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Odd form behavior - fields not calculating properly

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jazminecat

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Jun 2, 2003
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Hi all - has anyone had trouble with adobe forms calculating strangely? I have a form with a lot of fields on it, check boxes with values that total in text boxes, and other text boxes that are totals of the totals. What I'm seeing is strange behavior where some of the totals will clear to zero when the checkboxes are cleared, as they should, and others that a) stay at zero when the checkboxes are checked, instead of calculating the value of the checkboxes, and then b) calculate the numbers *after* the checkboxes are unchecked, which it's really not supposed to do. Anyone seen this and have any ideas how to fix it? I'm using Acrobat Pro 6.0. Thanks!
 
Well, I answered my own question. In case anyone else runs into this, in Acrobat Pro 6.0, you go to Advanced --> Forms --> Set Field Calculation order. The problem was that the totals at the end of the form were calculating before the subtotals that they were comprised of - tricky. Hope this helps someone else.

 
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