Seemingly simple question, but;

I have a yyyymm parameter and I want the HTML Selected Value to default to the current month.

In a Fex I would use (&YYMD / 100). When I try this in the HTML it just defaults to the top value.

Thanks!

This message has been edited. Last edited by: Nicholas Spyrison,

Use

-* With slash
-SET &WSLASH = &DATEYYM;
-TYPE &WSLASH
-* Without slash
-SET &WOSLASH = EDIT(&DATEYYM,'9999$99');
-TYPE &WOSLASH

OK, then I plug &WOSLASH in the Selected Value in the HTML and defaults to the top value.

Will the HTML Page evaluate &WOSLASH ?

Yes, using something such as:

YourField.value = '!IBI.AMP.WOSLASH;';

But &WOSLASH as to be initialized in a fex which call the HTML.

Or other technics are available depending on the nature of your parameter that must have the WOSLASH value.

Do this in the Embedded JavaScript/CSS tab?

I have Selected Value: &CURYM
and the the following in the JS/CSS:

 DM.DM.Date_Calendar_Month_YYYYMM.value = '!IBI.AMP.CURYM;'; 

Still no dice

Yes in the embedded javascript tab.
Try displaying your value first to be sure that it is properly initialized:

var curval = '!IBI.AMP.CURYM;';
alert (curval);

returns

 !IBI.AMP.CURYM; 

Create a procedure (fex) in DefaultDomain with the following:

-SET &CURYM = EDIT(&DATEYYM,'9999$99');
-HTMLFORM IBFS:/WFC/Repository/DefaultDomain/z.htm

Then create an HTML form (named "z" as per my sample) in the same Content having this in the embedded java script tab

function window_onload() {
 
UpdateData();

var curval = '!IBI.AMP.CURYM;';
alert (curval);
}

Then run the procedure, you should have a popup displaying 201509.

I have the popup displaying 201509.

commented out the alert.

It looks like it is trying to replicate the HTML file with the fex's frame. Do I need to specify a frame in the html filepath?

I also have curval in the Selected Value box it populates the first value rather than 201509.


Thanks for the continued support!

Hi Nicholas

I just saw your post and if you are using App Studio go to the settings panel or in Dev Studio go to the properties and setting window and look for "Selected Value" that will be the default and if you want a dynamic value set the Dynamic radio button and select a proc which will return the current date or the calculated date for the control to use. In App Studio you can set the current date with a check box.

Thanks Barry

quote:

I just saw your post and if you are using App Studio go to the settings panel ... and look for "Selected Value" that will be the default and if you want a dynamic value set the Dynamic radio button and select a proc which will return the current date or the calculated date for the control to use.

Right I have all this, the date is stored in &CURYM, the "Selected Value" doesn't evaluate &CURYM how do I apply it?

quote:

In App Studio you can set the current date with a check box.

Where? still on the Settings tab. keep in mind that I need yyyymm rather than the date.

You can do this completely in JS. In an onInitialUpdate function, add:

    var d = new Date();
    var n = d.getMonth();
    var dt;
    if (n < 9) {
       dt = d.getFullYear().toString() + "/0" + (n+1).toString();
    } else {
       dt = d.getFullYear().toString() + "/" + (n+1).toString();
    }
    DM.DM.Date_Calendar_Month_YYYYMM.value = dt;
 

do so then how do I get the DM.DM.Date_Calendar_Month_YYYYMM.value dropdown conrol to default to dt?

I can't put dt in the "Selected Value" setting

function window_onload() {

    var d = new Date();
    var n = d.getMonth();
    var dt;
    if (n < 9) {
       dt = d.getFullYear().toString() + "/0" + (n+1).toString();
   } else {
       dt = d.getFullYear().toString() + "/" + (n+1).toString();
    }
    DM.DM.Date_Calendar_Month_YYYYMM.value = dt;


UpdateData();
}  

won't load. any thoughts?

Re-read my second last post carefully!

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

 function onInitialUpdate() {
    var d = new Date();
    var n = d.getMonth();
    var dt;
    if (n < 9) {
       dt = d.getFullYear().toString() + "/0" + (n+1).toString();
    } else {
       dt = d.getFullYear().toString() + "/" + (n+1).toString();
    }
    DM.DM.Date_Calendar_Month_YYYYMM.value = dt;
}
 

and without function and the code with-in parentheses doesn't work.