Various Selections in Combo Box trigger required field

Question

Can anyone assist me in creating a multiple if/else statement? I have a combo box which lists all departments within my organization. I am needing assistance in creating an if/else statement that basically says if the department name is equal to say Finance, Accounting, Purchasing, etc. that a signature field is hidden because it is not required. However, if the department name were Information Services, Library, etc. the signature field would be required.
I can get this to work if I use just one value (i.e. Finance), but when I add other values (and I've tried different methods) nothing happens.
Thank you for any assistance you may provide.

Answer 1

Check your JavaScript debugger console for errors.
var s1 = this.getField("RBDeptHdYes").valueAsString;
var s2 = this.getField("State").valueAsString;
var s3 = this.getField(CMSignature); // field name must be in quotes
if ( s1 == "Yes")
s3.required=true;
if (s2 != "Texas"); // no ";" here
s3.required=true;
if (s1== "Yes" && s2 == "Texas")
s3.required=true;
else
s3.hidden=false;
I might be easier to crate a control variable that can be set to true or false by each test and then test the control variable at the end.
var bRequired = false; // assume not required
this.getField("CMSignature").hidden = true; // hide field
var s1 = this.getField("RBDeptHdYes").value;
var s2 = this.getField("State").value;
if ( s1 == "Yes") bRequired = true; // required
if (s2 != "Texas") bRequired = true;
if (s1== "Yes" & s2 == "Texas") bRequired = true;
if (bRequired) this.getField("CMSignature").hidden = false; // signature is required
Your script has to be placed in the "mouse up" for the radio buttons and the "blur" action for the state combo box so that when any one of these fields is changed, the script will run. This means that whenever your requirements change, each location will have to be updated unless you use a document level function which is called by each field as needed and then only the function's code would need to be changed.