connect 1 error message to multiple fields

[tonyzhang0510]

On my form, I was wondering how to link the error messages to all the address fields so that if at least one of them fields are blank, it would display the error message for the address

[RandyHayes]

@tonyzhang0510 

If I understand you correctly, you want to display an error message label if any of the address fields are blank.

If so, then for the Visible property of your error message, set the formula to something like this:

(IsBlank(yourAddressTextControl.Text) ||
 IsBlank(yourCityTextControl.Text) ||
 IsBlanl(yourStateTextControl.Text) ||
 IsBlank(yourZipTextControl.Text)

This will return true (thus visible) if any of the text controls are blank and false if they are all complete (not visible).

Obviously replace the names above to fit your app controls properly.

I hope this is helpful for you.

[tonyzhang0510]

I couldn't get it to work. Here is all the information.

[RandyHayes]

@tonyzhang0510 

I believe you are missing the .Text's from my formula.

Please observe the parts in red:

(IsBlank(DataCardValue1.Text) ||
 IsBlank(DataCardValue47.Text) ||
 IsBlanl(DataCardValue15.Text) ||
 IsBlank(DataCardValue38.Text)

[tonyzhang0510]

I fixed the visible property, but the error message still does not display if the city, state, or postal code are blank

[RandyHayes · Accepted solution]

@tonyzhang0510 

What does your formula look like at this point?  It should be exactly as shown below:

(IsBlank(DataCardValue1.Text) ||
 IsBlank(DataCardValue47.Text) ||
 IsBlank(DataCardValue15.Text) ||
 IsBlank(DataCardValue38.Text)
)

sorry, had a typo in the last one.

[tonyzhang0510]

It matched the correct formula.

(IsBlank(DataCardValue1.Text) || IsBlank(DataCardValue47.Text) || IsBlank(DataCardValue15.Text) || IsBlank(DataCardValue38.Text)
) 

[RandyHayes]

@tonyzhang0510 

to troubleshoot, place a label control on your screen and set the Text property to:

(IsBlank(DataCardValue1.Text) || 
 IsBlank(DataCardValue47.Text) || 
 IsBlank(DataCardValue15.Text) || 
 IsBlank(DataCardValue38.Text) 
)  

This should indicate true or false depending on if there is any of the address, city, state or zip fields that are empty.

See if that produces the true or false results.

[tonyzhang0510]

I set the visible property of the label to the formula and it disappeared after i filled in all the fields

[RandyHayes]

@tonyzhang0510 

Okay...so that is what you wanted, correct?