Cancel submit of required fields blank

Question

Hi
I have a submit button which submits to email then clears the form.  I use "Submit a form" and "Reset a form".  Id like to check for required fields and prompt the user to complete any which are required.  Does anyone know how to stop the reset if this is the case, then only reset once the form has been sent (using email)?
Thanks

Answer 1

You have to write a custom script and place as needed for the processing you are trying to do. You will need to use an "if ... them" statement to control processing.
// define a control variable for processing;
var bProcess = true; // assume all fields completed;
// assuming a name field;
if(this.getField("name").value == this.getField("name").defaultValue) {
// name field not changed from default value;
bProcess = false; // set bProcess to false;
// check box example;
if(this.getField("checkbox 1").value =="Off") {
// no check box selected;
bProcess = false; // set bProcess to false;
// additional checking statements;
// decision for submission;
if(bProcess = true) {
// processing statement;
} else {
// alert about missing required fields;
app.alert("Not all required fields completed.\Please complete the required fields and submit.", 1, 0);