How to linking a textfield to another when checkbox is checked.

Question

HI All
Can Anybody please help me;)
I want to do the following: I have to textfileds in a pdf form. Next to the second textfiled is a checkbox. I want to have the second textfiled to be linked to the first one only when the checkbox is checked.
So when the checkbox is checked, the second textfiled should have the same value as the first textfield. Whe the checkbox is not checked The second textfiled can be overwritten and has its own value.
This is my try:
var g = this.getField("checkbox1");
if(g.isBoxChecked(1))
var f = this.getField("Text1");
event.value = f.value;
Now the if statement doesn´t work. But when i just have this:
var f = this.getField("Text1");
event.value = f.value;
It works fine, and both textfiled s have the same value.
Can anybody please help me?;)
I am searching the whole net now for 2 days and haven´t found anything usefull. I also didn´t find anything in the adobe documentations and sample pdf files:(
Thanks for any hint;)
cheers dietmar

Answer 1

Corey,
Use a combo box with the part number and a switch statement (on blur, and commit immediately) linked to several text fields for the description. Something like this:
var combo1 = this.getField("Combo Box5").value;
var endDefault;
var a = this.getField("Text1")
var b = this.getField("Text2")
var c = this.getField("Text3")
switch (combo1){
case "Select an address":
getField("Text1").value = "",
getField("Text2").value = "",
getField("Text3").value = "";
break;
case "Part #1":
getField("Text1").value = "Part #1 Description",
getField("Text2").value = "Line break 1 description",
getField("Text3").value = "Line break 2 description";
break;
case "Part #2":
getField("Text1").value = "Part #2 Description",
getField("Text2").value = "Line break 1 description",
getField("Text3").value = "Line break 2 description";
break;
case "Part #3":
getField("Text1").value = "Part #3 Description",
getField("Text2").value = "Line break 1 description",
getField("Text3").value = "Line break 2 description";
break;
default:
endDefault = false;
if (endDefault = false)
app.alert("Please select from the drop-down menu",3);