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Hi,
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I have a form where a javascript function executes when a field is changed: so, when a user enters a value into Field 1 or Field2, a js function is called as an Event in the Form, performs a calculation and places the result in Field 3, using the On Change trigger. Works well.
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However when I populate the form from a database table or external file, the fields are filled but the js function is not run unless the user changes one of the input fields after loading.
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I did try the Not empty trigger but this did not work either.
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Is there a way that I can get CF6 to execute the js function when the fields are populated from the database? Preferably a way to run it when triggered by the data being loaded into the field.
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Thanks
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Tim

Hi Tim,
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You probably need to run your function when the page loads. See this StackOverFlow page for several ways to do this.
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Bob

Thanks Bob,
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It looks like a good way to go, but I am not certain how that translates into a typical CF6 form.
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If I wanted to use one of the solutions here, say
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window.onload = function ...

How would I do it? In a custom code after the Display Form?
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Cheers
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Tim

There's custom JS code blocks in CFv6, and there's a big giant "on page load" checkbox.

HI!
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I had the same problem on a CF7 form and the option "on page load" / "add inside domready event" don't work.
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So i've put an img at the end of the page with a transparent 1x1 pixel image that call the function:
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<img src="images/pxl.png" alt="" onload="myFunction()" />
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and it's work.
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p.