Not A Programmer Question – Interpret HTMLDialog

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November 7, 2002 at 1:01 pm #3893
gritz
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I want to experiment with my own HTML forms. Using the Language and Programming guides, and not being a programmer, I got very confused on creating an HTML dialog. Using the code example from “Creating HTML Dialogs”, I successfully created an applet that does nothing, but works well. When I add the HTML code to the line aDlg.HTMLCode = <supply HTML code here>
I substituted some simple HTML..ie <html><body>test</body></html>
and I get a syntax error at the start of the code. If I substitute a string , “test”, it works fine. If I put the entire html string in quotes, that seems to work also, but how do I pass more than one line of HTML at a time? I also tried creating an applet using the “Display existing data in an HTML dialog” and passing a local HTML file in (I thought)…again, the applet runs, but nothing inside.Just an embedded box, with a close and cancel at the top. As this is newbie stuff, if you can point me to an example of a working HTML applet/dialog, I would greatly appreciate it!
Greg
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November 7, 2002 at 2:37 pm #6535
Support 1a
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Here is a very simple example of a HTML dialog. Create a new applet, then copy and paste this source code.

Please let me know if you require any further information.

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```
'-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
' Insert your comments here
'-------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Sub Main(Client, GWEvent)

  Set aDlg = Utilities.NewHTMLDialog 
  aDlg.ToolbarVisible = FALSE
  aDlg.Caption = "HTML dialog" 
  aDlg.HTMLCode = "<HTML> " &_
                  "  <HEAD> " &_
                  "  <TITLE></TITLE> " &_
                  "  </HEAD> " &_
                  "  <BODY>" &_
                  "  <FORM METHOD=""POST""> " &_
                  "  <TABLE BORDER=""0"" WIDTH=""100%""> " &_
                  "    <TR> " &_
                  "    <TD> Dialog Heading</TD> " &_
                  "    </TR> " &_
                  "    <TR> " &_
                  "    <TD HEIGHT=""50pt""> Body text</TD> " &_
                  "    </TR> " &_
                  "    <TR> " &_
                  "    <TD ALIGN=""RIGHT""><INPUT TYPE=""SUBMIT"" NAME=""MRCANCEL""" &_
                  "    VALUE=""Cancel"">   <INPUT TYPE=""SUBMIT"" NAME=""MROK""" &_
                  "    VALUE=""OK""> </TD> " &_
                  "    </TR> " &_
                  "  </TABLE> </FORM> </BODY>" &_
                  "</HTML>"
  aDlg.Execute 

End Sub
```
November 7, 2002 at 3:45 pm #6537
gritz
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Thanks so much..I was on the right track but getting frustrated..as to my second question, can you pass an HTML page in a different loction to the dialog, using aDlg.HTMLCode = Utilities.LoadStringFromFile(Utilities.GetDataDirectory & “HTML Dialog.htm”)?Could not get that to work either and I thought that was the other part of what I was reading. Obviously makes it simpler, to design your form(s) etc, externally and then reference and use them from within the applet.
Thanks again! Greg
November 7, 2002 at 3:57 pm #6536
gritz
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Found part of my error…the line aDlg.HTMLCode = Utilities.LoadStringFromFile(Utilities.GetDataDirectory & “c:/website/formativdlg.html”)works when I remove the Utilities.GetDataDirectory and reference my file only…aDlg.HTMLCode = Utilities.LoadStringFromFile(“c:/website/formativdlg.html”)
That works well…again my lack of programming knowledge…I assume if the file was in the “C:Program FilesAdvansysFormativData” directory it would work…things are looking up!
November 8, 2002 at 5:01 am #6534
Support 2
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Good news. And yes, you’re right, the resultant path would be incorrect when adding the GetDataDirectory to the fully qualified path to your file.

Regards,

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