EricFleet
asked on
Nested checkboxes and radio buttons
I am using Acrobat Standard 9 to create a form for clients to fill out. A couple of the items are radio buttons with nested sub-options. For example, one question has seven mutually exclusive options. Option 7 however, if selected, should present two mutually exclusive sub-options. Right now, the user can choose Option 1, and still choose an Option 7 sub-option. However, this should not be the case. If option 1 is chosen, those option 7 sub-options should not be disabled, and cleared out if already selected.
How do I accomplish this? I have similar issues with check boxes, but assume the answer to the above will work for that as well.
How do I accomplish this? I have similar issues with check boxes, but assume the answer to the above will work for that as well.
ASKER
I am on Adobe Acrobat 9 Standard. I am not sure if I am getting my terminology mixed up, but I am creating a PDF that will be sent to a few clients. They fill it out, save it and send it back to us. I know javascript, but that appears to not be allowable in 9 Standard.
ASKER CERTIFIED SOLUTION
membership
This solution is only available to members.
To access this solution, you must be a member of Experts Exchange.
ASKER
I can do mouse actions, however, I cannot do JavaScript. I have a few predefined things I can choose from. Online help indicates that professional does allow for JavaScript. I do find it odd that Standard can't do a simple enable/disable related fields. I know you cannot answer this one since you don't have the Standard version. I was hoping I was just misunderstanding the options I do have available.
Our clients do not have the full version. However, we do enable the additional rights. And we won't be near the 500 limit, so didn't see that as an issue.
Thanks for your help.
Our clients do not have the full version. However, we do enable the additional rights. And we won't be near the 500 limit, so didn't see that as an issue.
Thanks for your help.
SOLUTION
membership
This solution is only available to members.
To access this solution, you must be a member of Experts Exchange.
ASKER
Thanks for your help. I will likely go with the professional version as time is a consideration.
What you need to do is create independent radio buttons, one set for the first level, and then additional ones for your sub-options.
The first level radio buttons will then call a script (all of them the same) whenever they receive a "mouse up" event. This script will then determine the current value of the first radio button group, and if based on that, it will mark the other radio button groups as read-only or read-write.
How well do you know Acrobat JavaScript or JavaScript in general?