How do I refresh one control on a parent UX

[Ronald Anusiewicz]

I have a UX component (1), that has a related child UX component (2). The child can open another UX component (3), used similar to a lookup.

I say similar as when an item is selected from UX (3), using an ajax callback, the item is added to the end of the existing text in a text area in UX (2).

What I can't figure out is how to refresh the textarea so when UX (3) closes and UX (2) become visible, UX (2) shows the update textarea with the text I just added.

If I close UX (2) and reopen UX (2), the new text is there.

{dialog.Object}.validate();A5.msgBox.show('Confirm','<div style=\' padding: 10pt;\'>Insert Selected Phrase into Corrective Action?</div>','yn',function(button) {
if(button == 'yes'){

{dialog.object}.runAction('Insert_Phrase');

setTimeout(function(){
		//myvar shows a message which contains the textarea text of the parent
		//right now it shows the text before the ajax callback has run
		//I can't figure out how to update the one control on the parent
		var po = {dialog.object}.getParentObject();
		myvar = po.getValue('CA')
		alert(myvar);

		var ele = {dialog.Object}.getPointer('BUTTON_6');
		{dialog.Object}.closeContainerWindow(ele);
		}, 500);
	}
});

[Davidk]

Re: How do I refresh one control on a parent UX

You're not showing a variable with the added text anywhere... but... assuming you have it... and it's in a javascript variable named newText...

myvar = myvar + newText;
po.setValue('CA',myvar[,true|false]);

where the optional true or false is set depending on what you want to do.

[Ronald Anusiewicz]

Re: How do I refresh one control on a parent UX

I probably should have mentioned that I'm using a DBF table.
I'm stuck with the DBF as this is a WEB app joined to an already functioning Desktop app.

The ajax callback is writing to the table the new value for the textarea and that part is working just fine.
My problem is how do I update the one control in the parent to show the new value written to the textarea.

Everything I've tried doesn't work. The only thing that works is to close the UX and re-open the UX.

[GGandhi]

Re: How do I refresh one control on a parent UX

even if it is DBF, why you need to update the backend when you can update the ux and when satisfied then submit the data to the backend from ux2. you should treat ux3 as "similar" to look up, that is what your plan is. ( i am not sure that will get ux3 dirty or not). what if the customer changes their mind and not save that data?

[Ronald Anusiewicz]

Re: How do I refresh one control on a parent UX

This is not your typical lookup. It's more a copy and paste. UX 3 does not get dirty and in no way is connected to UX 2 other than UX 3 is opened by UX 2 in it's own window. After the paste into UX 2, UX 3 is closed.

Everything is working except I need to refresh one control in UX 2 before/after UX 3 is closed.

[GGandhi]

Re: How do I refresh one control on a parent UX

My problem is how do I update the one control in the parent to show the new value written to the textarea.

is this a different control in the ux other than the textarea?

[Davidk]

Re: How do I refresh one control on a parent UX

The ajax callback is writing to the table the new value for the textarea and that part is working just fine.
My problem is how do I update the one control in the parent to show the new value written to the textarea.

Ok... this explains it a bit better.

{dialog.Object}.refreshPrimaryKeyList();

Will retrieve all the keys and data from the server... and refresh the data shown... but... it navigates you back to the 1st record.

{dialog.Object}.populateControlsFromTable(primaryKey [,flagShowDebuggingInfo [, onCallbackCompleteCode [,debugInfoLocation]]]);

Will get just that record's data.

Or... you could just cheat and use a po.setValue(newText,false); back into the UX... and it will "look" like it's been refreshed but not trigger a dirty flag.

Also... have a look at

{dialog.Object}._populateSourceComponent();

Read the inline description on this. You've not described how you're getting to UX 3, so maybe this method could help.

[Ronald Anusiewicz]

Re: How do I refresh one control on a parent UX

Dave, thanks for your help.

I didn't understand your first response. But after working with GGandhi, I took a different approach to what I was trying to do.
This approach is most likely what you thought I was doing.

GGandhi, thank you very much.

{dialog.Object}.validate();A5.msgBox.show('Confirm','<div style=\' padding: 10pt;\'>Insert Selected Phrase into Corrective Action?</div>','yn',function(button) {
if(button == 'yes'){

var newVar = {dialog.object}.getValue('Phrase_List');
	
var po = {dialog.object}.getParentObject();
var myvar = po.getValue('CA');
		
myvar = myvar + "\n" + newVar;
po.setValue('CA',myvar);

var ele = {dialog.Object}.getPointer('BUTTON_6');
{dialog.Object}.closeContainerWindow(ele);

Again,

Dave and GGandhi, thank you very much.

[Davidk]

Re: How do I refresh one control on a parent UX

Well I'm confused. I thought I'd suggested po.setValue(). No matter... glad it worked out.

[Ronald Anusiewicz]

Re: How do I refresh one control on a parent UX

My original methodology was to write from UX3 to the backend and then try to update UX2.

GGandhi recommended that I change UX2 with the selection from UX3, then save to the backend.

Far easier and more logical. Your suggestion but I wasn't thinking along those lines.