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Hi there,
Is it possible with PHPMaker 10 to define my own buttons underneath the table, which execute a server side script when clicked?
regards,
janosh

Yes, it is. But you cannot run the server event on its click event. You should run the Javascript code on the click event.

Put this following code into your "Page_Render" server event of the List page in order to insert the new button:

$options = &$this->OtherOptions;
$option = $options["action"];
$item = &$option->Add("mybutton");
$item->Body = "<a class=\"ewAction\" href=\"\" onclick=\"YourJavaScritpFunction();return false;\">My New Button</a>";

However, if you want to execute your own php code in the certain php file, try to change the last line of that code above, become:

$item->Body = "<a class=\"ewAction\" href=\"yourphpfile.php\" >My New Button</a>";

Can you gave an idea of what this would be used for so I can enhance my own project? What are you doing with your own buttons server side for example?

Hi starquest321,
In my case I use that button for "Approval". After the user has reviewd all relevant records in the list page, s/he can click on [Approve] button and then a flag gets set on server side for every selected record.
brgds,
janosh

Hello again!

My problem is constructing the URL, referencing the variable.

This:
$item->Body = "<a class=\"ewAction\" href=\"yourphpfile.php?\" >My New Button</a>";

How do I end up with a URL like this:
yourphpfile.php?purchaseorder=800

If I try someting like this
$item->Body = "<a class=\"ewAction\" href=\"printordencompra.php?purchaseorder=$ordernumber">Print Purchase Order</a>";

I get a blank page. Thanks for your help!

@sentnel,

You have to handle the receiving variable in your "printordencompra.php" file by using $_GET["purchaseorder"] variable.

For example, in your "printordencompra.php" file, make sure you have already had the following code before processing the value:
<?php
$mypurchaseorder = "";
if (isset($GET["purchaseorder"])) {
$mypurchaseorder = $GET["purchaseorder"];
} else {
$mypurchaseorder = "No purchase order provided";
}
echo $mypurchaseorder; // just to make sure the value is right
?>

Also, make sure you have already had a correct value in $ordernumber variable before clicking on that custom link.

Thanks mobhar!

I have no problem receiving the variable, the problem is "sending" the variable. My problem is here:

$item->Body = "<a class=\"ewAction\" href=\"yourphpfile.php?\" >My New Button</a>";

How do I properly format this to include and send the "purchaseorder" variable after "yourphpfile.php?\"?

Thanks again!

Try this:

$ordernumber = "800"; // make sure the order number is correct
$item->Body = "<a class=\"ewAction\" href=\"printordencompra.php?purchaseorder=" . $ordernumber . "">Print Purchase Order</a>";

Didn't work.

Also tried:
$item->Body = "<a class=\"ewAction\" href=\"printordencompra.php?purchaseorder=" . $ordernumber . "">Print Purchase Order</a>";

and:
$item->Body = "<a class=\"ewAction\" href=\"printordencompra.php?purchaseorder= $ordernumber">Print Purchase Order</a>";

The application won't even load, just get a blank screen. :-(

In which server event did you put the code?

sentnel wrote:
$item->Body = "<a class=\"ewAction\" href=\"printordencompra.php?purchaseorder="
. $ordernumber . "">Print Purchase Order</a>";

Miss \ for your " after $ordernumber:
$item->Body = "<a class=\"ewAction\" href=\"printordencompra.php?purchaseorder=" . $ordernumber . "\">Print Purchase Order</a>";

Thanks a lot to all!

For future reference this the complete solution:

Code into your "Page_Render" server event of the List page:

$options = &$this->OtherOptions;
$option = $options["action"];
$item = &$option->Add("mybutton");    
$ordernumber=$this->ordenCompraDetail->CurrentValue;
$item->Body = "<a class=\"ewAction\" href=\"printordencompra.php?orden_compra=" . $ordernumber . "\">Print Purchase Order</a>";

Thanks again to all!

Hi,
i'm sorry. I tried to use your suggestion but i don't understand how pass orderId value.

Can someone help me?

This is my code in ListPage --> Page Render:

if (!isset($_GET["showdetail"])) {
$options = &$this->OtherOptions;
$option = $options["action"];
$item = &$option->Add("mybutton");
$ordineFattura = $this->OrderID->CurrentValue;
//$item->Body = "<a class=btn href=Fattura.php?StampaOrdine=OrdersMaster&fk_OrderId=" .$ordineFattura. ">Stampa Fattura</a>";
$item->Body = "<a class=\"ewAction\" href=\"Fattura.php?orden_compra=" . $ordineFattura . "\">Print Purchase Order</a>";
}
}

Thank you.
Andrea.

Fakiro82 wrote:
i don't understand how pass orderId value.

You need to put your code in "Page_Render" of "List Page" that belongs to your detail table (not in master table).

Hi mobhar,
My code is in OrderDetails Table (Detail Table). My Master Table is Orders table, but I don't know how can i do to pass value OrderID.
Probably my error is here:

$ordineFattura = $this->OrderID->CurrentValue;

because OrderId-->CurrentValue is empty. Right? Can you help me?

Thank you so much for your all suggestion.

Andrea.

Make sure you have already open the Master/Detail List page in order to pass the OrderID value, the URL should be like this (assume you are using the demo project), for example:

orderdetailslist.php?showmaster=orders&fk_OrderID=11076

So, to make sure the button will be shown up only when the Master/Detail List page is displayed (not in the individual detail List page), then change your code become:

if ($this->getCurrentMasterTable() != "") { // make sure the detail list page is being displayed when it contains the master table (Master/Detail List page)
$options = &$this->OtherOptions;
$option = $options["action"];
$item = &$option->Add("mybutton");
$ordineFattura = $this->OrderID->CurrentValue;
//$item->Body = "<a class=btn href=Fattura.php?StampaOrdine=OrdersMaster&fk_OrderId=" .$ordineFattura. ">Stampa Fattura</a>";
$item->Body = "<a class=\"ewAction\" href=\"Fattura.php?orden_compra=" . $ordineFattura . "\">Print Purchase Order</a>";
}

Hi mobhar,
first of all thank you so much.
Then, I tried with your suggest and I rewrited the code like below:

// Page Render event
function Page_Render() {
//echo "Page Render";

if ($this->getCurrentMasterTable() != "") { // make sure the detail list page is being displayed when it contains the master table (Master/Detail List page)
$options = &$this->OtherOptions;
$option = $options["action"];
$item = &$option->Add("mybutton"); 
//$ordineFattura = $this->OrderID->CurrentValue;
$item->Body = "<a class=\"ewAction\" href=\"Fattura.php?OrderID=".urlencode($this->OrderId->CurrentValue)."\">Genera Fattura</a>";

}
}

The script works only If I add ".urlencode($this->OrderId->CurrentValue)." in URL. but If I insert ".$ordineFattura." in URL it doesn't work ($ordineFattura is always empty and I didn't find the problem). I don't know if this ( ".urlencode($this->OrderId->CurrentValue).") is the right way to solve the problem but it works. I would like to make it work like you suggest me.

Thank you so much mobhar.

Andrea.

Change:
//$ordineFattura = $this->OrderID->CurrentValue;
$item->Body = "<a class=\"ewAction\" href=\"Fattura.php?OrderID=".urlencode($this->OrderId->CurrentValue)."\">Genera Fattura</a>";

to:
$ordineFattura = urlencode($this->OrderID->CurrentValue);
$item->Body = "<a class=\"ewAction\" href=\"Fattura.php?OrderID=".$ordineFattura."\">Genera Fattura</a>";

Sorry, this code:
$ordineFattura = urlencode($this->OrderID->CurrentValue);

should be:
$ordineFattura = urlencode($this->OrderId->CurrentValue); // case-sensitive field name

Hi mobhar,
Now it's works.

Thank you so much.

Andrea.