Setting a Field to an Element Name

[aklodner]

Hey guys,

What I'd like to do is create a method that sets a global to the name of an element, more precisely an element that is a button. Is this possible and if so any ideas are greatly appreciated.

thanks,
Adam

[jcompagner]

If you could get that name, what would you do with it?

[aklodner]

Well, in this instance, I'd like to put the element name into a global to establish a link to a related file to display related data. This would keep me from having to write several different methods whose only purpose is to set this global.

[jcompagner]

I don't know what you exactly are trying to do, Are you planning to use the name of the button to lookup a relation??

But the name is FIXED in a solution so you will always show the same relation.

Can't you just add a dataproviderid to the button (so the button has then a value of the current record, which it displays) and use this value for the relation?

[aklodner]

Here's the scenario in a little more detail. I'm working on a help type file. I'd like the user to be able to click on an information graphic and have that related help record be displayed. Here's the trick, one record could have many of these type of graphics. Even though the graphic is the same, I give them each a different name so they pull up a different related record. So, your solution would work if I had only one instance of this.

[maarten]

hmm, pretty cool.
This way you can identify which button is clicked within a record, giving you the upportunity to attach one generic script or relation to multiple buttons.
Can be a great time saver.