[CLOSED] JS Command populateDynamicCtrl

rdmcnally

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My goal is to make the system auto-refresh the fifth box anytime one of the first 4 are changed. There are other parameters that have to be picked as well as these. Then the report is run. This is where I wish I could post a PDF of the screen. The picture would help make what I'm trying to do clearer.

I have confirmed the values are correct when I first enter the screen. And I created a report to reflect back to the screen the values from all 5 boxes so I'm confident that part is working.

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MAdams1

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Do you still have my email address? I could take a look, then try to help.

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rdmcnally

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Just sent a copy of this to you.

Thanks!

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The documented JS calls Brian refers to are part of an API we have published for release 7702 and higher.

David Glick
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and WebFOCUS Developer Studio
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rdmcnally

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David,

Where can I find a copy of the documentation for this API? I've searched on several of the individual commands and have come up empty.

Thanks,

Bob

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The fullname of the manual is "Designing a User Interface for a Web Application with the HTML Composer version 7 release 7.0.2". The chapter for the API is Chapter 2 page 295.

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Dan Pinault

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Here's a thought from a guy who tries to stay out of the code where possible...
In addition to chaining lists 1 thru 5 like you are currently doing add another chain from list #1 to list #5 and add a conditional chain event to list #5. This way list #5 gets its orders from either list #4 (as in the 'normal' chain process) or from list #1. If this works you could, in theory, chain lists 1,2,3 and 4 to 5.

7.7.05M/7.7.03 HF6 on Windows Server 2003 SP2 output to whatever is required.

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I really want to repopulate a simple listbox once something else happens on the screen. In v7.6, I used populateDynamicCtrl (how I found out about that forbidden function, I cannot remember), in 7.7 it no longer exists. So, they've exposed an API, but there are only 10 JavaScript functions - none of which suit my simple needs. I tried IbComposer_execute('reportID'); and it doesn't do anything - neither in MRE nor on the server (by the way, there is no mention that this would or would not work in MRE). If they want to call it an API, then provide a good number of calls - 10 isn't enough.

Francis

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Ignored post by Francis Mariani posted

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You should open a new feature request for functions you feel should be added. Also, there is an API function for populate dynamic control.

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Ignored post by David Glick posted

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Asking for a new feature won't solve my immediate problem. I need to know how to repopulate a control that was loaded onLoad.

(1896 views of this thread should auto-prompt a new feature request.)

Francis

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j.gross

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To "repopulate a simple listbox once something else happens on the screen":

Create an arbitrary hidden control,
chain it as parent to the listbox,
and have your javascript change-event handler use the API call to trigger a cascade, repopulating the hidden control's progeny -- your listbox.

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Ignored post by j.gross posted

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j.gross - hmmm, I'll consider this. Thanks for the suggestion.

Francis

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The documentation shows that we have 2 events: onbeforeload and onafterload that may be used. We also have IbComposer_populateDynamicCtrl('controlID', 'fromControlId'); to populate a dynamic control. This was added to the product after the intial shipment of 7703 and the latest cut of the documentation has it.

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Ignored post by David Glick posted

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This still doesn't do me any good - not all clients jump and install a new version of WF immediately it's available.

One client that has no hotfixes applied to v7.7.03 has certain problems with DevStudio HTML Composer, another client that has applied hotfix applied to v7.7.03 has a different set of problems.

Which hotfix to rely on is a dilemma. Do we assume hotfix 7 fixes all the problems the previous hotfixes caused or didn't resolve? Can we apply a hotfix to DevStudio and not have the same numbered hotfix applied to the reporting server - I think not.

I feel the documentation on the "API" is minimal and in some cases misleading.

Francis

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