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Save as Open, Save as Closed, and Cancel buttons...probably an easy one
I want to create 3 buttons on my form: Save as Open, Save as Closed, and Cancel. Each will do the following:
Save as Open: save the current form with STATUS field indicating "Open"
Save as Closed: save the current form with STATUS field indicating "Closed"
Cancel: close the document and discarding any changes made
There are two buttons at the top of my form currently (not exactly sure how they got there, but I must have added them somehow), both are (Untitled)(Action)s. Would love to add a third and have them do what is indicated above.
Like I said...this is probably pretty easy.
Save as Open: save the current form with STATUS field indicating "Open"
Save as Closed: save the current form with STATUS field indicating "Closed"
Cancel: close the document and discarding any changes made
There are two buttons at the top of my form currently (not exactly sure how they got there, but I must have added them somehow), both are (Untitled)(Action)s. Would love to add a third and have them do what is indicated above.
Like I said...this is probably pretty easy.
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Okay...they change the field, but the document does not close on either status changes. The Cancel function brings up the dialog as to whether or not I want to save changes. I don't want this dialog to come up if possible. I would like each of these three to bypass this by saving changes for the first two, and cancelling for the third.
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OKay...the cancel works great.
As far as the Save Open and Save Closed buttons, is there any way to avoid the "Do you want to save" dialog that comes up? I want to bypass this so it automatically saves (since that is what the button is).
As far as the Save Open and Save Closed buttons, is there any way to avoid the "Do you want to save" dialog that comes up? I want to bypass this so it automatically saves (since that is what the button is).
why do u need to do it at the form level. You can do it at the view level. Select the document and change its value by having the action button in the view level.
Have a action button in view and jsut have this formula:
field status:="Open";@true
Hope this helps
Partha
Have a action button in view and jsut have this formula:
field status:="Open";@true
Hope this helps
Partha
Are you saying that Parha's code:
Field status:="Open";
@command([filesave]);
@command([fileclosewindow]
...results in a prompt to save?!
Field status:="Open";
@command([filesave]);
@command([fileclosewindow]
...results in a prompt to save?!
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Yes. It asks me if I want to save my changes? Yes, No, Cancel.
That;s why i asked u to do it at the view level. It somehow always prompts the save..Seems to be bug with Lotus
Partha
Partha
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OKay...it works. Just one last thing. What can I add to those that would also at the same time open the document for editing. If I am viewing the document, the buttons appear. Sometimes it is just about changing "status". Can I add something to the beginning of the first two that will open the doc for editing? If I push the botton when I am just viewing it, it closes it but doesn't edit it.
Why don't u show the buttons only to a subset of people , who are supposed to do this tweaking work of changing status. Have a hidewhen formula for this button and show only to users who satisfy that criteria.
For ex: have a role by name Admin in the database and have the hidewhen like this
@IsNotMember("[Admin]"; @UserRoles) for the buttons
Hope i am clear
Partha
For ex: have a role by name Admin in the database and have the hidewhen like this
@IsNotMember("[Admin]"; @UserRoles) for the buttons
Hope i am clear
Partha
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Let me restate what I was saying.
The buttons currently only work if the document is opened for editing. I would like them to open the document for editing if it isn't already open.
The buttons currently only work if the document is opened for editing. I would like them to open the document for editing if it isn't already open.
@Command([EditDocument]);
FIELD status:="Opes";
@Command([FileSave]);
FIELD saveoptions:="0";
@Command([FileCloseWindow]
Have something like this. By this u are sure that the document is edited
Partha
FIELD status:="Opes";
@Command([FileSave]);
FIELD saveoptions:="0";
@Command([FileCloseWindow]
Have something like this. By this u are sure that the document is edited
Partha
No no no no!!!
@Command([EditDocument]); will place it into edit mode if in read mode... but it will also change it to read mode if it is already in edit mode!
Use:
@Command([EditDocument]; "1");
FIELD status:="Opes";
@Command([FileSave]);
FIELD saveoptions:="0";
@Command([FileCloseWindow]
Adding the "1" to [EditDocument] forces to always end up in EditMode -- switching from read mode, or leaving alone if already in edit.
@Command([EditDocument]); will place it into edit mode if in read mode... but it will also change it to read mode if it is already in edit mode!
Use:
@Command([EditDocument]; "1");
FIELD status:="Opes";
@Command([FileSave]);
FIELD saveoptions:="0";
@Command([FileCloseWindow]
Adding the "1" to [EditDocument] forces to always end up in EditMode -- switching from read mode, or leaving alone if already in edit.
Qwalette,
Although i didn't specify it as perfectly as ur's i meant only that...
Partha
Although i didn't specify it as perfectly as ur's i meant only that...
Partha
Code in the buttons:
Save as open
Field status:="Open";
@command([filesave]);
Save as closed
Field status:="Closed";
@command([filesave]);
cancel
@command([fileclosewindow]
To create this button, go to the form. IN the create menu --> action.. You can give the names and paste the formula given above
partha