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    PDFs into a Web Component Grid

    This may seem like a simple questions but I can't figure out how to have a field that links to a PDF that will open in a separate window on the web. I have tried doing a supercontrol on one of my fields in the grid but it only lets me choose one PDF instead of having a dynamic choice. What should I do from here?
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    Re: PDFs into a Web Component Grid

    Hi Lindsay,

    Welcome to the Alpha Forum.

    My suggestion is to have a page with a grid with a list of all the reports. From here you will allow the user to select from a list with a button beside each tittle. This would then open the selected report.
    Regards
    Keith Hubert
    Alpha Guild Member
    London.
    KHDB Management Systems
    Skype = keith.hubert


    For your day-to-day Needs, you Need an Alpha Database!

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      #3
      Re: PDFs into a Web Component Grid

      >>This would then open the selected report.

      Using action javascript in the onclick event, forget the supercontrols
      Frank

      Tell me and I'll forget; show me and I may remember; involve me and I'll understand

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        #4
        Re: PDFs into a Web Component Grid

        Thanks for the reply, Keith.

        Here is what I'm actually putting together. I have a grid that is connected to a .dbf table in the database. To view information on the grid, I am using a search box so that users can filter which type of articles they want to view. When it pulls up the rows of relevant information based on their search criteria, I will have a button available so they can view the pdf of that article. What I'm trying to do is put in script for that button where it will open a pdf based on the file name that is pointed out in one of the columns. Here's a screen shot of what I have so far.

        A5_Screenshot_Grid.png

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          #5
          Re: PDFs into a Web Component Grid

          Hi Lindsay,

          I understand what you are trying to do, at the moment I don't know what you have done, to do it. If the document is referenced in the record then as Frank said, use action javascript in the onclick event.
          Regards
          Keith Hubert
          Alpha Guild Member
          London.
          KHDB Management Systems
          Skype = keith.hubert


          For your day-to-day Needs, you Need an Alpha Database!

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            #6
            Re: PDFs into a Web Component Grid

            Thank, Keith.

            My problem is that I'm not very knowledgeable in javascript or xbasic. I have found a few suggestions for scripting to use but it hasn't worked in execution. Do you have any suggestions?

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              #7
              Re: PDFs into a Web Component Grid

              Hi Lindsay,

              Is this a PDF that you have created or a user has uploaded?
              Regards
              Keith Hubert
              Alpha Guild Member
              London.
              KHDB Management Systems
              Skype = keith.hubert


              For your day-to-day Needs, you Need an Alpha Database!

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                #8
                Re: PDFs into a Web Component Grid

                It's a PDF that we created that is stored on the computer. There will be one PDF per result and we have thousands of PDFs.

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                  #9
                  Re: PDFs into a Web Component Grid

                  Hi Lindsay,

                  You do not need any javascript or xbasic, you just need to use the action javascript in the onclick event and select from the list of Actions, Open PDF document. You will need to use {Article} as the place holder. That is the name of the field which holds the document name.
                  Regards
                  Keith Hubert
                  Alpha Guild Member
                  London.
                  KHDB Management Systems
                  Skype = keith.hubert


                  For your day-to-day Needs, you Need an Alpha Database!

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                    #10
                    Re: PDFs into a Web Component Grid

                    Lindsay,
                    It's really 1,2,3,4 steps with Alpha, you don't have to know javascript for this. See screenshot pdf.png
                    Give it a try!
                    Frank

                    Tell me and I'll forget; show me and I may remember; involve me and I'll understand

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                      #11
                      Re: PDFs into a Web Component Grid

                      Thanks, this helps a lot! However, where do the PDFs need to be hosted?

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                        #12
                        Re: PDFs into a Web Component Grid

                        You can open PDF's on a remote site or on your own site.
                        Frank

                        Tell me and I'll forget; show me and I may remember; involve me and I'll understand

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                          #13
                          Re: PDFs into a Web Component Grid

                          Frank, how do I tell the database where to find the PDFs that match the file names under the "Article" field? When I click the PDF button it does open a new window but gives me a 404 error code.

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                            #14
                            Re: PDFs into a Web Component Grid

                            If you host the PDF's on your website then you could for instance create a folder "PDF" in your webroot. You would then reference the pdf as "PDF/pdfname.pdf" , if the PDF resides on some other webserver then you can reference it with it's url BUT you have to include the http:// prefix e.g. "http://www.faronics.com/assets/DFE_Manual.pdf"
                            Frank

                            Tell me and I'll forget; show me and I may remember; involve me and I'll understand

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                              #15
                              Re: PDFs into a Web Component Grid

                              Thanks for all the help! That answers all my questions.

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