Change Language, Refresh Grid = error

[Steve Workings]

I have a grid set up to handle English or Spanish in the Language Definitions. I can prove my setup is working correctly by specifying e.tmpl.activeLanguage = "Spanish", for instance, in the OnGridInitialize event. The default language is English.

So, next step is to put buttons on the grid to select the language. For a simple start, I put a button that makes an AJAX callback to a very simple function with one line:

e.tmpl.activeLanguage = "Spanish"

I can prove this is working and correctly setting the property.

But, I'm stumped about how to refresh the grid after the callback. A {grid.Object}.refresh() throws an error in Firebug (reproducing it here looks pretty meaningless). Nothing changes on the grid - just sits there.

So, how can I programatically, on the fly, set a language, and refresh the grid to show the language?

[cptutrecht]

Re: Change Language, Refresh Grid = error

I had to choose a complete different approach because there is no way yet to translate menu system and login component. So i have to create for each language an own menu and login page + component.

Of course with all containing the same grids where localization works like it should.

To switch from one language to another i use an intermediate a5w page and or perfom redirect after login (to choose the appropriate menu):

if 1=1
select
case session.__protected__activeLanguage="default"
response.redirect("4tas_myinfo.a5w")
case session.__protected__activeLanguage="english"
response.redirect("4tas_myinfo_english.a5w")
case session.__protected__activeLanguage="german"
response.redirect("4tas_myinfo_german.a5w")
end select

else

end if

This works good. But i would like te redirect to the page The user left from when switching the language. In that case i don't need the intermediate page. Any idea how?

[Steve Workings]

Re: Change Language, Refresh Grid = error

Check out the request variables. I haven't done this, but I think Request.Referer is what you want.

You would store the value of Request.Referer in addition to the code you show here.

session.Redirect_page = request.referer

Then, at the end of your language-setting page, do something like:

response.redirect(session.Redirect_page)

Please note this code is completely untested and untried - I'm just trying to give you my idea of a way to do this.

Edit: Another thought:

You might also do something like this:

select
case session.__protected__activeLanguage="default"
a5w_include("4tas_myinfo.a5w")
. . .
end select
response.redirect(response.referer)

Dunno if it would work, but might be cleaner.

[mmaisterrena]

Re: Change Language, Refresh Grid = error

you an try this:

<a href="javascript:location.reload(true)">Refresh this page</a>

this will refresh the entire page (if you use a tabbed ui it will only reload the page where this code is placed, not entire the tabbed ui)
Note: this is HTML and JavaScript you could get rid of the HTML part if needed (location.reload(true))

[cptutrecht]

Re: Change Language, Refresh Grid = error

Thanks Steve,

this is would be good if i got from request.referer only the page and not the full url.

For example: Request.referer gives me http://localhost:88/cptdata/4vastgoed_myinfo.a5w

To keep the application portable for different customers i can only use this solution if i can either strip everything from the last / backwards or have request variable that also gives me the part of the url that precedes 4vastgoed_myinfo.a5w

Check out the request variables. I haven't done this, but I think Request.Referer is what you want.

You would store the value of Request.Referer in addition to the code you show here.

session.Redirect_page = request.referer

Then, at the end of your language-setting page, do something like:

response.redirect(session.Redirect_page)

Please note this code is completely untested and untried - I'm just trying to give you my idea of a way to do this.

Edit: Another thought:

You might also do something like this:

select
case session.__protected__activeLanguage="default"
a5w_include("4tas_myinfo.a5w")
. . .
end select
response.redirect(response.referer)

Dunno if it would work, but might be cleaner.