Smart Invoke Of Callout Conditionally Using Form API

I am familiar with all the various callouts etc.. and have used them all.

Now I have a truly unique question. (Famous last words. Let the roasting begin Smiley Wink

I have two related fields. Field 1 will always be populated with values.

Based on the selection of fields 1 field 2 will either populate using FormAPI which pulls from a cached JSON object same as field 1 does, or depending on the value of field 1, I want to use a standard callout that I use on other areas of the installation to set the value of field 2.

I really like using the standard iwov callout for this one selection. I need UI so (callServer) would not help and I've already built it. The problem is, I know of no way to manually invoke the IWOV callout function.

Yes I know I could do a window.open() etc... but then I don't get all the bits I want like "iw_form_name" and "iw_callback_var".

Anyone got any thoughts I'd appreciate it. I'm nearing the home stretch.

Cheers - Tim

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Adam Stoller

Yes I know I could do a window.open() etc... but then I don't get all the bits I want like "iw_form_name" and "iw_callback_var".

Why do you need those "bits"?
If you use the FormAPI methodology within your callout script (getScriptFrame) you can use FormAPI code within the script to interact with the DCT form from which it was spawned.

ISCBorisB

I am familiar with all the various callouts etc.. and have used them all.

Now I have a truly unique question. (Famous last words. Let the roasting begin

I have two related fields. Field 1 will always be populated with values.

Based on the selection of fields 1 field 2 will either populate using FormAPI which pulls from a cached JSON object same as field 1 does, or depending on the value of field 1, I want to use a standard callout that I use on other areas of the installation to set the value of field 2.

I really like using the standard iwov callout for this one selection. I need UI so (callServer) would not help and I've already built it. The problem is, I know of no way to manually invoke the IWOV callout function.

Yes I know I could do a window.open() etc... but then I don't get all the bits I want like "iw_form_name" and "iw_callback_var".

Anyone got any thoughts I'd appreciate it. I'm nearing the home stretch.

Cheers - Tim

Take a look at [thread=27837]this[/thread] and [thread=27987]this[/thread] threads, they may perhaps give you some ideas, options etc

Tim__D

Why do you need those "bits"?
If you use the FormAPI methodology within your callout script (getScriptFrame) you can use FormAPI code within the script to interact with the DCT form from which it was spawned.

I thought calling the "callout" would be more elegant then having to reconstruct the request. I eventually did just that adding some of my own bits which are not posted by the IWOV default callout event.

Once I decided to do that I eventually figured out the syntax to expose FormAPI from the callout window.

"var api = opener.top.getScriptFrame();"

Thanks for your response.

Tim__D

Take a look at [thread=27837]this[/thread] and [thread=27987]this[/thread] threads, they may perhaps give you some ideas, options etc

Thanks. That post was spot on. In the interim I figured it out but this post validated what I did is good form.

Thanks,

- Tim