I have a Combo Box field that I have manually put in several values (so it is not SQL driven). I have several Questions on the form marked as "Hide Until Forced Visible by a Question Event". I have also set up 2 "Display" question events based on the Combo box. I am able to set up the Initiation/Postback Question to be the combo box question. I leave "Execute Event for Any Response" UNCHECKED. Then I select my "Initiation Response" from the dropdown values and select which Questions on the form I want affected.

The problem is that the "Initiation Response" does not seem to be affected by my selection. I can select any value from the dropdown list, update it, then go back to look at it and it will ALWAYS be the FIRST one in the dropdown list. Am I doing something wrong here? Any advice is welcome.

Scott

Hi Shawn,

Thanks for setting it up on betasprings.  We're able to duplicate the problem and we're looking into a fix.  However, due to the 4th of July holiday, we might not be able to get back to you until next week.  Will keep you posted.

Thanks for reporting this.

Candace

Chad,

Although it gave me no errors it appeared to not store the value correctly. For example, if I set it to initiate on the 4th item in the list it would let me save it..But when I would go back to edit it would show it for the FIRST item in the list. It never correctly fired off for the 4th item..always for the 1st item. I will check out your new patch and let you know if it solves my issue. Thanks for being so responsive.

Scott

I just tried the patch and found it did not resolve the issue I am having. After loading it the behavior appears to be the same.

Hi Scott,

First, I'd like to apologize for posting a response meant for someone else on your thread last week.   

Ok, so for your issue with the question events:  We are not able to duplicate this locally and on betasprings.  I created a sample form called Question Events and Dropdowns in betasprings.com where the events are firing correctly.  Does your form have the same settings?  (Use host/dnnhost to login.)

If the settings are the same and you're still experiencing problems, please set up your form in betasprings.com so we can review it further.

Thanks,

Candace

Candace,

I added my version of this on BetaSprings on my page called Scotts Form. You can see the problem I am having by testing what I have there. I have set up 3 question events and set them to the appropriate choice from the Combo Box. However when you make a selection from the box it displays all hidden questions, defaults the selection to the first one, and the Question Event always defaults to the first one when you go back to look at it. Help!!!

Also I am trying to use the Client Side Event code that was supplied with the AuthorizeNet CheckBox Group example. However when there is a postback (from selecting an option from the ComboBox) it gets reset to $0.00. Are there any examples out there that show how I could display the total from using the ComboBox approach? I want to pass this value to PayPal.

Thanks

Scott

Hi Scott,

Thanks for setting your form up on betasprings.  I got it working now and here's what I did:

1.  Your Total field was a Text/HTML field.  I added a new textbox field called YourTotal just so you can see how it works.

2.  Please check out the client side event I added in the Venues field.

3.  I switched the field type from combo box to Checkbox Group.   You can change it back to combo box if you want, just know that the client side event will have to change also.  You might want to visit betasprings again and review the Calculation Field 2 under Dynamic Forms.  This will give you an idea on how a combo/dropdown box may be handled.

Hope this helps.  Let us know if you have additional questions. 

Candace

Hi Candace,

I might be missing something but I still don't see this functioning properly. On the form if you check the Aug 9 venue for example..all of the hidden fields display. THIS SHOULD NOT HAPPEN. I only want the fields associated with the Question Event for Aug 9 to display.

Now go to the Question Events section and look at the Aug09BP event I set up. Notice how it is showing the July 13th venue selection in the Initiation Response field. Change it to the Aug 9th venue and Update it. Now select the Aug09BP event again. AGAIN IT SHOWS THE JULY 13 SELECTION in the Initiation Response field.

Because I need this to be a ComboBox I am afraid that the Client Side Event will not work as it is only geared for a CheckboxGroup. I will have to search out other methods of populating the total field. The fact that it was a Text/HTML field previously was fine as it was updating correctly when I originally had it as a CheckboxGroup (and this is what it was in your Authorizenet example).

Scott

Scott,

Lets skip the issue with the client side event until the question event is working as you are needing it too. At first glance setting up our example of the dropdownlist/three colors was appearing to work properly so we are reviewing your form to see the differences (covered below)

Regarding Client Side Events...
As far as question events / client side events... We have found that client side events and question events can cause problems because of a postback on the server. The 'work around' for this is to have the same function call be executed in the 'Initial Javascript' option. The initial javascript option is setup above the javascript file under module configuration. As Candace mentioned, you will have to have a different javascript calculation as that example was specific to CheckBoxList field type.

Regarding your question event(s):
Question events must be 'tied' to either the any response, or based on a field response. In your case a combo box value... So... The problem here (or situation) is that all of your dropdownlist items have a value of 50.00. So when the question events are setup they are setup to display if the value of the field is 50.00, when the user selects an option, all of the fields are displayed because each option has a value of 50.00.

So..... My suggestion would be to create values such as AUG13 or AUG9... Then, either make your payment static (if they really are all 50.00) or setup a client side event to do an if statement and determine the price. So basically 'if $(field) = 'AUG13' then price = 50.00' etc...

Finally... For other field types such as checkbox groups and listbox's, we have a solution for this any PayPal/Authorizenet in case you want the value to be the same price. You can find this in the user guide on page 90, where it references VALUE01_Price etc... You have the option of VALUE01_ thru VALUE20_ and with this method you can set the price at the end but still have a unique value. When the payment gateway is rendered it will remove the VALUE01_ and therefore pass the appropriate price. I think this is only available however for checkbox groups and listbox's as there are the only multi selection field types.


Hope this helps resolve your issue.


-Chad