Using Expression to Enable Form Field

Hi,

you shouldn't reference Choice_Field from Item Properties but from Named Controls because the one in Item Properties stores the value at the form load while the named one store the current value on the form..

Try to use the other reference and let us know if you can solve your issue

Giacomo

Hi Giacomo,

Thanks for your response.

I was thinking the same; however, named controls isn't an option here. In rules named controls are available, but in the field settings the named controls aren't there.

I have also tried doing this as a rule, but the rule has not worked out as desired despite disabling the field properly.

Hi,

As you have found you cannot reference a named control in the expression section of the control.

A rule will have to be used for this.

Please see the attached form for an example of this scenario working.

I used:

equals(Choice1,"B")

Disable.

Hi Simon,

Thank you for your response.

So the reason I have been using the expression section instead of a rule, is because I have duplicates of the same field. So in the actual form I have there are two "Optional_Fields": one as a Single Line Textbox and one as a List Lookup dropdown field. So basically when option A is selected, they are allowed to enter any value the user wants, while when option B is selected, the user must select a value already entered into the database. So when option A of "Choice_Field" is selected, I want to accept the value inputted from the first Optional_Field, and hide/disable the second Optional_Field. When option B is selected, I want to use the value of the second Optional_Field, and hide/disable the first.

The issue when using the rule is that when Option B is selected, the first Optional_Field is properly disabled, and I am able to select a value from the second Optional_Field; however, the value selected in that field is not successfully entered into the list, as if the first disabled field is still overriding it with a blank. Do you know why this is?

When manually disabling the first Optional_Field, I have been able to enter information into the database properly from the second Optional_Field, but could not create an expression that adjusts based on Choice_Field.

Let me know if you have any other suggestions or if this response is unclear. Thanks again!