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Autonaming a DCR

emcneill

I've created an autonaming function that is invoked when the user saves a dcr. When the user saves the file for the first time, it names the dcr and then saves it in the root data directory. I've been trying to find a way for the dcr to be saved in the directory the user was in when they started the new form. I can't seem to find a methood that does that.

IWDatacapture.getDCRPath () returns an empty string when the dcr is new. Is there anything to get the current directory path?

// Autonaming the DCR on click of a save button
function autoName() {
var dcrName = IWDatacapture.getItem("/title").getValue();

var VPath = IWDCRInfo.getDCRName();

if (VPath == "" && dcrName != "") {
IWDCRInfo.setDCRName(dcrName);
}
return true;
}

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nipper

I do not think there is anyway to get that information. It would not be very reliable as well since New Form Entry can be executed from anywhere within the branch.

I tend to calculate the sub folder for a DCR (under the data folder), usually using breadcrumb information. Depending on how your DCRs are organized, you can do this. I also will display the save as folder and allow someone to change it (before the first save).

HTH

Andy

ISCBorisB

I've created an autonaming function that is invoked when the user saves a dcr. When the user saves the file for the first time, it names the dcr and then saves it in the root data directory. I've been trying to find a way for the dcr to be saved in the directory the user was in when they started the new form. I can't seem to find a methood that does that.

IWDatacapture.getDCRPath () returns an empty string when the dcr is new. Is there anything to get the current directory path?

// Autonaming the DCR on click of a save button
function autoName() {
var dcrName = IWDatacapture.getItem("/title").getValue();

var VPath = IWDCRInfo.getDCRName();

if (VPath == "" && dcrName != "") {
IWDCRInfo.setDCRName(dcrName);
}
return true;
}

You may perhaps extract this information from _iwdcWin.location attribute. It's a hack though so no documentation and no support

Adam Stoller

You may perhaps extract this information from _iwdcWin.location attribute. It's a hack though so no documentation and no support

On the project I'm working on right now - we added a "Location" select list on the DCT - that's populated by an inline script which looks for all existing sub-directories beneath the /data/ directory - and we pass that value as one of the parameters to the callServer script to do the auto-naming - quick, not too dirty, and certainly supported....

Bhupathi

You can try the following to get DCR path:

$dir_path=iwpt_get_dcr_name();
iwpt_output("The DCR is located at : '$dir_path'");

you will be getting the path where the DCR is located at.

Venkat.

Adam Stoller

You can try the following to get DCR path:

$dir_path=iwpt_get_dcr_name();
iwpt_output("The DCR is located at : '$dir_path'");

you will be getting the path where the DCR is located at.

Venkat.

Bzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzt! Thanks for playing! ;-)

The above only makes sense after the DCR has been saved once - the issue here is for the first save - when the DCR does not yet have a name, and therefore the above will return undef, null, or an empty string (don't remember which right now)

Migrateduser

FormAPI code:

var dctPath = IWDatacapture.getDCTPath();
var dcrname = dctPath + filename

Migrateduser

On the project I'm working on right now - we added a "Location" select list on the DCT - that's populated by an inline script which looks for all existing sub-directories beneath the /data/ directory - and we pass that value as one of the parameters to the callServer script to do the auto-naming - quick, not too dirty, and certainly supported....

We use something similar:
in the dct we have a field to capture a name users can enter.
also a field with a callout to select available folders.

as for Askprits example code, it will then looks something like:

folder = IWDatacapture.getItem("/folder");
fileName = IWDatacapture.getItem("/fileName");

//we use two events
IWEventRegistry.addFormHandler("onSave",preSaveValidation);
IWEventRegistry.addFormHandler("onSaveValid",initSave);

function preSaveValidation() {
var dctPath = IWDatacapture.getDCTPath();
var dcrName = dctPath + folder + fileName;
IWDCRInfo.setDCRName(dcrName);

//some additional formapi to test for existence of a file before saving and any other validation
}

function initSave() {
IWDatacapture.save();
}