Setting value of callout element of DCT throug Perl

To set the value of a callout element in a DCT form froma perl script which opens a child window, I have the following code. Here $elementName is the name of the callout element.

function set_datacapture_item_value()
{
var textElement = top.file.document.getElementById("file_path").value;
var calloutForm = 'parent.' + '$formName' ;
for (i =0 ;i < calloutForm.elements.length ;i++)
{
if (calloutForm.elements.name =='$elementName')
{
// Populate the text box element in the parent windows form with the value // selected in the browser.
calloutForm.elements.value = textElement;
calloutElementFound =true;
break;
}
}

top.window.close();
return true;
}

What I want to know is that is there any way I can avoid looping through all the elements of the form and then set the value and Instead directly set the value of the DCT form element.

Any pointers will be highly appreciated.

regards,
Mukund.

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Adam Stoller

To set the value of a callout element in a DCT form froma perl script which opens a child window, I have the following code. Here $elementName is the name of the callout element.

function set_datacapture_item_value()
{
var textElement = top.file.document.getElementById("file_path").value;
var calloutForm = 'parent.' + '$formName' ;
for (i =0 ;i < calloutForm.elements.length ;i++)
{
if (calloutForm.elements.name =='$elementName')
{
// Populate the text box element in the parent windows form with the value // selected in the browser.
calloutForm.elements.value = textElement;
calloutElementFound =true;
break;
}
}

top.window.close();
return true;
}

What I want to know is that is there any way I can avoid looping through all the elements of the form and then set the value and Instead directly set the value of the DCT form element.

Any pointers will be highly appreciated.

regards,
Mukund.

That's the "old-school" code - as of 6.5 there's a "new-school" method in which you access the FormAPI layer from the opener - see the FormAPI manual (getScriptFrame) and several threads in these forums for information about using it.

kaalraa

Hi Mukund,

You have not specified your work environment ... please do that as it helps in reaching the solution appropriately.

There is no need to loop through all form elements. Instead these lines of code would do the thing:

{script language="JavaScript"}
var pFrame = top.opener.parent.getScriptFrame();
{/script}
print "pFrame.IWDatacapture.getItem(|itemname|).setValue(|valuetoset|);";

Please be sure that the above code is in a single line and you can use all the formAPI methods like the above.

To set the value of a callout element in a DCT form froma perl script which opens a child window, I have the following code. Here $elementName is the name of the callout element.

function set_datacapture_item_value()
{
var textElement = top.file.document.getElementById("file_path").value;
var calloutForm = 'parent.' + '$formName' ;
for (i =0 ;i < calloutForm.elements.length ;i++)
{
if (calloutForm.elements.name =='$elementName')
{
// Populate the text box element in the parent windows form with the value // selected in the browser.
calloutForm.elements.value = textElement;
calloutElementFound =true;
break;
}
}

top.window.close();
return true;
}

What I want to know is that is there any way I can avoid looping through all the elements of the form and then set the value and Instead directly set the value of the DCT form element.

Any pointers will be highly appreciated.

regards,
Mukund.