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    Combine Grid & Dialog

    The ability to view & update records (Grid component) plus custom fields and code writing of a Dialog - is it possible to put them together on a page and acting as one? Of course, I need only one common Submit button.
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    Re: Combine Grid & Dialog

    The answer is yes.

    Amazingly, Version 9 of Alpha serves up some very busy pages pretty quickly.

    I have a page that contains two grids, two dialogs, a photo upload and a third party html editor all at the same time. To make it all work together, I use links in the grid that set session variables and call the same page, and for the dialogs, the session variables are set and then response.redirected back to itself. For dropdowns, I use variables that can be created off the session variables. The variables also allow me to display the dropdown in an order other than alphabetical, and set up advanced buttons to move the lines up and down.

    If you assume that Alpha can do it, you can create some spectacular pages.

    Pat
    Pat Bremkamp
    MindKicks Consulting

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      #3
      Re: Combine Grid & Dialog

      Sounds interesting but frustrating..

      To make it all work together, I use links in the grid that set session variables and call the same page, and for the dialogs, the session variables are set and then response.redirected back to itself. For dropdowns, I use variables that can be created off the session variables.
      Please, could you explain it? I need 2 things: ability to execute code after submitting Grid and a "special" field (control) in Grid, that should be populated. Is it possible to manage only by using Grid component?

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        Re: Combine Grid & Dialog

        Originally posted by Pat Bremkamp View Post
        I have a page that contains two grids, two dialogs, a photo upload and a third party html editor all at the same time. To make it all work together, I use links in the grid that set session variables and call the same page, and for the dialogs, the session variables are set and then response.redirected back to itself. For dropdowns, I use variables that can be created off the session variables. The variables also allow me to display the dropdown in an order other than alphabetical, and set up advanced buttons to move the lines up and down.
        Pat I have been looking to do some thing similar. Is there a way to get some sample of that page.

        I have a web page that I am desperate and I can not complete.

        I will appreciate.
        Mike

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          #5
          Re: Combine Grid & Dialog

          Mike,

          I mentioned a lot of stuff so that the range of possibilities could be seen, but what in particular do have a problem with?

          Pat
          Pat Bremkamp
          MindKicks Consulting

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            #6
            Re: Combine Grid & Dialog

            Originally posted by Pat Bremkamp View Post
            I have a page that contains two grids, two dialogs, a photo upload and a third party html editor all at the same time. To make it all work together, I use links in the grid that set session variables and call the same page, and for the dialogs, the session variables are set and then response.redirected back to itself. For dropdowns, I use variables that can be created off the session variables. The variables also allow me to display the dropdown in an order other than alphabetical, and set up advanced buttons to move the lines up and down.

            If you assume that Alpha can do it, you can create some spectacular pages.

            Pat
            Originally posted by Pat Bremkamp View Post
            Mike,

            I mentioned a lot of stuff so that the range of possibilities could be seen, but what in particular do have a problem with?

            Pat
            Pat (or anyone else that might be able to help),

            I'm very new to Alpha and would appreciate any advice I can get. I'm not looking for someone to do this for me but to tell me what strategy would work the best, so I don't waste a lot of time going down a dead end.

            I have a few options and I would like to know if any, or all, of them are possible and would appreciate a couple of hints to get going in the right direction. I already know how to set up query filters, loop through and send the emails; I just need help with passing the variables between controls.

            Option 1: (I already have the grid set up, this would be my first choice)
            I have a grid component with a search part that can filter up to nine fields and display the results in the grid. I would like to include a dialog component with a submit button. I would then pass the filtered records to the dialog, loop through the records and send an email to each person/record.

            Option 2: (This option seems like it might be the easiest)
            I could set up a dialog with the nine fields, create a filter string (or 9 variables) and pass the variable(s) to a grid to display the filtered records. I could then pass the same info to another dialog with a submit button to loop through and send the emails.

            Option 3: (Not sure this one would work)
            I could try to do the whole thing in a single dialog but I'm not sure that I can show a grid in a dialog, i.e. showing the first 20 records with the navigational controls on the bottom.

            Thanks in advance for any feedback!

            Tom

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              #7
              Re: Combine Grid & Dialog

              Originally posted by tdietrich View Post
              Option 1: (I already have the grid set up, this would be my first choice)
              I have a grid component with a search part that can filter up to nine fields and display the results in the grid. I would like to include a dialog component with a submit button. I would then pass the filtered records to the dialog, loop through the records and send an email to each person/record.
              I have pretty much figured this one out. I used the BeforeSearch event to capture my variables and pass them to my dialog.

              Everything worked perfectly EXCEPT I can't pass the date range values from the control to the variables. I'm using...

              Code:
              session.Inquire_Start_S = SearchDataSubmitted.Inquire_date:search_start
session.Inquire_End_S = SearchDataSubmitted.Inquire_date:search_end
              ... and I'm getting the error:

              "Script Error
              Error:command: session.Inquire_Start_S = SearchDataSubmitted.Inquire_date:search_start
              Property not found
              SearchDataSubmitted.Inquire_date:search_start subelement not found."

              I grabbed the "Inquire_date:search_start" syntax from the freeform layout. I have searched the help files and forum for the proper syntax (someone else had the same wuestion last year and it went unresolved) without any luck. Is there a solution for this or do I have to set the search up in a dialog and pass the info to a grid?

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                Re: Combine Grid & Dialog

                In case anyone was wondering, Option 1 was probably the easiest but I couldn't get around the date range issue. I ended up going with Option 2 and once I got the string as a filter syntax figured out (with all of the quoted quotes), it was smooth sailing. If anyone needs any help or has questions, let me know.

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