Knowing DCT or DCR refreshed ??

Hi ALL,

Is there any way to know whether DCR or DCT form got refreshed?. To explain little more, when a user fills in DCT form or DCR and generates with a particular output file, and again when the user generates the page without refreshing, during second templating won't ask for output file name.

Is there any way to do this using JS or FormAPI. I found isModified but it works for modification only not for refresh(F5).

Thanks.
Sanjeev

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kaalraa

Hi ALL,

Is there any way to know whether DCR or DCT form got refreshed?. To explain little more, when a user fills in DCT form or DCR and generates with a particular output file, and again when the user generates the page without refreshing, during second templating won't ask for output file name.

Is there any way to do this using JS or FormAPI. I found isModified but it works for modification only not for refresh(F5).

Thanks.
Sanjeev

It s ok to find the modification through isModified, but have you give a try to increase the number of count for init function being called and stored it as EA?

RajatChopra

Hi ALL,

Is there any way to know whether DCR or DCT form got refreshed?. To explain little more, when a user fills in DCT form or DCR and generates with a particular output file, and again when the user generates the page without refreshing, during second templating won't ask for output file name.

Is there any way to do this using JS or FormAPI. I found isModified but it works for modification only not for refresh(F5).

Thanks.
Sanjeev

You can use the FORMAPI function to retrieve the generated file name associated with the DCR.

dont remember properly, but should be getOutputFilename() or something similar. Check the return value in your DCR init. If it returns a value, dont ask for the output file name and use setOutputFile() to set it right back.

HTH

iw_store

You can use the FORMAPI function to retrieve the generated file name associated with the DCR.

dont remember properly, but should be getOutputFilename() or something similar. Check the return value in your DCR init. If it returns a value, dont ask for the output file name and use setOutputFile() to set it right back.

HTH

Thanks for your reply!! I haven't tried this and even I don't know whether there is a form API for this. But the drawback with this is once the USer generates the page DCR will be having associated HTML file. If the user changes DCR again dcr will be having generated page again. Even I do refresh it won't initiate my generate CGI.

Thanks.

RajatChopra

Not knowing why and how the CGI is working, I will risk a shot at this..

I think the Generation can be handled with the OnGenerate FormAPI event and you can check for valid generated files at that stage.

You could also check for all this information on the onSaveValid fucntion...

HTH