");
}
Steve
