Comments on: Filling forms using data from EntityPicker aka EntityPicker with Callback

By: Waldek Mastykarz

Waldek Mastykarz — Wed, 07 Jul 2010 12:07:39 +0000

@MN: that's odd. What the JavaScript does is, it putts value into the standard text field. On submit this information should be handled by SharePoint and stored in the list item. Have you tried manually entering the information and checking if it gets persisted or not?

By: MN

MN — Mon, 05 Jul 2010 22:24:57 +0000

Hi Waldek
One last question, in the example above we have Contact field followed by name, address and city. When I find a matching record the javascript is populating the name, address and city fields. It is all perfect. But when I submit none of the fields – name, address and city are getting populated in the list item. But when I move the contact field after the name, address and city fields, the list item is getting populated with the data.

Any ideas on that? Appreciate your time and help.

Thanks
MN

By: MN

MN — Sat, 03 Jul 2010 15:30:43 +0000

Thanks for your help. Now I understand. I was thinking we need to pass the second parameter to the javascript function and I was not sure how to pass it down to the javascript function…..

Thank you again for your help.

By: Waldek Mastykarz

Waldek Mastykarz — Sat, 03 Jul 2010 10:14:23 +0000

@MN: The serialized data is processed in the browser not in your server-side code, so the fact that it is not available in the CreateChildControls doesn't really matter.

By: MN

MN — Sat, 03 Jul 2010 10:07:10 +0000

Waldek,

I understand what you are saying. But we are setting up the AfterCallbackScript in the create CreateChildControls we will not have the serialized xml data from the PickerEntity available yet the CreateChildControls method.

Thanks
MN

By: Waldek Mastykarz

Waldek Mastykarz — Sat, 03 Jul 2010 09:27:07 +0000

@MN: The AfterCallbackClientScript points to a *JavaScript* function. As you know JavaScript is being executed in the browser (client-side) as opposite to the CreateChildControls method which is being processed server-side. So the only thing that you do in CreateChildControl is to provide the name of the JavaScript function that should be executed when an entity has been selected. In my example it's the Imtech.resolveEntityData function that is responsible for setting the contact information of the selected customer.

Hope that helps,

Waldek

By: MN

MN — Sat, 03 Jul 2010 09:08:32 +0000

Waldek,

Thanks for you quick reply. I'm having difficulty understanding how to populate the Contact Name, Address and City for the selected contact. Basically I'm looking for code example if any around AfterCallbackClientScript. From the article I understand that I need to call "entityEditorCallback" Java script passing the senderId and serialized entity data. But we are setting up the AfterCallbackClientScript in the CreateChildControls of the FieldControl. But we do not have entity data set yet at that point.

I truly appreciate any help or pointers

Have a great day
MN

By: Waldek Mastykarz

Waldek Mastykarz — Sat, 03 Jul 2010 08:19:16 +0000

@MN: There are some examples of the most important parts. What more would you like to see?

By: MN

MN — Fri, 02 Jul 2010 19:13:44 +0000

Waldek,

Thanks for your post. Can you please post your code for this article.

Regards
N

By: Jasmim

Jasmim — Fri, 21 May 2010 11:33:36 +0000

Waldek,

what i'm trying to do is a custom picker that receives 3 query parameters and with those and the search query it performes a query to a stored procedure that is in another database. Do you think it is possible?