I've finally got this working - I found that the major issue with the methods I was using was that the checkbox group didn't seem to actually
have a value which meant the script couldn't recognize the value of that field. Based on what I found in another forum post about creating a total for checkboxes, I used that example in my code and got it to work. Here are the steps and code if anyone else is interested:
* Already had a hidden field (read only & turned off) named idbfSum that totals the values from six radio button options on my form (those fields have onclick action script)
1. Created hidden field (read only & turned off) named idbfStatus on page 1 with Actionscript > Custom > no action selected:
function ff_idbfStatus_action(element, action)
{
if (ff_getElementByName('idbfSum').value == 3)
{
ff_getElementByName('idbfStatus').value = 'Good';
}
if (ff_getElementByName('idbfCheckboxTotal').value == 3)
{
ff_getElementByName('idbfStatus').value = 'Good';
}
if (ff_getElementByName('idbfSum').value >= 4)
{
ff_getElementByName('idbfStatus').value = 'Bad';
}
if (ff_getElementByName('idbfCheckboxTotal').value >= 4)
{
ff_getElementByName('idbfStatus').value = 'Bad';
}
if (ff_getElementByName('idbfSum').value == 0)
{
ff_getElementByName('idbfStatus').value = 'Incomplete';
}
if (ff_getElementByName('idbfCheckboxTotal').value == 0)
{
ff_getElementByName('idbfStatus').value = 'Incomplete';
}
}
2. Created a text field (read only & turned off) on page 1 named idbfCheckboxTotal
3. Created a button element on page 1 with value Continue with Actionscript > Custom > OnClick which will run script to generate Status.
function ff_idbfNextButton_action(element, action)
{
switch (action) {
case 'click':
ff_idbfStatus_action(element, action);
CHOOSE ff_validate_submit(); OR ff_validate_nextpage();
break;
default:;
} // switch
} // ff_idbfNextButton_action
4. In Form properties disabled Paging as custom onclick Continue button will replace it
5. Form > Advanced > Script > Initialization > Custom (will total checkbox upon clicking):
function ff_copy_idbfFormName_master_init()
{
jQuery('[name="ff_nm_idbfCheckbox[]"]').click(function(){
var total = 0;
jQuery('[name="ff_nm_idbfCheckbox[]"]:checked').each(function(){
total += Number(jQuery(this).val());
});
ff_getElementByName('idbfCheckboxTotal').value = total;
});
} // ff_copy_idbfFormName_master_init
Now all works as needed. Every time a form user clicks any of the 6 radio boxes or items in the checkbox group, my hidden total fields update and provide the values needed for the Continue button to initiate the Status field to calculate a value of Good, Bad or Incomplete.
