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Call Logi Engine Functions with JavaScript

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Call Logi Engine Functions with JavaScript

Ever need to call a process task or make an AJAX request after running a custom JavaScript validation method? Since you can't have sibling or nested Action elements (except for bookmarks), developers must call Logi Server Engine functions directly.

The syntax of these functions may change depending on Logi Info version. You can always check their syntax by looking for them in JavaScript files in the <yourLogiApp>\rdTemplate and \rdTemplate\rdAjax folders. To use these scripts, add an Action.Javascript element (or Action.Link and Target.Link elements) beneath a Label, Image, or Button element. Enter your Javascript code in the Javascript attribute (or Target.Link element's URL attribute, beginning with "javascript:",without the quotes).

To submit a Logi report page and/or navigate to another report

Use: SubmitForm(sPage, sTarget, bValidate, sConfirm, bFromOnClick, waitCfg) Where:
sPage = URL of the Logi definition to load next, with any request params
sTarget = the target window: _blank, _self, _parent, _top, <frameName>
bValidate = validate input elements before submit: true, false
sConfirm = show this string as a confirmation prompt, if blank do not show anything
bFromOnClick = decode event: true, false
waitCfg = show Wait Panel: true, false
Code the following script:

SubmitForm('rdPage.aspx?rdReport=yourReportDef&FirstTime=True', '_parent', 'false', '', 'false', 'true');

To submit a report page and/or execute an AJAX call (no Request Forwarding)

Use: rdAjaxRequest(commandParams, bValidate, sConfirm, bProcess, fnCallback, waitCfg, isUpload) Where:
commandParams = URL of the Logi definition to load next, with any request params
bValidate = validate input elements before submit: true, false
sConfirm = show this string as a confirmation prompt, if blank do not show anything
bProcess = definition to load next is a Process definition: true, false
fnCallback = JavaScript function to run after this function completes
waitCfg = show Wait Panel: true, false
isUpload = this is a file upload operation (uses POST and set other upload-related features): true, false
Code the following script:

rdAjaxRequest('rdPage.aspx?rdReport=yourReportDef&FirstTime=True', 'true', 'Submit this page?', 'false', null, 'false', 'false')
Using Callback function example:

rdAjaxRequest('rdPage.aspx?rdReport=yourReportDef&FirstTime=True', 'true', 'Submit this page?', 'false', myCallbackFunction(), 'false', 'false')
Example callback function in Include Script element:

function myCallbackFunction() { alert('this is an example'); }

To submit a report page and/or execute an AJAX call (with Request Forwarding):

Use: rdAjaxRequestWithFormVars(commandURL, bValidate, sConfirm, bFromOnClick, bProcess, fnCallback, waitCfg, copyQueryString) Where:
commandURL = URL of the Logi definition to load next, with any request params
bValidate = validate input elements before submit: true, false
sConfirm = show this string as a confirmation prompt, if blank do not show anything
bFromOnClick = decode event: true, false
bProcess = definition to load next is a Process definition: true, false
fnCallback = JavaScript function to run after this function completes
waitCfg = show Wait Panel: true, false
copyQueryString = append query string to end of commandURL: true, false
Code the following script:

rdAjaxRequestWithFormVars('rdProcess.aspx?rdReport=yourProcessDef', 'true', 'Submit this page?', 'true', 'true', null, 'false', 'true') See previous example for callback function usage.

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