Change url value of callout tag using formapi

Env = 6.5 on Solaris

Just wondering if there's any way to change/add parameters to URL attribute of CALLOUT tag, using Form API?

I wanted to add a parameter on the fly, to the URL of cgi callout.

Thanks

Find more posts tagged with

Comments

JonathonG

I don't know that you can manipulate the value that comes from the datacapture.cfg. But, if you use the onCallout event, you can always return false from your handler and use javascript's window.open to go to whatever URL you want. Then, you have full programmatic access to the URL.

Jonathon
Interwoven Developer
Allstate, Inc.

jbonifaci

Another thing to keep in mind is that your cgi-callout window has complete access to your formapi variables using javascript.

~Jeff

lazybee26

Thanks guys. I implemented it a little differently.

onCallout event, I saved all needed parameters as global javascript variables, that my cgi callout could access and it worked fine with this approach.

Thanks a lot for your help
Lazy

bturns

Jeff, et al

do you have any examples of using accessing form api variables from the child window? I've tried using the following code in my child window but can't seem to get any values.

alert(IWDatacapture.getWorkarea());

or

alert(window.opener.IWDatacapture.getWorkarea());

Neither of these seems to work.

Any suggestions?

Tnx, Brian

jbonifaci

From a cgi-callout, use:
opener.parent.getScriptFrame().IWDatacaptureFrom a callServer use:
parent.getScriptFrame().IWDatacapture~Jeff

bturns

thanks! That worked.

bturns

if I'm calling the value

var areaPath = window.top._dcWin.formframe.document.dcreditForm.area_path.value

in the parent window. What value would I use to call this in the child window?

I've tried

window.opener.top._dcWin.formframe.document.dcreditForm.area_path.value

that didn't seem to work.

jbonifaci

I would think this would work:
opener.parent.getScriptFrame().window.top._dcWin.formframe.document.dcreditForm.area_path.valueI don't have access to 6.5, what does this return? The workarea path? Have you looked at IWDatacapture.getWorkarea()?

~Jeff