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Cgi-callout

djminmin

I have a CGI-CALLOUT in the form to allow users load updated information when clicked. And my question is, is it possible to invoke the CGI-CALLOUT once automatically when the form start?

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vpatel

I have a CGI-CALLOUT in the form to allow users load updated information when clicked. And my question is, is it possible to invoke the CGI-CALLOUT once automatically when the form start?

You can use FormAPI's event handler mechanism to do this. It may not necessarily "invoke the CGI-CALLOUT" but you can execute that same code with your event handler.

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djminmin

You can use FormAPI's event handler mechanism to do this. It may not necessarily "invoke the CGI-CALLOUT" but you can execute that same code with your event handler.

Thanks. But I couldn't find any FormAPI's event handler can execute the "ipl" file.
The following is the cgi-callout tag in my current data form.
< cgi-callout url="/iw-bin/iw_cgi_wrapper.cgi/cs_cgi_whatsnews.ipl" label="Load Updated Data" window-features="width=10, height=10,resizable=no,toolbar=no,scrollbars=no"/>

vpatel

Thanks. But I couldn't find any FormAPI's event handler can execute the "ipl" file.
The following is the cgi-callout tag in my current data form.
< cgi-callout url="/iw-bin/iw_cgi_wrapper.cgi/cs_cgi_whatsnews.ipl" label="Load Updated Data" window-features="width=10, height=10,resizable=no,toolbar=no,scrollbars=no"/>

I have a feeling that you haven't looked close enough. With FormAPI event handlers you can pretty much call a Perl/CGI script or a JSP if you prefer that. Your "ipl" script may not run the same way from a callout versus FormAPI. If it is coded properly (in a modular fashion) you may be able to just wrap it and reuse it.

curiousmaverick

how about using IWDatacapture.callServer()?

djminmin

I have found this " IWDatacapture.callServer " from google already Smiley Happy

Thanks

Adam Stoller

Thanks. But I couldn't find any FormAPI's event handler can execute the "ipl" file.
The following is the cgi-callout tag in my current data form.
< cgi-callout url="/iw-bin/iw_cgi_wrapper.cgi/cs_cgi_whatsnews.ipl" label="Load Updated Data" window-features="width=10, height=10,resizable=no,toolbar=no,scrollbars=no"/>

While I'm not sure I agree with the UI being suggested, how about onFormInit event handler calling your init() function which, in turn, can make a standard javascript window.open() call with the same URL as your cgi-callout?

I'd think that you'd still have access to the window.opener.... structure to get back to the FormAPI layer from within the CGI.