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Help creating a link that "Approves" a record or a link that autologins and filters.

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    #16
    Re: Help creating a link that "Approves" a record or a link that autologins and filte

    Anyhow:
    emailbody
    Code:
    <%a5
        dim pageToHandle as C="gridpage.a5w?id=100"
        dim pageLink as C="http://mywebsite.com/login.a5w?r="+urlencode(pageToHandle)
    
        'use pagelink in an email
    %>

    login.a5w
    Code:
    if eval_valid("Request.Variables.r") then
            session.__protected__redirect=urldecode(Request.Variables.r)
    end if


    As for opening the tab, on the main.a5w page (the one with your tabbedUI on it), check if the session.__protected__redirect exists, if it does, print out javascript to open a new tab

    I forgot the code to open a new tab. Im pretty sure its tabalias.addPane() or something like that.
    Search for TabbedControlUI javascript functions.
    In the below, the tabalias is "tbi" so you would use tbi.addPane


    HTML Code:
    Delete tmpl
    DIM tmpl as P
    tmpl = a5w_load_component("tabui_mainpage") ''SYSTEM GENERATED COMMENT - PLEASE DO NOT REMOVE (LOAD:tabui_mainpage)
    
    'Override settings start -----------------------------------------
    with tmpl
    [B].alias = "tbi"[/B]
    end with 
    'Override settings end -----------------------------------------
    
    delete x_out
    dim x_out as p
    x_out = a5w_run_Component(tmpl) 'SYSTEM GENERATED COMMENT - PLEASE DO NOT REMOVE (RUN:tmpl) (EDIT:tabui_mainpage)
    
    ?x_out.Output.Head.JavaScript
    ?x_out.Output.Head.CSS_Link
    ?x_out.Output.Head.Title
    Last edited by aburningflame; 03-14-2013, 03:35 PM.
    Scott Moniz - Computer Programmer/Analyst
    REA Inc.
    http://reainc.net
    (416)-533-3777
    [email protected]

    REA INC offers consulting services, programming services, systems design, database design, third party payment gateway integration (CHASE, PAYPAL, AUTHORIZE.NET) and developer support.
    If you need custom code, or 1-to-1 mentoring in any facet of your database/web application design,
    contact us to discuss options.

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      #17
      Re: Help creating a link that &quot;Approves&quot; a record or a link that autologins and filte

      If you inspect your page with the TABBEDUI (using firebug or view source) youll see your buttons have an ONCLICK event to an action() javascript method

      Here is an example of such method.
      See the tbiObj.add() call? - This is the method that actually adds a pane to the tabbed ui.
      Code:
      window['action_tbi_de0161f6_e5a9_4b0a_961f_ec918981d5d3'] = function() {
      tbiObj.add({title: 'My Account', type: 'url', url: 'myaccount.a5w' , header: {
      className: 'GradientBlueFooterTD',
      style: {
      borderTopStyle: 'none',
      borderBottomStyle: 'solid',
      borderBottomColor: '#ddd',
      borderBottomWidth: '1px',
      padding: '0px'
      },
      show: true,
      html: '<div id="de0161f6_e5a9_4b0a_961f_ec918981d5d3"><div></div></div>'
      }, autoRefresh: false });
      }
      Good luck, call us if needed!
      Scott Moniz - Computer Programmer/Analyst
      REA Inc.
      http://reainc.net
      (416)-533-3777
      [email protected]

      REA INC offers consulting services, programming services, systems design, database design, third party payment gateway integration (CHASE, PAYPAL, AUTHORIZE.NET) and developer support.
      If you need custom code, or 1-to-1 mentoring in any facet of your database/web application design,
      contact us to discuss options.

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        #18
        Re: Help creating a link that &quot;Approves&quot; a record or a link that autologins and filte

        Originally posted by aburningflame View Post
        You are correct about eval_valid(Request.Variables...etc
        It should be eval_valid("VARIABLENAMEASCHARACTERSTRING") , what alpha does underneath is try to eval it, retrurns true if it evals (e.g the variable DOES indeed exist) and false otherwise.

        My mistake
        SO yes, use
        if eval_valid("Request.Variables.varname")

        "How would I go about creating a link that will automatically login the user (which redirects to my tabbed UI), open the proper tab in the tabbed ui, and then filter the grid to that record? I think I know how to make the grid filter once I get there but the rest of the process is a bit of a mystery at the moment." - THINK LONG AND HARD....Do you really want a link to automatically login the user (this would mean passing the password in the link)? This is a HUGE, I stress, HUGE security hole.

        Are you sure you dont want to link to the LOGIN page, make the user enter their password, and THEN automatically open the tab in the proper page etc?
        Hi Scott,
        Thanks again for your help so far.
        I understand what you are saying about it being a huge security hole. I was only thinking about encrypting the password and stuff before but after thinking some more I realize that someone could actually share that link. That would be the problem. Unless it could expire after a certain time or after one login.

        I suppose I should stick with going through the login component. I do wonder if I could make a happy medium though. Say a user is already logged in (which most of mine are, all day), the link would just redirect him/her to that particular place in my app.

        Anyway, I'll read carefully over your posts again and see what I can come up with.

        Thanks!

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          #19
          Re: Help creating a link that &quot;Approves&quot; a record or a link that autologins and filte

          Not a problem.
          I do wonder if I could make a happy medium though. Say a user is already logged in (which most of mine are, all day), the link would just redirect him/her to that particular place in my app.
          Use the method I outlined above, on the login page do this:

          login.a5w
          Code:
          if eval_valid("Request.Variables.r") then
               session.__protected__redirect=urldecode(Request.Variables.r) 'store the variable
              if eval_valid("session.__protected__ulink") then
                      'any other code ot ENSURE user is logged in (sometimes ulink is valid but is set to 0 or something, so make sure you handle whatever cases you need to
                      response.redirect("main.a5w")  ' were already logged in, redirect to main 
                      end 'stop any further processing of the page (stop fallthrough effects)
              end if    
             
                 
          end if
          Process:
          Already Logged IN: Link > Login Page > Login Page will set Session Variable and Redirect to Main > Main will open tab pane based on presence of session variable
          NOT logged in: Link > Login Page > Login Page sets Session variable > Enter password and login > Successful login redirects to main > Main opens tab page based on presence of session variable

          If they are already logged in, they will just be redirect to the page

          Goodluck
          Scott Moniz - Computer Programmer/Analyst
          REA Inc.
          http://reainc.net
          (416)-533-3777
          [email protected]

          REA INC offers consulting services, programming services, systems design, database design, third party payment gateway integration (CHASE, PAYPAL, AUTHORIZE.NET) and developer support.
          If you need custom code, or 1-to-1 mentoring in any facet of your database/web application design,
          contact us to discuss options.

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            #20
            Re: Help creating a link that &quot;Approves&quot; a record or a link that autologins and filte

            Thanks again.

            I wonder if I can edit an included page in my tabbed ui as the tabbed ui a5w won't save any changes to it. It just get's overwritten. I have a "logged in as" page included in my header. I would "think" it would allow me to make "button clicks" in javascript or what have you in the tabbed ui but I guess I'll see.

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              #21
              Re: Help creating a link that &quot;Approves&quot; a record or a link that autologins and filte

              In short, yes you can.

              In the tabbed UI head section use this code:
              <%a5 a5w_include("tabbed_ui_header.a5w") %> or wherever.
              But yes youre correct the tabbed ui overwrites the tabbed ui page anytime you edit.
              I have inlcuded pages like that before in a tabbed ui head / body section
              Scott Moniz - Computer Programmer/Analyst
              REA Inc.
              http://reainc.net
              (416)-533-3777
              [email protected]

              REA INC offers consulting services, programming services, systems design, database design, third party payment gateway integration (CHASE, PAYPAL, AUTHORIZE.NET) and developer support.
              If you need custom code, or 1-to-1 mentoring in any facet of your database/web application design,
              contact us to discuss options.

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