Daily devotional mobile app

[abiodunode]

I am trying to build a daily devotional mobile app.
Basic fields are just the date and the devotionals.

I would like the first page to welcome the user and at the same time display a date search that will take the user to the main devotional for the particular day.
I would appreciate your specific help, suggestions and ideas in achieving this.

Please find attached d devotional page as done so far.

Thanks.


Abiodun

[Michael1954]

Re: Daily devotional mobile app

Create an argument on the date set it equal to today.
Then filter the list on this date.
The list will then only display devotionals for today.

Devotional.png

Let me know if this is not clear.

Michael

[abiodunode]

Re: Daily devotional mobile app

Hello,

Thanks a lot Michael. I was able to implement that even b4 now. However, what about if the User needs to go to a particular date outside today(default)? Hence the need for the date search field? Does alpha have a mobile date search features ? (e.g.Scrollable components).

[Michael1954]

Re: Daily devotional mobile app

OK

There are 3 approaches.

A search area. The user types in a search date
Set up 2 panels. with a panel layout to bottom to top the top panel is shown or hidden based upon touching a button in the header. Put a date field in the header and then filter the list based upon this date.
List Control - Range Searches URL at bottom


A date list The user touches the date in another list
Set up 2 panels with a panel layout left to right again the button shows hides the list and this time the filter is the second list which is just dates.
Url at bottom search on this Using a List Control to Display Detail Information (in Field/Value Pairs) for a Record


Scrollable The list is set up so that you can quickly scroll through the whole list.
There is a video and down loadable component for this action.

Using the List Scroller to Move Through the Rows in a List (Search on this text) Last video
http://downloads.alphasoftware.com/A...easenotes.html

The choice is a combination of your data set and list size but I would suggest you use method I although method 3 would be good for content hidden in the main text.

Michael

[abiodunode]

Re: Daily devotional mobile app

Hello Michael,

Thanks a lot for your assistance.
I was experimenting based on the first approach.

I created the searchDate field in the header like you suggested and also attached this as an argument to filter the list.
However, i discovered that the list is just blank even after after the date has been selected.

My quick guess is that the value in the searchdate field as at the loading event for the list is blank and so nothing shows up.
I probably need to do sth like an ajax callback to the server so as to load the list based on the date selected.

How can I achieve this? Help plssssss!!!!


Abiodun

[Michael1954]

Re: Daily devotional mobile app

Hi

Don't give up on client side, just yet. Is the date in the same format as the search field and list?
How many values does the list have?
Here is the syntax
var show = {dialog.object}.getControl('Multilist')._data.length
{dialog.Object}.setValue('Show',show )

I get the value of Multilist and then I display it in a field called show.


From your location and the nature of the app you are likely to have a high server load. This will eventually slow everything.

Here is how I filter a list with a second list

var click = {dialog.Object}.listGetValue('ListFilter', 'OurName');
{dialog.Object}.setValue('Filter',click )

Filter is my field in the header. I perform the filter on the on change event.

Devontional1.png

Here is the same filter server side

devotional2.png


Michael