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Re: Actions: Grid Entry

Joe — Wed, 09 Dec 2009 16:21:13 GMT

NEW ERROR IN -- TEST# 5

If the 5th field is not hidden, the workaround works fine (losing focus with tab and then clicking update).

However if, the 5th field IS hidden, the event/actions run when you tab over - but when clicking update the following error occurs:

Conversion failed when converting the varchar value '115 Bourbon St.' to data type int.

Why the heck is it trying to convert my string data into an Integer when its suppose to be getting plugged into a hidden dropdown of customer name strings lol.

Does hiding a field magically make it an int value? .. nifty trick =P

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I think it would be wise to let one of the team play around with all the basic/advanced features and just see if they can get things to work under different setups / situations.

If anyone disagrees, feel free to point out where i signed up for "Beta" in my version of method =P

~Joe

Re: Grid Display - Hidden Field

Joe — Wed, 09 Dec 2009 15:29:14 GMT

Hi Amanda.

Im using the latest version of firefox (3.5.5 ?) and IE8 ... both showed this odd graphical error on my method screen.

However- i recreated grid with the exact same settings on the same screen ... this time around the grid didnt have the bugged appearance.

Seems like a problem that would be hard to reproduce, so as long as its appearing ok now i'll have to just accept that its working. It is frustrating to recreate the grid tho. I'll let you know if i ever find more information about this, should it happen again.

Thx,

~Joe

Re: Actions: Grid Entry

Joe — Mon, 07 Dec 2009 21:43:33 GMT

Hi Val !

More detailed ? LoL ...

I think thaaat ... you shoud update after EACH test so i KNOW ur REALLY working on it! LOL .. just kidding? o_o ...

Hehe .. thanks for the quick reply so I know its being looked at (^_^).

~Joe

Grid Display - Hidden Field

Joe — Mon, 07 Dec 2009 20:17:27 GMT

Browser: FailFox ..err... Firefox*

Hi.

I have a hidden field in my custom grid.

I selected to have the field hidden initially and to take up 0% of available width.

However, whenever I hid this field, there was a blank white box that overlapped the grid where the field would be had it not been hidden.

Any ideas on this are appreciated =).

~Joe

Actions: Grid Entry

Joe — Mon, 07 Dec 2009 18:48:29 GMT

Goal: Adding data into a hidden field on a grid using actions.

My setup to reproduce errors: 5 Fields in Grid. Fields(1-4) are visible. Grid:Field1 is required in the table. Grid:Field5 is hidden, but also required in the table.

Field Data Types: Grid:Field(1-4) are plain text. Grid:Field5 is a Dropdown attached to the customer list.

Note: Both the grid, and the table it is based off of, are custom built.

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Statement true for the following (5) tests; Action Used = 'Enter Value Into Field On Screen' (Enter Into- Grid:Field5; Enter From- Screen:MyCustomer). Actions & Events used are executed from Grid:Field1.

Test1: Event:Select

Result: (Failed) - Selecting the grid cell failed to enter the screen's value into Grid:Field5.

Attempted: to select Grid:Field1-- Tabbed while cell was blank -- Filled a value in cell -- Tabbed with cell filled out. Grid:Field5 remained blank throughout the test.

Note: I'm not sure how this would have ever worked to begin with seeming as Select events are meant for dropdowns, where my Grid:Field1 is a plain text data-type.

//-- End of Test1 --\\

Test2: Event: Text_Change

Result: (Failed) - Changing text in the grid cell failed to enter the screen's value into Grid:Field5.

Attempted: Filled a value in Grid:Field1 -- Tabbed to next cell with Grid:Field1 filled out. Grid:Field5 remained blank throughout the test. Also attmpted to click update, hoping the text change would be discovered prior to the push to table (this also failed).

Note:

//-- End of Test2 --\\

Test3: Event: Gain_Focus

Result: (Failed) - Selecting Grid:Field1 failed to enter the screen's value into Grid:Field5.

Attempted: Clicked in Grid:Field1 in the new row -- Filled a value in Grid:Field1 -- Tabbed to next cell with Grid:Field1 filled out. Grid:Field5 remained blank throughout the test.

Note: Clicking update merely displays the error msg regarding required field (due to 5th field remaining blank).

//-- End of Test3 --\\

Test4: Event: Button_Click

Result: (Success) - Clicking [...] button in Grid:Field1 succeeded in enterring the screen's value into Grid:Field5.

Attempted: Use of button before and after enterring data into Grid:Field1.

Note:

//-- End of Test4 --\\

Test5: Event: Lose Focus

Result: (1part:Success / 1part Failure)

Attempted: Enterring data into Grid:Field1.(Success)- Hitting tab runs the "lose focus" event and correctly places the screen value into Grid:Field5. (Failure) Hitting the "Update" after typing a value into Grid:Field1.

Note: The "Update" actions are being ran before the "Lose Focus" event gets a chance to run. Following the idea that down press of the mouse button on the update button should relieve focus from the previous object, and the the up-ward release of the mouse button would then function as a "click" -- these 2 events are being run backwards of each other making it impossible to simply click update and having to abide by a "lose focus - then click" work around.

//-- End of Test5 --\\

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SUMMARY:

Test: 1(Fail) - 2(Fail) - 3(Fail) - 4(Success) - 5(Succes With Workaround - Otherwise Fail)

Thanks for your time, and your welcome for mine :p.

~Joe

Re: Action-Based-Grid-Entry

Joe — Sat, 05 Dec 2009 22:30:10 GMT

Hey,

There may be a few glitches, on method's end, with this process under different events/actions.

I'm gonna try to check them each out this weekend.

I'll post monday over any issues in a seperate thread.

Thanks again! :)

~Joe

Re: Action-Based-Grid-Entry

Joe — Sat, 05 Dec 2009 22:13:32 GMT

Hey Val,

In my grid, where grid:Fied1 is a dropdown, adding the Action:'Enter Value Into Field On Screen' to the Event:Select for grid:Field1 worked perfectly.

The selection made in grid:Field1 correctly moved Screen:MyField into grid:Field5.

Thank you for your time, it was much appreciated !

~Joe

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Re: Action-Based-Grid-Entry

Joe — Fri, 04 Dec 2009 14:00:28 GMT

Hi Val,

How do I get the value to go into the correct row of the grid?

So far, no values are appearing in the grid for me.

Thx,

~Joe

Re: Hide/Show Section

Joe — Thu, 03 Dec 2009 15:36:07 GMT

Yep.

Everything is working now.

Im just cautious of doing too much in onscreenload .. because visual changes can often cause the screen to be a little "spazzy" when it first comes up. So i try to get as many things defaulted to a particular view so the user doesnt have to watch the changes, or get glimpses of things that arent meant for them.

~Joe

Action-Based-Grid-Entry

Joe — Wed, 02 Dec 2009 20:56:46 GMT

Hi.

Situation: User is enterring a new line into a grid and has filled out 4 visible fields, with one non-visible field remaining that must be filled.

Grid: Allows Adding | Disallows Editing.

How to: I need to automatically fill the hidden (5th) field after the user clicks "Update" but before the entry is pushed to the table. The hidden field is required, and thus needs to be filled during this "intermediate" time period.

Thx,

~Joe