How to set values referencing fieldnames

[Electric_Soul]

Hello

I managed to insert fieldnames into a word file, which MBS is able to find using the "WordFile.FieldNames" function. However if I want to set a value into one of those fields, MBS throws the following error "[MBS] Failed to find field: Test03".

I also tried combing controlfields(this is what the MBS plging is calling fieldnames)  with "text form fields". But nothing,.....   

Questions

1. How do I have to setup a word file, in order to effectively use the "WordFile.SetFieldText" function correctly?
2. Is it possible to set a "true" value for a checkbox using fieldnames? If so...  please tell me too

 

Thank you

Have a nice day

Robert

Edited May 19, 2022 by Electric_Soul

[Electric_Soul]

It looks like the MBS plugin does not work with all content controls. With the following Word Version this text control works.

 

But you must name the control here.

 

[Electric_Soul]

Ok...   so I managed to set checkboxes too :=)

First of all. Do not use leagcy controls.

If you need to set a checkbox, use the WordFile.SetFieldText function, to obtain the value from a already set checkbox. MBS plugin has an example fmp12 files, to help out.

 

However setting checkboxes seems flawed. If you open a word file that was manipulated with MBS and you click on a checked checkbox, you'll notice than the checkbox is not being unchecked. Only if you click twice. You could also set any characters into the checkbox field. If you'd click on those characters, then they'd be replaced with the checkbox sign. I'd say this basically means, that the checkbox is not being set at all. But it looks like it.

So... not ideal, but enough for my purposes.

Edited May 25, 2022 by Electric_Soul