Weblingo call scripts

Hi,In my weblingo file I am doing a ;;call to a another html page.I need this call to return a RecArray.Is there something likeRecArray records;; records = call ()Another option is to put the Oscript into the Utils of my module. But I don't know how to call the script from the weblingo file.Can someone explain how to call a modules own scripts, like .HTMLPrefix(), or .Img()ThanksHarry

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Howard_Pell

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Harry,

Webscripts don't return values. Think of them more as procedures rather than as functions. The very cool thing about webscripts (and weblingo files) is that Livelink "fools" them into thinking they are part of the object that called them. This means you can call any feature in that object with the usual syntax of a dot in front of the feature name.

You should always try to treat weblingo files as only for formatting the data you have already gathered, so in your object create a dynamic feature (eg myRecArray) and have your method populate it with the data. Then in your weblingo file, get the data:

RecArray myData = .myRecArray

or if you want to call a method that just returns the recarray without storing it in the object:

RecArray myData = .getMyRecarray()

There are good arguments for each approach.

Hope this helps

Howard

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Weblingo call scripts

Posted by marcandev (Huynh, Harry) on 05/13/2005 02:17 PM

Hi,

In my weblingo file I am doing a ;;call to a another html page.
I need this call to return a RecArray.
Is there something like

RecArray records
;; records = call <moduleHtmlprefix + 'getresults.html'>()

Another option is to put the Oscript into the Utils of my module. But I don't know how to call the script from the weblingo file.

Can someone explain how to call a modules own scripts, like .HTMLPrefix(), or .Img()

Thanks
Harry

Hans_Stoop_(hstoop_(Delete)_1579932)

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Hi Harry,

If you want to return a value from a webLingo file, then you need to do it via a parameter. In general it is bad practice to have a need to return data from a webLingo file call.

WebLingo files are only the display layer of your customization. All the data that is needed by a webLingo file should be collected by the request before the webLingo file is called.

Hans

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Weblingo call scripts Posted by marcandev (Huynh, Harry) on 05/13/2005 02:17 PM

Hi,

In my weblingo file I am doing a ;;call to a another html page.
I need this call to return a RecArray.
Is there something like

RecArray records
;; records = call <moduleHtmlprefix + 'getresults.html'>()

Another option is to put the Oscript into the Utils of my module. But I don't know how to call the script from the weblingo file.

Can someone explain how to call a modules own scripts, like .HTMLPrefix(), or .Img()

Thanks
Harry

Harry_Huynh_(marcandev_-_(deleted))

This is great help.Thanks for all the replies.Harry