How about a detailed JS example

BLOMASKY

This is another feature I would pay 25 cents for;

The ability to call a JS function and use the result most anywhere... For example;

I have phone #'s all over my applications, in a bunch of BOs and I will allow users to edit the phone number in any format, BUT if they enter exactaly 10 digits, then I want to format the string as (XXX) XXX-XXXX, so I have code like

IF Customers.phone WAS CHANGED AND LENGTH(Customers.phone) = 10 THEN
Customers.phone = '(' + SUBSTRING(Customers.phone,0,3) + ') ' + SUBSTRING(Customers.phone,3,6) + '-' + SUBSTRING(Customers.phone,6,10)

In about a zillion rules. It would be nice to instead have a rule line: Customers.phone = JSFormatPhone(Customers.phone)

Or, when I am displaying info on a grid, so many times, I would like to take 2 fields, concatenate them , etc. etc. And, yes, I can create additional attributes in my BO, but would be nice in the grid to say JSMyFormat(BO.attribute)

Now, I know you can call JS from Aware, I just have not seen any detailed examples, and while I am not from Missiouri (the SHOW ME state), I would like someone to show me.

Bruce

Sorry for the bad typing, but its late and I am tired...

johntalbott

For your phone number scenario have you tried the input mask?

BLOMASKY

Yes. But that requires all #s to be entered the same. I want to allow user to type anything in the field but conditionally for it

Thanks
Bruce

tford

The new input mask capabilities are VERY nice.

BLOMASKY

Then, I WILL test it. (However, I still would like to see examples of calling and consuming JS from Aware

Bruce

johntalbott

BLOMASKY wrote
Then, I WILL test it. (However, I still would like to see examples of calling and consuming JS from Aware
Bruce

I completely agree that we need more detailed examples/best practices.

aware_support

If you need a function to be used in rules, then you need a Java function, not Javascript function.

There are detailed examples of this in the Programmers Reference Guide (I think).

It is pretty easy.