[soSIMPLE User]

We had a problem today implementing the web-direct version of our system.

I want to ask you how it is supposed to work before we do to to much workarounds.

When we get the system open in WebDirect we have one layout with a SoSimple calendar in a WebViewer covering 80% of the screen.

It works fine now.

Logging in to the same layout in FileMaker we have set the action of clilcking on an event to take the user to the detail of the booking.

We would like to do likewise in the WebDirect view, but we couldn´t get it there.

Clicking on an event in WebDirect gets the JavaScript-detail-popup open where we can set time and date. But that is unforturnately not enough for our customer.

Therefore we want the click-action to run a FileMaker Script so we can change the layout and go to the selected Booking ID by a find. (the way we do it in FileMaker)

I would like to know – is this possible with SoSimple?

If so, what are we doing wrong?

If you say it is possible, I can get back to you with details, screenshots and so on.

If not, we have to think about workarounds.

 

Hope you can help us.

[adminKeymaster]

Hi there.

When implementing over WebDirect, you cannot run the same client-facing interface that you can with FileMaker Pro or Go. This is a limitation of FileMaker’s WebDirect technology – no webviewer-based toolsets can do this, at least not yet.

We do, however provide a rich set of tools to workaround this FileMaker limitation:

• Custom fields allow you to customize the event edit window with any fields that are on your Data Source layout. Display custom fields by selecting them at the bottom of your Data Source window
• You can even add drop-down menus or checkboxes to this window. By attaching a value list to any field on your Data Source layout, you will automatically add the value list to the custom field in WebDirect.
• You can run server-side actions by editing the soSIMPLE Action Script. Since these are server-side actions, they can’t control layout or other UI changes, but they can trigger emails, set fields, etc. You do this by editing the section of the Action Script near the top that says “If [LeftWords (Get ( ApplicationVersion );1) = “Web”] ##Server-Side##

Please let us know if you’d like any more details about these features.

 

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