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1. rscott7706
   Member

   Hi folks,

   I have some forms that are sectioned. If a client has one need, they fill in a particular section. If another need, they skip to another section. As I am also using required fields in the different sections, this creates a problem.

   I have several fields that should be required, such as date and price fields. But, if I make them required, the clients then would be forced to populate fields in sections not applicable to them. (Price or Date fields).

   Is there a way I can make all date or price fields pre-populate with a value? For date fields, a simple 1/1/2008 would be fine (or what ever 01/01/2008, etc.) and for price, a simple 1 dollar would be fine.

   If not is there any way to get the fields (as I build them) to except some default value?

   Thanks!!

   Ron

   Posted 16 years ago #
2. 

   redityo

   Hi Ron,

   What the condition to customer should fill the date and price field or not ?

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   MachForm Support

   Posted 16 years ago #

3. Saghalie
   Pro Member

   For default values, just fill in the "Default Value" section under field properties.

   I would suggest putting in there "Not Applicable" or just "NA".

   Saghalie.

   Posted 16 years ago #

4. rscott7706
   Member

   redityo

   I am not good at explaining sometimes, there will be sections in the form that get filled out if one condition exists and another section filled out if another situation exists - and they both will have a date field. So, in order to legitimately instruct the client to "Skip" a section, I must pre-populate all the date fields.

   So, both sections contain a date field for instance. They both need to be populated with default values so, when the form is submitted it will pass the "required" validation. One field gets re-written with to proper date for the section applicable to the client, the other remains.

   I hope this makes sense.

   Saghalie
   I do find that telephone fields have a "default" option, so this is solved, but date fields do not have a "default" option. Hence my situation.

   Thanks All - I hope explained that better.

   Here is a link that may help: http://www.masterliens.biz/machform/view.php?id=4

   Ron

   Posted 16 years ago #
5. 

   redityo

   Hi Ron,

   You can set default value for date element by edit "inludes/view-functions.php" and add these code to line 358.

   $element->populated_value['element_'.$element->id.'_1']['default_value'] = "01";
   $element->populated_value['element_'.$element->id.'_2']['default_value'] = "01";
   $element->populated_value['element_'.$element->id.'_3']['default_value'] = "1990";

   it should give your date field with 01/01/1990

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   MachForm Support

   Posted 16 years ago #

6. rscott7706
   Member

   Thanks redityo - I will try to look at doing this tonight or tomorrow.

   Thanks for the tip!!

   Ron

   Posted 16 years ago #

7. komita
   Member

   I want a default value for the "price" field and do not see that I can set that. I can see it in number, but not price.

   Posted 15 years ago #
8. 

   yuniar

   Let say you have a form with id number=27 and your price field is having id=4, and would like to put $34.99 as default value for your price field.

   Edit includes/view-functions.php file, around line 825 you should find this code:

   function display_money($element){

   under that line, insert this code:

   if($_REQUEST['id'] == 27 && $element->id == 4){
   	if(empty($element->populated_value['element_'.$element->id.'_1']['default_value'])){
   		$element->populated_value['element_'.$element->id.'_1']['default_value'] = 34;
   	}
   
   	if(empty($element->populated_value['element_'.$element->id.'_2']['default_value'])){
   		$element->populated_value['element_'.$element->id.'_2']['default_value'] = 99;
   	}
   }

   that would set the default value for your price field.

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   MachForm Founder

   Posted 15 years ago #

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