How to show pdfs

[madtowng]

Hi Everyone,

I am trying to show pdf files from a grid component in a desktop application, but I keep getting the error :
.

I know the path/filename is correct because if I copy it, then paste it into Run, it pulls up the pdf.

My guess is the answer is simple for someone, but I'm choosing to ask while I still have hair.

Thanks much,

Gregg

[Ted Giles]

Re: How to show pdfs

Did you get this fixed Greg?
I suspect the string might be too long for the field - check the format - or the % signs are throwing it off.

[madtowng]

Re: How to show pdfs

I did stumble onto a solution.
I changed the onclick event from Action Javascript to text.
On the Declarations - Global tab, Alpha5 uses urlencode().
Getting rid of the urlencode() solved the problem.

[Charles Hoens]

Re: How to show pdfs

Hi Gregg,

Thanks for this answer, but this is still not working for me.

Here is my code. How do I remove the urlencode()? By that I mean, when I remove the urlencode and the parentheses, the function still doesn't work.

Thanks.

window['{grid.componentName}_G__UNBOUND_BUTTON_1_1'] = function(rowNum,rowId,objEle) {

window['{Grid.ComponentName}__UNBOUND_BUTTON_1_1'] = {grid.object}.createWindow('{grid.componentName}_WINDOW__UNBOUND_BUTTON_1_1','modal-url-resizable',{
	height: '5in',
	width: '8in',
	title: {
		html: 'Window',
		location: 'top'
	},
	disableMove: false,
	theme: '{grid.style}',
	body: {
		content: {
			type: 'url',
			url: '__workingMessage.a5w'
		}
	},
	onHide: function() { $(this.getWindowId('body')).src = '__workingMessage.a5w';}
}   );
window['{Grid.ComponentName}__UNBOUND_BUTTON_1_1'].show();
$(window['{Grid.ComponentName}__UNBOUND_BUTTON_1_1'].getWindowId('body')).src = ''+urlencode({grid.object}._getValue('G','EPDF',rowNum))+'';

}

[madtowng]

Re: How to show pdfs

Hi Charles,

I wasn't able to test it, but try this code.

window['{grid.componentName}_G__UNBOUND_BUTTON_1_1'] = function(rowNum,rowId,objEle) {

window['{Grid.ComponentName}__UNBOUND_BUTTON_1_1'] = {grid.object}.createWindow('{grid.componentName}_WINDOW__UNBOUND_BUTTON_1_1','modal-url-resizable',{
	height: '5in',
	width: '8in',
	title: {
		html: 'Window',
		location: 'top'
	},
	disableMove: false,
	theme: '{grid.style}',
	body: {
		content: {
			type: 'url',
			url: '__workingMessage.a5w'
		}
	},
	onHide: function() { $(this.getWindowId('body')).src = '__workingMessage.a5w';}
}   );
window['{Grid.ComponentName}__UNBOUND_BUTTON_1_1'].show();
$(window['{Grid.ComponentName}__UNBOUND_BUTTON_1_1'].getWindowId('body')).src = ''+{grid.object}._getValue('G','EPDF',rowNum)+'';

}

[Charles Hoens]

Re: How to show pdfs

Thanks Greg. That's exactly what I tried during one of my iterations of this based on your suggestion. I still can't get it to work. You said it worked for you though. How did you do the file pathing in your table? I did mine as C:\employee_resumes\Amber_Jones.pdf

Could the name be too long?

Thanks.

Charlie

[madtowng]

Re: How to show pdfs

Charlie,
I don't think the name is too long (what you're using is shorter than what I'm using).
As I look at my stuff, I notice I gave up on complete javascript, and chose to use a little
javascript in an xbasic function.

During the almost year since I made that post, I may have changed something.
The most noticeable thing I see is that I currently copy the file to the session.session_folder area.

[Charles Hoens]

Re: How to show pdfs

Got a message from Selwyn and Jerry Brightbill.

I thought (mistakenly) that all I needed to do was to put any path I wanted into a character field and then point to that field. What I found out from them was that the directory folder with the pdf's in it, had to be in the Webroot. Also, I found out that you need to use the transform tool in the file upload button, to make the file path something that later can be read and/or accessed.

At one point I thought I was going crazy, but it all makes sense now and is working properly. There is no need to modify the JS code in any way.

Thanks to Selwyn and Jerry - who literally got back to me within hours on this help. It's what makes the product so great.

[madtowng]

Re: How to show pdfs

That could explain why I couldn't get it to work using strictly javascript.
The ajax callback gave a neat little work-around.
Last but not least, while I appreciate the help we get from the people at AlphaSoftware,
I might question the speedy response considering this was started in May 2013 (Maybe things are going back to the way they used to be).

[Dan Blank]

Re: How to show pdfs

In reading this I was getting a little excited. Only now no so much.

I have already created pdfs outside of the webroot. So how can you use a button to show pdfs outside of the webroot with our using javascript?
I am thinking xbasic but the onclick event is listed under the Javascript section??

Thanks,
Dan