form used by itself and in a tab panel

Classic Servoy
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I have a form that sometimes I use as a normal list form, and sometimes as a form displayed in a tab panel from another form and table. On a field in this form is an onAction button to bring up a record form in dialog of other fields pertaining to the record in the table.
Obviously, when the form is used as a list form, the correct record is shown, but when the form is displayed as a tabpanel in another table, the method shows the records from the first record in the file,not the proper related record. How can I code the method so that it will get the correct record regardless of from which form it is called?

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I’ve had this struggle as well. :)

One thing you need to remember about Servoy is “context.” The context you’re in at the moment will determine everything. When you use the listview by itesel - the context is the list view - so the script works. If you show the listview in a tabpanel - then the “context” is that of the master record you’re displaying.

Here’s what I do:

  1. Create a global field;

  2. The first line in the script of the button set the global field to the primary key of the record you’re clicking on;

  3. Create a relation (global key to child database) - and load the record based on that relation.

Now it will work in every context.

Hope this helps,

Bob

3

Thanks for your quick response!
I don’t know where I’m going wrong!
Attached is the scheme for the forms.

  1. I’ve created a globals.matterid field
  2. I’ve created a relation globalmatterid_to_matter from Matter file to Matter file using globals.matterid equals matterid.
  3. method attached to Matterlist2 form record line:

//viewMaDetail[MatterList2]
globals.matterid=matterid
controller.loadRecords( globalmatterid_to_matter)
application.showFormInDialog( forms.maDetail, -1, -1, -1, -1, “Matter Details” );

Now, when I click on a line from normal list view, the correct record is displayed in dialog, but when the dialog is dismissed the rest of the found set is removed. I underestand how this happens from the loadrecords step in the method, but how do I get my previously found set back?

When I click on a line when the form is displayed in tabPanel (called from form clDetail0) all of the fields in the dialog are blank. :cry:
I’m lost in tabpanel hell!

4

Can you upload (or email) me your solution [bcusick@servoy.com]?

I can help you out.

Bob Cusick

5

Maybe this approach helps:

In the crm demo there 's a create button in the contactslist that’s attached to this script:
if(currentcontroller.getName() == “companyDetails”)
{
controller.newRecord()
company_id = forms.companyDetails.companiesid
}
else
{
plugins.dialogs.showDialog(‘Alert’,‘Contacts may only be created in Companies’,‘OK’);
}

It simply checks in which main form you are currently in.
(the script will only create a new contact record when you are in
company details. (there’s a tabpanel there "Contacts’ that is actually the same form as contacts list.)

6

Thanks Maarten, but I think my real problem is not knowing what form I’m in at any point in time, particularly with regard to tabpanels.
For example, in the scheme above, I know when i’m in clList form, when I click on a record line from the list, I switch to clDetail0, but then, when I click on the tab panel for matterlist2, which form am I in? clDetail0 or materlist2? :?

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clDetail0

currentcontroller.getName() always returns the main form you’re in.
(even if you trigger a script inside a tabPanel)