Container specific JavaScript

I added two containers in the dct. Now I want to include or execute javascript if I open second container. Can I include javascipt containcer specific? if yes then please tell me how?

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Adam Stoller

I added two containers in the dct. Now I want to include or execute javascript if I open second container. Can I include javascipt containcer specific? if yes then please tell me how?

A few questions:

Some of the answers to your question depend on the TS version information as well as the details of your DCT coding (which we haven't seen) - the rest of it has to do with whether or not you have done anything to prepare yourself for doing this kind of work (if so, what?) or whether you're looking for a free hand-out. Assuming you're not looking for a free hand-out - displaying more details about the DCT and what you've actually tried to do in order to resolve your issue would go a long way towards providing a foundation on which others can build a response.

jayantb

What version of TeamSite (including service pack and patch information)?
Ans: Interwoven TeamSite 6.5.0 Service Pack 3
On what platform / OS is TeamSite running?
Ans: Windows Server 2003 SP 1
Have you developed DCTs with FormAPI before?
Ans: Yes.
Have you gone through Interwoven Developer Training (or similar)?
Ans: No
Have you read the FormsPublisher and FormAPI manuals?
Ans: Yes
Do you understand what an event is?
Ans: Yes
Do you understand what an event handler is?
Ans: Yes
Can you post details of the DCT?
Can you post details of what you've already tried?
I have attached the DCT in sample.txt file for your review.
In it I have used two containers and want to include container specific javascript so that If I hide one containder, resp js file should be execute. This is just to improve the dct performance.

Faizi

What version of TeamSite (including service pack and patch information)?
Ans: Interwoven TeamSite 6.5.0 Service Pack 3
On what platform / OS is TeamSite running?
Ans: Windows Server 2003 SP 1
Have you developed DCTs with FormAPI before?
Ans: Yes.
Have you gone through Interwoven Developer Training (or similar)?
Ans: No
Have you read the FormsPublisher and FormAPI manuals?
Ans: Yes
Do you understand what an event is?
Ans: Yes
Do you understand what an event handler is?
Ans: Yes
Can you post details of the DCT?
Can you post details of what you've already tried?
I have attached the DCT in sample.txt file for your review.
In it I have used two containers and want to include container specific javascript so that If I hide one containder, resp js file should be execute. This is just to improve the dct performance.

You have gone through the FormsPublisher and FormAPI manuals. You found that only ruleset element can accept script tag as per the datacapture6.0.dtd.

So you can't add script tag other than ruleset element.
If you want container specific Javascript then you can handle this onInit/ onChange event of container and write specific method for that.

Adam Stoller

... [TS 650 SP3 on W2K3 SP1]...
... [(some) experience with DCTs and FormAPI, no formal training, but has read manuals] ...
... [(supposedly) knows an an event and event handler is] ...
I have attached the DCT in sample.txt file for your review.
In it I have used two containers and want to include container specific javascript so that If I hide one containder, resp js file should be execute. This is just to improve the dct performance.

When the DCT is processed - all the JS code should be parsed (perhaps "processed" is a more correct word) regardless of whether it gets used. So, at a high level, it doesn't really matter if you put it "here" or you put it "there" in the DCT - it should all be read and verified as syntactically correct code whether it actually gets used or not.

However, we come to some interesting points after that - looking at the code you posted, the DCT supposedly is using datacapture4.5.dtd. I'm not sure what this is - looking at my 7.1 IWHOME/local/config I see:

datacapture5.0.dtd.

jayantb

Thanks for clarification.
I had gone thorugh the documents and didn't find any clue for my problems that's why I posted it here.
As you said I can write multiple functions in a js file but finally that js file would be overloaded and it will take time to load hence looking for alternative.

Adam Stoller

Thanks for clarification.
I had gone thorugh the documents and didn't find any clue for my problems that's why I posted it here.
As you said I can write multiple functions in a js file but finally that js file would be overloaded and it will take time to load hence looking for alternative.

The amount of time it takes to load a JS file should be pretty negligible - if it isn't, you're probably trying to do too much for one template and should consider trying to break it down into two (or more) DCTs (i.e.: the "one-size-fits-all" model is "bad") - have you don't any benchmark timing to figure out how long it takes to load your JS? (I don't know off-hand how to do it, but I imagine there are plenty of HTTP sniffers and such floating around on the net that you could probably utilize one of them to get such information).

I imagine you'll tend to "pay more" for inline calls than you will for JS inclusions.