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Knowledge Base, PowerForms HTML, Scripting

Using the SetCellColor method

SetCellColor is used to dynamically change the cell color of a control using scripting. To call the method: Code form.GetControl(“ControlName”).SetCellColor(“ColorCode“); where ControlName is the name of the control whose cell color you want to change and ColorCode is the HTML color’s code representation. For example, let’s assume we have a TextBox control called c_Country and a Button control, c_Control4 with an […]

August 13, 2017/by Konstantinos

Knowledge Base, PowerForms HTML, Scripting

Using the ParentListName method

A new method called ParentListName was added in the latest version of PowerForms HTML. This method can be called from a form used inside a ListAndForm control and will return the list name of the form containing the actual ListAndForm control. In order to call the new method, use: Code form.ParentListName(); The method is best used when […]

August 13, 2017/by Konstantinos

Knowledge Base, PowerForms HTML, Scripting

Using the SetCellColor method

August 13, 2017/by Konstantinos

Knowledge Base, PowerForms HTML, Scripting

Using the ParentListName method

August 13, 2017/by Konstantinos

Using the SetCellColor method

SetCellColor is used to dynamically change the cell color of a control using scripting. To call the method:

Code

form.GetControl(“ControlName”).SetCellColor(“ColorCode“);

where ControlName is the name of the control whose cell color you want to change and ColorCode is the HTML color’s code representation.

For example, let’s assume we have a TextBox control called c_Country and a Button control, c_Control4 with an action script used to dynamically change the textbox’s cell color to purple.

The Button’s custom script:

The actual code:

Code

form.GetControl(“c_Country”).SetCellColor(“#8467D7”);

The Textbox before pressing the Button:

The Textbox after pressing the Button:

August 13, 2017/by Konstantinos

Using the ParentListName method

A new method called ParentListName was added in the latest version of PowerForms HTML. This method can be called from a form used inside a ListAndForm control and will return the list name of the form containing the actual ListAndForm control.

In order to call the new method, use:

Code

form.ParentListName();

The method is best used when a list is required to show information to one or more lists which contain ListAndForm controls and maybe needs to show that information in a different manner, based on the parent list.

For example let’s assume we have two lists, Test1 and Test2. Test2 contains a ListAndForm control which uses a ListQuery to return information from the Test1 list. Test1 contains a Button control which executes a custom script when pressed. The script uses the ParentListName method, stores it in a variable and then presents the information to the user using an Alert pop-up. The code is listed below:

Code

var theListName = form.ParentListName();
alert(theListName);

Following below is an image showing an attempt to add a new item to the Test2 list. We’ve already selected an item in the ListAndForm control which shows information from the Test1 list.

Pressing the Button control Button 1 will cause a pop-up message to appear which will show us the name of Test1’s parent list.

August 13, 2017/by Konstantinos

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