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Domino Designer: How do I use a URL parameter value as part of a View Selection?
As part of the View Selection in a Domino view I want to use a parameter from the URL that calls the view. For instance, if the URL is http://domain.com/viewname?openview¶m=11111" I want to the view to display only those records with a RegistrationNumber of "11111".
How do I get that param value into my View Selection so that the View Selection is, essentially,
SELECT RegistrationNumber = "11111"?
How do I get that param value into my View Selection so that the View Selection is, essentially,
SELECT RegistrationNumber = "11111"?
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Where can I save it so that it is usable in the View Selection?
perhaps as an enviroment variable that can be read from a Profile Doc that is used to set the view information.
You may need to use the view in a frame to be able to make it Dynamic.
Hopefully someone can provide more details.
You may need to use the view in a frame to be able to make it Dynamic.
Hopefully someone can provide more details.
There is a RestrictToCategory="catego
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Thanks brwwiggins. But I think the challenge I'm trying to overcome is dynamically determining the "category" based on a param from the URL. Do you know how I can do that?
I would use a combination of features. The parameter that is passed in the Query_String CGI variable during a POST or GET operation can be parsed on the server side "before" you call the view.
So, create a view where you store key-value pairs (if you wish) where the category is one member of the pair and the string passed in the URL is the other member. (You don't HAVE to do this but if you want to pass a parameter other than the category then you must.)
Then use the post submit event to return the view based on the processed parameter.
The URL would be more like this http://myserver.com/mydb.nsf/MyWebAgent?OpenAgent¶m=111111
The agent would provide server side processing of the url and parse the parameter to construct the 'new' view url such as http://myserver.com/mydb.nsf/viewname?Open view
The view would be a programtic (computed) single category view.
So, create a view where you store key-value pairs (if you wish) where the category is one member of the pair and the string passed in the URL is the other member. (You don't HAVE to do this but if you want to pass a parameter other than the category then you must.)
Then use the post submit event to return the view based on the processed parameter.
The URL would be more like this http://myserver.com/mydb.nsf/MyWebAgent?OpenAgent¶m=111111
The agent would provide server side processing of the url and parse the parameter to construct the 'new' view url such as http://myserver.com/mydb.nsf/viewname?Open view
The view would be a programtic (computed) single category view.
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Thank you. Your explanation coupled with the cheat sheet was what I needed. The RestrictToCategory argument did the trick. Thanks!
Is it possible to save the URL or the parameter somewhere so that it is easily available ?
I hope this helps !