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To use a script to show the data that is entered into one field in another field

You can use a script to display the data that is entered into one field in another field. You can run this script on specific field-oriented events that trigger in response to user actions.

For example, an interactive form may prompt a user to enter the department name. This department name may be displayed on subsequent pages of the form (if it is a multipage interactive form). The field for the department name is bound to a data field, and this data field is where the department name is recorded. To display the department name on the other pages, the contents of the input field need to appear on other pages. The other instances do not need to be editable, and they may be part of another field (such as a floating field). In this case, you use a script to copy the department name to the other fields.

1.	Select the first field.

2.	If the Script Editor is not already showing, select Palette > Script Editor.

3.	(Optional) Click the Expand button on the palette border until the palette is larger.

4.	In the Show list, select a field-oriented event.

For example, select Exit from the Show list.

5.	In the Language list, select JavaScript and, in the Run At list, select Client.

6.	In the Script Source field, type the script:

For example, type the following script:

ContactName.rawValue = this.rawValue;

ContactName is the name of the second field from the Binding tab of the Object palette.

7.	Select the second field.

8.	In the Object palette, click the Value tab and, in the Type list, select Calculated – Read Only.

See also 

To bind multiple fields to one node

To define a global field

About scripting in LiveCycle Designer ES

To use a script to show the data that is entered into one field in another field