Need to make immediate save to Detail part after emailing.

[Fulltimer]

I often use sql commands to update data to a database but in this case I want to see what A5 has to offer to do a similar thing. I am in an Xbasic function.

I can't seem to find the exact working code to SUBMIT my changes to a DETAIL PART so that my normal SAVE and UNDO buttons don't appear active when I return to the screen.

Any help would be appreciated. Please see sample code below and where I want to insert Xbasic commit code.

		if result then
			    new_email_sender = "alert('Email was sent successfully');"
			    e._set.item_date.value = dtoc(date() ) + " " + time("0h:0m") 
			    ------ I WANT TO PLACE MY DETAIL PART SAVE CODE HERE ------
			else
			    new_email_sender = "alert('Email was not sent');"
		end if

[GGandhi]

Re: Need to make immediate save to Detail part after emailing.

my normal SAVE and UNDO buttons don't appear active when I return to the screen.

probably you could use dirty column property and see if it lights up the buttons like:
e.dirtyColumns = e.dirtyColumns + crlf()+ "ITEM_DATE"

edit: if you don't want to push the button
then on the clientSide event - afterAjaxcallbackComplete event you could add
{grid.object}.detailViewSubmit();
something like that. ( check the terminology)

[Fulltimer]

Re: Need to make immediate save to Detail part after emailing.

probably you could use dirty column property and see if it lights up the buttons like:
e.dirtyColumns = e.dirtyColumns + crlf()+ "ITEM_DATE"

edit: if you don't want to push the button
then on the clientSide event - afterAjaxcallbackComplete event you could add
{grid.object}.detailViewSubmit();
something like that. ( check the terminology)

I don't really have need to check if the buttons (Save & Undo) light up, they always do. My issue is simple. If I can set the values of fields in my Xbasic code using e._set etc. why can't I immediately save that changed data back to the table with another simple call.

Your suggestion to add code to the [ afterAjaxcallbackComplete ] event handler seems to work. The correct syntax for the command is actually {grid.Object}.submitDetailView() (just in case some member is having a similar issue). Now while this works, there is a noticeable pause before the submit is actually achieved. So much so that a user could (if they were quick) actually click on the activated SAVE and UNDO before they turned inactive. For now, I'll live with that unless there is a better solution. Thanks for the response.

Tom W.

[GGandhi]

Re: Need to make immediate save to Detail part after emailing.

so that my normal SAVE and UNDO buttons don't appear active when I return to the screen.

i took this statement to mean that the buttons did not lit up, that is not the case they do light up. you just want to save without user interaction. now i understand.
any way here is another method that might be faster than the afterAjaxcallbackComplete method, try and see if it improves speed of execution.

if result then
			    new_email_sender = "alert('Email was sent successfully');"
			    e._set.item_date.value = dtoc(date() ) + " " + time("0h:0m") 
			    
	else
        new_email_sender = "alert('Email was not sent');"
end if

this is the code you have.
do not add dirty columns etc.,
do not use afterAjaxcallbackComplete event on the client side.
go to the field item_date and in the onChange event declare an inline javascript
and just add
{grid.object}.submitDetailView();
since this is happening at the browser level alpha does not have to check the end point of the callback to see if it is finished and alpha will initiate the save little sooner.

this assumes that the item_date will not be entered by the customer earlier, if they did it will trigger save.
but this will still make the buttons light up but the submit being little faster, hopefully it is faster than fast-click.

[Fulltimer]

Re: Need to make immediate save to Detail part after emailing.

do not add dirty columns etc.,
do not use afterAjaxcallbackComplete event on the client side.
go to the field item_date and in the onChange event declare an inline javascript
and just add
{grid.object}.submitDetailView();

I have not been able to implement your last suggestion yet because the app is being used right now. Later, I will try to use your method to see if I gain enough speed to prevent the user from thinking they need to provide a user interaction. Seems really logical to me. You have been right on so many issues I really want to send a big THANK YOU!

Tom W.