Display what fields a user missed in an answer box?

[CuriousOne]

Hi,
What is the best way to display what fields a user missed when they press the submit button.

I have 4 fields that I would like a user to fill it.
If they hit the submit button and have not filled in all the fields an answer box pops up saying please fill in the empty fields above.


Thank you

[richmond62]

[CuriousOne]

Hi Richmond,
Thank you for pointing me in the right direction.

Based on what you built I came up with the following.

Answer PopUp Test.zip

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[richmond62]

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I'm afraid that yours is a bit problematic insofar as it only notifies us
that ONE field has not been filled.

[CuriousOne]

For what I am doing that would be ok.
But is it possible to loop through and add the missing fields to an array then display the array values in the answer dialogue box?

Thank you

[richmond62]

is it possible

Probably, but I don't know as I am only a simple fellow.

[SparkOut]

Yes, you can do whatever you like, but there's no need for an array.
Loop through, yes.
Build a list of fields requiring completion, yes. (List being one variable, each iteration of the loop appending a missing field if appropriate.)
Answer the variable, giving the whole list.
Richmond already demonstrated that. Simple describes his code rather than his intellect.

[CuriousOne]

Hi everyone,
Thanks for all of your help.
Here is what I ended up with.

Answer PopUp Test 3.livecode.zip

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Thank you

[dunbarx]

So much fun.

Put this into your "Submit" button script:

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on mouseUp
   repeat with z = 1 to 4
      if fld z = "" then put z & return after accum
      if accum <> "" then answer "The following fields require data:" & return & return & accum
   end repeat
end mouseUp

You can always embellish this by giving the names of the empty fields instead of merely their number.

Craig Newman

[Klaus]

Or rather:

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on mouseUp
   repeat with z = 1 to 4
      if fld z = "" then put z & return after accum
   end repeat
   if accum <> "" then answer "The following fields require data:" & return & return & accum
end mouseUp

[dunbarx]

Klaus,

Are there invisible chars that set your script apart from mine?

Craig

[Klaus]

I thought it would be a good idea to show the dialog after all fields have been inspected.
Not?

[bogs]

Not not

[CuriousOne]

Wow, Thanks I am learning quite a bit!
Using accum makes things much cleaner than what I came up with.

Thank you

[dunbarx]

Klaus.

You know, I used the test stack provided, which had only one field empty. So I both our handlers worked identically. You might say I did not test exhaustively.

Broadly, on the handlers' own merits, I must have missed HC 101.

Craig