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    Help needed parsing value from javascript to an xbasic function

    OK, so I want to parse a date value to an xbasic user defined function, which is not working as planned.

    Basically, the javascript has the following line that creates an xbasic string:

    Code:
    var xb = 'Function1('+nr1+',"'+name1+'",'+date1+','+interval+','+nr2+')';
    genericXbasicUIFromWorkingPreview(xb);
    However, when this is picked up by xbasic the function returns:
    ERROR: Variable type mismatch: attempt to pass data of type 'N' to argument 'eersteentingdatum ' is of type 'D'.
    Apparently, it sees the value date1 as a number.
    When I tried adding curly brackets to a value in the interactive window (xbasic), it passed correctly.
    Solution: adding curly brackets in the javascript that builds the string to pass to xbasic.

    I don't seem to be able to get THAT right.
    I tried almost everything (except what works ) but I can't get it right. I tried to escape the "{" by using "\" but obviously that did not work.
    Normally in javascript you could escape the curly bracket with another curly bracket (using 2) like: "{{" but that does not work either.

    So my hopes are with you guys. How do I get {22-02-2013} parsed to my xbasic function?

    Any help is highly appreciated.....

    #2
    Re: Help needed parsing value from javascript to an xbasic function

    the javascript has the following line that creates an xbasic string:
    And what would a sample of that string look like?

    parse a date value to an xbasic user defined function
    How is the function defined?
    There can be only one.

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      #3
      Re: Help needed parsing value from javascript to an xbasic function

      Originally posted by Stan Mathews View Post
      And what would a sample of that string look like?
      Hi Stan, thanks for helping!
      What do you mean, the sample is in my first post in the code section? Or do I misunderstand you?

      This is the javascript that gets executed on the button onclick event:
      (I had this slightly reformatted because the fieldnames are in Dutch, most wouldn't understand them)

      Code:
      var rowNumber = {Grid.RowNumber};
      var aantalintervallen = {grid.Object}.getValue('G','AANTALINTERVALLEN',{Grid.RowNumber});
      var entingnaam = {grid.Object}.getValue('G','ENTINGNAAM',{Grid.RowNumber});
      var eersteentingdatum = {grid.Object}.getValue('G','EERSTEENTINGDATUM',{Grid.RowNumber});
      var interval = {grid.Object}.getValue('G','INTERVAL',{Grid.RowNumber});
      var volgnummer = {grid.Object}.getValue('G','VOLGNUMMER',{Grid.RowNumber});
      var xb = 'Function1('+aantalintervallen+',"'+entingnaam+'",'+eersteentingdatum','+interval+','+volgnummer+')';
      genericXbasicUIFromWorkingPreview(xb);
      The problem lies within the '+eersteentingdatum+' section of the javascript string. Although the field is a datefield, the javascript passes the value to the xbasic function as a number value.
      When I tried in the interactive window, just adding curly brackets to the value made it work. But I can't get the curly brackets in the string above.....

      Another angle:
      When entering this manually into the interactive window, it worked flawlessly:

      Function1(10,"Jansen",{10-12-2012},2,1)

      Question is however, how do I get Javascript to pass exactly this string?

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        #4
        Re: Help needed parsing value from javascript to an xbasic function

        Don't know much about javascript.

        Try

        'Function1('+aantalintervallen+',"'+entingnaam+'",{'+eersteentingdatum+'},'+interval+','+volgnummer+')';
        genericXbasicUIFromWorkingPreview(xb);
        There can be only one.

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          #5
          Re: Help needed parsing value from javascript to an xbasic function

          Unfortunately, that results in the following error when compiling the component:

          Error:Script:A5W Code line:101 Missing right parenthesis
          It interprets the brackets wrongly. That's why I tried to escape the bracket in the string, to no avail either.

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            #6
            Re: Help needed parsing value from javascript to an xbasic function

            Ok, maybe

            'Function1('+aantalintervallen+',"'+entingnaam+'",'+chr(123)+eersteentingdatum+chr(125)+','+interval+','+volgnummer+')';
            genericXbasicUIFromWorkingPreview(xb);
            There can be only one.

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              #7
              Re: Help needed parsing value from javascript to an xbasic function

              Creative! I have tried dozens of variations today, but THAT one was not yet in it hahaha.

              The grid compiled without a problem, but unfortunately hitting the button gave then a browser error: " chr is not defined ". I guess already in the javascript execution since this is coming from the browser.

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                #8
                Re: Help needed parsing value from javascript to an xbasic function

                Hmm. I tried this:

                Code:
                chr(123)+'+eersteentingdatum+'+chr(125)
                and the result that gets parsed to the xbasic function look likes this:

                EntingFunction1(10,"Naam enting",chr(123)+11-02-2010+chr(125),360,1)
                So, it looks like it that the CHR() function is not understood correctly by javascript. Edit: not understood by me that is.

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                  #9
                  Re: Help needed parsing value from javascript to an xbasic function

                  In JavaScript it's String.fromCharCode(n) where n is your numeric value.

                  How about getting the field values directly in the xbasic function from the e object?
                  Peter
                  AlphaBase Solutions, LLC

                  [email protected]
                  https://www.alphabasesolutions.com


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                    #10
                    Re: Help needed parsing value from javascript to an xbasic function

                    Yes, that is when using the string object. But how to parse this into an xbasic function? You can't create a new object from the string object, there has to be another solution?
                    Or how would you incorporate this into the javascript then Peter, so that it produces the right function string? I simply can't see it??

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                      #11
                      Re: Help needed parsing value from javascript to an xbasic function

                      Try it like this:

                      Code:
                      [COLOR=#333333]'Function1('+aantalintervallen+',"'+entingnaam+'",'+[/COLOR][COLOR=#3E3E3E]String.fromCharCode(123)[/COLOR][COLOR=#333333]+eersteentingdatum+[/COLOR][COLOR=#3E3E3E]String.fromCharCode(125)[/COLOR][COLOR=#333333]+','+interval+','+volgnummer+')';[/COLOR]
                      [COLOR=#333333]genericXbasicUIFromWorkingPreview(xb);[/COLOR]
                      Peter
                      AlphaBase Solutions, LLC

                      [email protected]
                      https://www.alphabasesolutions.com


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                        #12
                        Re: Help needed parsing value from javascript to an xbasic function

                        Peter, be glad that you are not near me otherwise I would have kissed you on the forehead !
                        That actually worked...... how amazing. Learned yet another thing....

                        Thanks a bundle Peter....

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