Hi, I have a bunch of portals with a delete portal row button and it works fine. I am just wondering if there is a script set in FM where the portal row I want to delete gets highlighted so I know if I clicked the correct "x" button to delete the portal row? 

 

Thanks 

 

You obviously want to combine this with a confirmation dialog (if you haven't already done so); otherwise the row gets briefly highlighted, then it's gone anyway … 

 

You can conditionally format one or more fields in the portal row (not the row per se, alas) with a condition like $$selected = portalTO::keyField; then write a script like …

 

Set Variable [ $$selected ; portalTO::keyField ] // triggers CF highlighting

Refresh Window

Show Custom Dialog [ "Really delete?" ; "bla bla"; "Yes" ; "No" ]

If ( Get ( LastMessageChoice] // if delete button was pressed

Delete Portal Row [No dialog]

End If

Set Variable [ $$selected ; "" ]

Commit Record

 

Alternatively (or additionally), capture the name of the row (whatever identifies the record best) and display it in the dialog box.

You obviously want to combine this with a confirmation dialog (if you haven't already done so); otherwise the row gets briefly highlighted, then it's gone anyway … 

 

You can conditionally format one or more fields in the portal row (not the row per se, alas) with a condition like $$selected = portalTO::keyField; then write a script like …

 

Set Variable [ $$selected ; portalTO::keyField ] // triggers CF highlighting

Refresh Window

Show Custom Dialog [ "Really delete?" ; "bla bla"; "Yes" ; "No" ]

If ( Get ( LastMessageChoice] // if delete button was pressed

Delete Portal Row [No dialog]

End If

Set Variable [ $$selected ; "" ]

Commit Record

 

Alternatively (or additionally), capture the name of the row (whatever identifies the record best) and display it in the dialog box.

 

Actually I think the second way would be better. For example, Because each portal row begins with the field "date" I can maybe capture the date and insert it in the dialogue. Do you know the easiest way I can do that?

Oh its ok I figured it out using a script parameter thanks! 

Actually I think the second way would be better. For example, Because each portal row begins with the field "date" I can maybe capture the date and insert it in the dialogue. Do you know the easiest way I can do that?

Oh its ok I figured it out using a script parameter thanks! 

 

Not sure how a Script Parameter would help when clicking on an arbitrary field…? Just capture the necessary data from the portal row:

 

Set Variable [ $myDate ; GetAsText ( portalTO::myDateField ) ] // the date you want to display

Show Custom Dialog [ "Delete " & $myDate & "?" ; "Really delete record from date " & $myDate & "?" ; "Yes" ; "No" ] // use date in dialog

If ( Get ( LastMessageChoice] // if delete button was pressed

Delete Portal Row [No dialog]

End If

 

 

You can also use portalTO::myDateField directly in the calculation for the dialog box, but IMO this style is a bit clearer.