Populate textFields from dropDown Items Adobe LiveCycle Designer 8

I have one dropDownList with two Items: "Round Trip Delivery" and "Customer Pick-up", when user select item: "Round Trip Delivery" I need to display in textField1: "Delivery Date" and in textField2: "Pick-up Date"; and when user select item: "Customer Pick-up" from dropDownList I need to display in textField1: "Your Pick-up Date" and in textField2: "Your returning Date".
What will be the JavScript to use?
TIA
Wilson

oops! wasnt paying attention.. but anyway, you should have got the idea now..
if (xfa.event.newText == "Round Trip Delivery")
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