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BrianDunk
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2 years ago

JavaScript Warning, How can I get this working again?

I have a button that when clicked changes a Date/Time field (57) to when the button was clicked.  I am now getting a JavaScript warning when I open the properties window of the button field.  How can ...
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MarkShnier__You
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2 years ago
Existing JavaScript URL formula buttons will continue to run indefinitely. But as you can see they are no longer editable. If you post your actual code and not just a screenshot I will show you how to change that code to have the same effect but not using JavaScript.  

Here for example is how we do it now.  Note the new syntax for how to refresh the page.

var text Approve = URLRoot() & "db/" & Dbid() & "?act=API_EditRecord&rid=" & ToText([Record ID#])
& "&_fid_144=Approved";

var text RefreshPage = URLRoot() & "db/" & Dbid() & "?a=doredirect&z=" & Rurl();

 
$Approve
& "&rdr=" & URLEncode($RefreshPage)

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    BrianDunk
    Qrew Cadet
    2 years ago
    Here is my current code:

    Thanks for the help.

    var text URL = URLRoot() & "db/" & Dbid() & "?act=API_EditRecord"
    & "&rid=" & [Budget item ID#]
    & "&_fid_57=" & ToText(Now());


    "javascript:" &
    "$.get('" &
    $URL &
    "',function(){" &
    "location.reload(true);" &
    "});"
    & "void(0);"

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      MarkShnier__You
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      2 years ago
      var text URL = URLRoot() & "db/" & Dbid() & "?act=API_EditRecord"
      & "&rid=" & [Budget item ID#]
      & "&_fid_57=" & ToText(Now());

      var text RefreshPage = URLRoot() & "db/" & Dbid() & "?a=doredirect&z=" & Rurl();

       
      $URL
      & "&rdr=" & URLEncode($RefreshPage)


      As as side note there is a nuance about the use of Now(). 

      if you replace the line with this

      & "&_fid_57=now;

      The effect will be to populate the field with the moment that the user actually clicks the button as opposed to when the button loaded on the screen.

      In many cases it's good enough to be close but if you were writing an application where users were say clocking in and clocking out on a time card system then you want to record the time they actually clicked the button and not perhaps a stale date/time when the page loaded.  

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        BrianDunk
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        2 years ago
        Ok so I pasted the new code in.  When I click the button now I get the following:



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