Using FORMCHECKBOX field. Unable to get the value back.

[Garette]

Good morning,

I work with Word 2002.
I insert a check box in a document : a {FORMCHECKBOX}field from "From"
toolbar.

If I use a {FORMDROPDOWN} or a {FORMTEXT} field, I can insert the result of
the dropdown list or the textbox by inserting in the document a {REF
MyDropDownList} or a {REF MyTextBox}field (where MyDropDownList and
MyTextBox are the List and Textbox bookmarks).
It works fine.

But if I do the same with a {FORMCHECKBOX}field when I insert a {REF
MyCheckBox}fiels (where MyCheckBox is the Checkbox bookmark) it doesn't
work.
Nothing appear when I uncheck "see field codes" option and I protec the
form.
I can't test it with a "IF" or "COMPARE" field.

Any ideas ?

Thanks for your Help
Lionel

 

[Doug Robbins - Word MVP]

What exactly are you wanting to do?

If it is to have a second checkbox displaying the same state as the other
one, then use a macro on exit from the first one that contains the following
code

With ActiveDocument
.FormFields("Check2").Checkbox.Value =
..FormFields("Check1").CheckBox.Value
End With

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Hope this helps.

Please reply to the newsgroup unless you wish to avail yourself of my
services on a paid consulting basis.

Doug Robbins - Word MVP

 

[Garette]

I want to do something like :
{ IF {COMPARE { REF MyCheckBox } = 1 } = 1 "Message when the box is
checked" "Message when the box is not checked"}



It works fine with a TextBox :

{ IF {COMPARE { REF Text1 } = "Yes" } = 1 "Yes" "No"}

If I hit "Yes" in the TextBox I get "Yes"

If I hit any other thing in the TextBox I get "No"



More generally, I am wondering why it is possible to get the value from
FORMTEXT and FORMDROPDOWN and not from FORMCHECKBOX.

When evaluating (SHIFT + F9) the { REF MyCheckBox }field I get nothing (no
error but nothing)



Thanks for the Macro example you gave.

 

[Greg Maxey]

Garette,

That is just the way it is. You could evaluate the state of the
checkbox and set a document variable then use that variable in your IF
field:

Sub EvalCB()
Dim oFF As FormFields
With ActiveDocument
If .FormFields("Check1").CheckBox.Value = True Then
.Variables("oVar").Value = "True"
Else
.Variables("oVar").Value = "False"
End If
.Fields.Update
End With
End Sub

{IF {DocVariable oVar} = "True""State A""State B"}

 

[Garette]

Thank you very much for your help.
Garette.


"Greg Maxey" <[email protected]> a écrit dans le message de (e-mail address removed)...
Garette,

That is just the way it is. You could evaluate the state of the
checkbox and set a document variable then use that variable in your IF
field:

Sub EvalCB()
Dim oFF As FormFields
With ActiveDocument
If .FormFields("Check1").CheckBox.Value = True Then
.Variables("oVar").Value = "True"
Else
.Variables("oVar").Value = "False"
End If
.Fields.Update
End With
End Sub

{IF {DocVariable oVar} = "True""State A""State B"}