Visual Basic Code for a Required Drop Down Menu Form Field

[Angela718]

I have a multiple-page Word form that has many fields, most of which are optional. I have been able to add Visual Basic modules to certain form fields at the beginning of the form to require those fields be completed -- these are fields that contain some type of text or date fields. There are other fields that contain drop down menus, some of which contain 2-3 options, others that contain many more options, but they are all single choice menus. The code I'm using for the text fields does not work with the drop-down fields and I don't know how to write the code to be used with these fields. Can someone provide the code or direct me to a source with this information?

[gmaxey]

By fields, I will assume you mean formfields. Formfield dropdowns by design can't be empty. They have to contain one of the list items that you define.



E.g., you might define "Choose Letter" as the first entry then A, B, C, D etc.


Sub ValidateFFs()
Dim oFF As FormField
For Each oFF In ActiveDocument.FormFields
Select Case oFF.Name
Case "Dropdown1"
If oFF.Result = "Choose Letter" Then
oFF.Range.Select
MsgBox "This field must have a valid selection"
Exit For
End If
Case "Text1"
'Your code for validating the Text1 field.

End Select
Next oFF
End Sub