How can I explicitly set a linked grid's name

[Jay Talbott]

I have a linked grid content in the fields on a grid. That linked grid has a submit button, as does the "parent" grid.
I would like to have only one submit button on the parent grid which saves both the parent and the linked grid content.
I keep publishing the grid, and by using Firebug, I see the name of the linked grid keeps changing. I have:

GRID1_PRO_DETAIL_FOOF_P1_R1_GridObj.submitGridPart();
(which I got from Firebug)

on the AfterGridSubmit event of the system properties, but when I publish the grid, the grid name changes to something like:

GRID1_PRO_DETAIL_IDSK_P1_R1_GridObj.submitGridPart();

and if I change the AfterGridSubmit part to match that, and publish again, the grid name changes.
It is like trying to hit a moving target that is impossible to hit.
Can I explicitly name the grid in order to prevent the name from changing, or am I missing something simple that can just be fixed with a dope slap?
Thanks.
Jay

[Jay Talbott]

Re: How can I explicitly set a linked grid's name

I got no responses to this question, but solved the problem with the help of Steve Workings.
I surrounded the submit button on the inline grid with a span, gave it an id, and removed the text from the submit button, like this:

<span id=subButton></span>

This makes the submit button on the grid almost imperceptible.
I than put this code on the AfterGridSubmit part of the main grid:
$('subButton').click();

and when I hit the submit button on the main grid, it acts as if I am pushing the submit button on the inline grid.
Problem solved; thanks, Steve.
Jay

[jdusoe]

Re: How can I explicitly set a linked grid's name

Jay - you can completely hide the button by wrapping the span tag in a div and use the visibility or display style tag:

<div style="visibility:hidden;"><span id=subButton></span></div> (takes up the same layout space)
or
<div style="display:none;"><span id=subButton></span></div> (does not take up space in layout)

[Jay Talbott]

Re: How can I explicitly set a linked grid's name

Thanks, Jim. That works great.
Now for the next issue.
Here is what the grids look like:
order_screen.jpg

Since I want one submit button for both grids, I need a way to re-activate the submit button when the inline grid is dirty.
I have tried placing the name of the parent grid into a variable, and then using that variable to make the parent grid dirty again.
Here's what I have so far.
When the grids load, the parent grid is made dirty with a javascript system event: {grid.object}._setRowState(1,true); (works fine)
Upon submitting the parent grid, the name of the parent grid is placed into a variable: myParentGrid= {Grid.object}.gridId; (works fine)
I placed a button on the inline grid to see if I can get the parent grid dirty. The contents of the button are: alert(myParentGrid); (works find, showing the name of the grid)
myParentGrid._setRowState(1,true); (does NOT set the parent grid dirty)

What am I missing?
Thanks,
Jay