Using page variables in an xbasic callback in a UX

[richardurban]

I have a UX component that makes an xbasic callback. A page variable is used as an argument. I can display the page variable on the a5w page where the UX component is, and in a field on the UX by making the default value = pageVariable.department. However, after many attempts, I cannot get request.variables to read the variable in the xbasic script Am I missing something basic?
Here is the code to get the variable:

dim Request.Variables.department as c
if variable_exists("Request.Variables.department")then
	department=alltrim(Request.Variables.department)
end if

I have also tried different variations, like

dim department as c
if variable_exists("Request.Variables.department")then
	department=alltrim(Request.Variables.department)
end if

The page variable is not retrieved; the value of department is blank, even though the page variable is there.

I also tried to set an argument in the UX to get its value from the page variable, but I could not figure out how to use that argument in my script, either. What would be the right way to refer to this value in an xbasic call back?

[mikeallenbrown]

Re: Using page variables in an xbasic callback in a UX

Not sure if this is the best way of handling it but this should work...

You said you can make a field equal to the page value. If that's correct then you can use that field as an argument in xbasic. Lets say the field name is "test". Here is how you can use "test" as an argument...

function MyFunctionName as c (e as p)

dim cn as sql::connection
dim args as sql::arguments
dim rs as sql::ResultSet

args.set("arg1",e._currentRowDataNew.Test)

cn.Open("::Name::sql")

sqlSelect = "SELECT Field1 FROM MyTableName WHERE Field2 = :arg1"

cn.Execute(sqlSelect,args)

cn.FreeResult()
cn.close()

end fucntion

The code above is just an example of course...it doesn't check for errors or do anything with the data.

[Davidk]

Re: Using page variables in an xbasic callback in a UX

I have a UX component that makes an xbasic callback. A page variable is used as an argument. I can display the page variable on the a5w page where the UX component is, and in a field on the UX by making the default value = pageVariable.department. However, after many attempts, I cannot get request.variables to read the variable in the xbasic script Am I missing something basic?

Kind of...

Request (page) variables set in an a5w page are not available in XBasic Ajax Callbacks.

They are available in the Server-side onDialogInitialize event. In this event you'd get the Request var and assign it to a State variable. Then that State variable will persist through your code and be available in callbacks.

From your a5w page you have something like this...

http://phantom:81/AlphaTest/ux_Request_Var_Callback.a5w?id=123

Which gives you a Request variable with the name of "Id" and a value of 123.

In your UX onDialogInitialize event you would do something like this...

if variable_exists("request.variables.Id") then
	e._state.myPageVar = request.variables.Id
else
	e._state.myPageVar = "Sorry... No Page Var"
end if

And then... in your Callback...

function getPageVar as c (e as p)

dim myPageVar as c = e._state.myPageVar

getPageVar = "alert('my page var is " + myPageVar + "');"

end function