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Deej
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I have a link on an HTML page that I need to toggle visibility on based on the user's login credentials. I need it to be visible to certain folks while hiding it from others.

Is there a way to do this without javascript?

Thanks!

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BabakNYC
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What version of WebFOCUS?


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Deej
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8.1.05



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eric.woerle
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Deej,

There is no way to do this without javascript. IBI does provide functions for you to use to hide elements:

Syntax: How to Show or Hide an HTML Element

IbComposer_showHtmlElement('elementID', bShow);

Example: Hiding or Showing a Check Box
function checkbox1_onclick(ctrl){
   var curValue = IbComposer_isSelected('checkbox1');
   IbComposer_showHtmlElement('form1', curValue);
}

  or 
Syntax: How to Enable or Disable an HTML Element
IbComposer_enableHtmlElement('elementID', bEnable);

Example: Enabling or Disabling Elements
function checkbox2_onclick(ctrl){
   IbComposer_enableHtmlElement('listbox1', IbComposer_isSelected('checkbox2', 'country'));
   IbComposer_enableHtmlElement('combobox1', IbComposer_isSelected('checkbox2', 'car'));
   IbComposer_enableHtmlElement('listbox2', IbComposer_isSelected('checkbox2', 'model'));
   IbComposer_enableHtmlElement('combobox2', IbComposer_isSelected('checkbox2', 'dcost'));
}


You will have to identify the users group through a small procedure. It would be best to identify the persons group and allow access based on groups instead of their login ID. I beleive the variable for this in 8.1.05 is &FOCSECGROUPS.

My suggestion would be to create a hidden input in the HTML page and populate it using a procedure. Then create your Javascript function to read the value from the hidden input, and Show/Hide your element depending on that result.

If you add the onInitialUpdate(){} function to your HTML page it will run after your inputs have been populated but before any reports are run
//Begin function onInitialUpdate
function onInitialUpdate(){
hideMyLink();
}
//End function OnInitialUpdate


Eric Woerle
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Deej
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Thank you for the suggestion Eric. I'm not too polished up on my WebFocus javascript so in the meantime I created a .fex file with the link in the header and applied the user permission to that. Then, pulled the report into the HTML page. So far, it seems to be working like I need it to.

I'll do a little more research into the javascript option.

Thanks again!



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