Hi all,
Does anyone know how to set focus on a double list control in App Studio 8009? This is for a guided report where the user selects columns, sort, report title and report format. I am limiting the number of columns selected for PDF format to 9 to prevent paneling error. After displaying a message, I like to have the focus on the double list for selecting columns.

Thank you,

Seyed

This message has been edited. Last edited by: SeyedG,

Plain old JavaScript:

alert("Display message to user");
document.getElementById("customselect1_selectfrom").focus();

jQuery:

alert("Display message to user");
$("#customselect1_selectfrom").focus();

To have the focus go to the right side of the double list control, use "customselect1_selectto" instead.

quote:

Squatch

Hi Squatch,
Thank you for your help. Here is the result of my changes:

Method #1: The following doesn't work, it proceeds to run the report in PDF format and crashes with paneling error.

if (rpt_fmt == 'PDF' && total_columns > 9) {
    alert('For PDF Reports, The Maximum Number Of Columns Is 9!');
   document.getElementById("customselect5").focus();
   return false;
}

Method #2: The following doesn't crash, and stays on the guided report page. But, there is no focus anywhere on the page.

if (rpt_fmt == 'PDF' && total_columns > 9) {
    alert('For PDF Reports, The Maximum Number Of Columns Is 9!');
    form1.customselect5.focus();
    return false;
}

Method #3: And finally using the JQuery method you suggested, code is ignored and guided report proceeds with running the report in PDF format and crashes with paneling error.

if (rpt_fmt == 'PDF' && total_columns > 9) {
    alert('For PDF Reports, The Maximum Number Of Columns Is 9!');
    alert("Display message to user");
    $("#customselect5").focus();
    return false;
}

Thanks again,


Seyed

The "customselect5" id is the id of the entire double list control.

There are separate id's for the selection boxes. The id of the one you want the focus on is "customselect5_selectfrom".

And if you want to stop the report from running, you can do so in the "onclick" event for the submit button. Just call on the "stopImmediatePropagation" function inside the "event" object:

// Assume "rpt_fmt" and "total_columns" are
// global variables that are set elsewhere...

function form1Submit_onclick(event) {

    if (rpt_fmt == 'PDF' && total_columns > 9) {
        alert('For PDF Reports, The Maximum Number Of Columns Is 9!');
        document.getElementById("customselect5_selectfrom").focus();
        event.stopImmediatePropagation();
        return;
    }

}

Hi Squatch,
Your last solution worked perfectly!. Without the event.stopImmediatePropagation line, it still would crash, but using it, stops the guided report from running the PDF report and puts the focus on the 'customselect5_selectfrom' box.

Thank you very much,

Seyed