AJAX - Function - InsertCount

Contents

1 Primary Function

Counts up matched records from another form and injects that count into a field on the current page.


2 Example uses

  • Quick order count for the current company
  • Quick count of available items from another form
  • Quick count of used items (e.g. used beds) from another form


3 Code

/******************************************************************************************************
Application: This function ............
Version [1.0] Date [2016-08-29] Author [PJ]
******************************************************************************************************/
function fn_FunctionName(){
	if (typeof aryAjax_Settings=='undefined') { alert('Library did not load'); }
	else {
		// Clear all settings
		fn_Ajax_bxp_ResetSettings();

		// Security Settings
		aryAjax_Settings[0] 		= 'client_demo';
		aryAjax_Settings[22] 		= document.getElementById('intSystemGenerated_CompanyId').value;		//Auto Login - System
		aryAjax_Settings[23] 		= document.getElementById('intSystemGenerated_UserId').value;			//Auto Login - User
		aryAjax_Settings[24] 		= document.getElementById('intSystemGenerated_LoginKey').value;			//Auto Login - SessionId

		// Retrieval Settings
		aryAjax_Settings[16] 		= 'InsertCount';                 										//Engine to use
		aryAjax_Settings[3] 		= 1;																	//The form with the data
		aryAjax_Settings[4] 		= 'strCDA_1_field_0_1'; 												//The field which contains the limiting
		aryAjax_Settings[5] 		= document.getElementById('strCDA_2_field_0_0').value; 					//The Id of the CDA record with the data
		aryAjax_Settings[13] 		= '-1'																	//Limit response
		aryAjax_Settings[40] 		= "500";																//Retrieval limit if applicable
		
		//Error management
		aryAjax_Settings[15] 		= 'divWarning';               											//Where to draw error messages if any
		
		//Common Functional settings
		aryAjax_Settings[6] 		= 'intCDA_1_Id';														//The field to be counted, usually the ID field.
		aryAjax_Settings[12] 		= 'id';                       											//Headings for xml troubleshooting
		aryAjax_Settings[17] 		= 'strCDA_2_field_0_1';   												//The fields on the current page where the value is to be written
		aryAjax_Settings[28] 		= '';																	//Function to be executed after retrieval
		
		//Function specific settings
		//...
		
		//Execute
		fn_Ajax_bxp_Process();																				//The main execution of the AJAX
		
		//Write URL out (Comment out after testing)
		if (document.getElementById('divURL')){
			document.getElementById('divURL').innerHTML = "<a href='" + aryAjax_Settings[7] + "' target='_blank'>Constructed AJAX URL</a>";
		}
	}
}


4 Troubleshooting

For any errors messages and troubleshooting AJAX please read here AJAX_-_Error_messages_and_troubleshooting


5 Associated reading

For all our custom AJAX functions please read here AJAX_-_Start_Here


For the full array of all possible parameters please read here AJAX_-_Full_Array_of_Parameters


For how the security engine of AJAX works AJAX_-_Security_engine