Refresh parent grid from dialog - should be simple

[agillbb]

I am blind from trying to solve this (seemingly) simlple issue.

I have not been able to get a parent grid to refresh from a dialog (set as modal popup) that was opened to ADD a record to the grid.

Sounds basic. Should be basic. I do the usual syntax in afterDialogValidate after the built-in “save” function:

e.javascript = e.javascript + ”var po={dialog.object}.getParentObject();po.refresh();”

But it doesn’t refresh the parent grid!

I don’t know why this doesn’t work for me from a dialog object.

Am I going crazy and missing something really simple? Anyone having this problem?

Andy.

[agillbb]

Re: Refresh parent grid from dialog - should be simple

BTW...The reason for wanting to refresh the parent grid is to avoid the new entry being shown at the bottom of the grid as an "extra" record. In other words, when a record is added to a grid set to display 10 items only, the new item becomes the 11th item in the grid (assuming more than 10 records exist). This is not ideal behavior for me, I need to refresh in order to re-paginate properly.
Does anyone else see this behavior when using a dialog to add a new record to a grid?

[danh]

Re: Refresh parent grid from dialog - should be simple

Andy,

Have you tried the Window Javascript Events in the Action Javascript builder that opens the dialog? If you scroll all the way to the bottom of that action script builder and expand the Window Javascript Events and put the following code in the onHide event:

var parentObj = {dialog.Object}.getParentObject();
if (typeof parentObj != 'undefined') {
parentObj.refresh();
}

[agillbb]

Re: Refresh parent grid from dialog - should be simple

O.k. - I got it. The answer is simple, but not entirely intuitive. Dan, thanks for your suggestion as it helped point to this workaround.

In either the onBeforeHide or onHide js event (within the calling Action Javascript builder), put:
{grid.Object}.refresh();

You might expect to use the above parent refresh script, but the context is the calling grid!!! (not the child component).

But, I am still baffled as to why it doesn't work from the e.javascript var as I mentioned earlier. I would like to here the reason for this. Could someone try and confirm whether the e.javascript return script works (for NEW records via dialog2 component)?

e.javascript = e.javascript + "var po={dialog.object}.getParentObject();"
e.javascript = e.javascript + "if (typeof po != 'undefined') { po.refresh(); }"

[Dfred]

Re: Refresh parent grid from dialog - should be simple

How could you define the grid rownumber in the onBeforeHide or onHide js event so that

{grid.Object}.refreshrow(rownum);

could be used instead of {grid.Object}.refresh();

[Dfred]

Re: Refresh parent grid from dialog - should be simple

I found the answer:
var rowNum = {Grid.Object}._selectedRow;

My grid has a linked grid that I'd like to refresh in this same event. I'm now looking for how to reference it.

[Scott Emerick]

Re: Refresh parent grid from dialog - should be simple

Try:

{grid.Object}.refreshLinkedContent();

[Dfred]

Re: Refresh parent grid from dialog - should be simple

Worked like a charm. Thanks!