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[Susan Chute]

Hello there,
I just want to say I am enjoying this database, which has solved many problems I previously had with LibreBase. I posted a good review in the Apple Store. It seems very robust. I’m not up to scripting in JavaScript yet (after all, I just finished learning SQL in the W3school for LibreBase). So my question is, I have a big database of poems. I want to sort it by title, but for the sort to ignore A, An and The. I know that you could probably write a script, but as of yet I don’t know how (start after 1st 2, 3, or 4 characters, maybe, is part of it?). Can you explain? or is there an easier way?
Thanks for TapForms! Yay!

[Charlie]

is their a script to do what Brecht ask for? It would be much easier than Mail PDF and do it manually.

[Glen Forister]

Just look at in plain text. Like I’m talking with a person and telling them about a book – email him the record so he can find it.

Or, I need to copy a record from one form to another. Can’t be done apparently without so much Script my head swims. So if I can email it to myself, at least I can copy and paste from my email to the other form.

Thanks.

[Glen Forister]

I don’t want to email a record based on anything except the record I am looking at on my screen. I just want to email the record I am in and no other. This would have to be a Script that would work on any Form and send all the fields of that one record.

I would also like it to work on my laptop as well as my iPhone.

You say “Just email it as normal”. Do I copy the record? I don’t see a way to do that.

Any ideas how this can be created?
Thanks.

[Glen Forister]

Since I haven’t finished my training yet (http://www.asmarterwaytolearn.com/js/) I haven’t utilized your suggestion about copying a record from one Form to another Form.

Instead of running a script to copy one record to a different form, I looked for something I used all the time in my old database but couldn’t find.

Can go into a record on my iPhone and email that single record in text or html format to someone? This has been extremely useful for me in the past.

I saw a recent Script discussion about emailing a record if it was a certain date, but it was way over my head and more complicated than just emailing the current record including all its fields with the field names?

Any hints to do this?
Thanks.

[Daniel Leu]

Re: Form script:

You just need to loop over all your records and then assign the values on each one:

function wc_attributes_update() {

  // definitions
  var year_id = 'fld-bcf37649c9ee4332b7100a9589110f96';
  ....

  for (rec of form.getRecords()){
    rec.setFieldValue(attribute_3_value_s_id, model);
    rec.setFieldValue(attribute_4_value_s_id, gauge);
    rec.setFieldValue(attribute_5_value_s_id, container);
    rec.setFieldValue(attribute_6_value_s_id, era);
    rec.setFieldValue(attribute_7_value_s_id, railroad);
    rec.setFieldValue(attribute_8_value_s_id, brand);
    rec.setFieldValue(attribute_9_value_s_id, collection);
    rec.setFieldValue(attribute_10_value_s_id, tca_grade);
  }
  form.saveAllChanges()
}

wc_attributes_update();    

This example works on all the records. If you only want to update the ones from a saved search, you might use form.getSearchNamed('Genre: Action & Adventure').

Cheers, Daniel

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[Kirk Williams]

<p>
Does WooCommerce have a REST API? Maybe as you edit your data in Tap Forms, a script can use the Utils. postContentToUrlWithContentType() or Utils.postJsonToUrl() functions.
</p>

This is an interesting question, one that I’d need to investigate. I suspect there numerous APIs for WordPress in general; that would be the most likely point of entry for any transactional functions between TapForms & WooCommerce. I won’t lie, though – it already sounds like a project that is well beyond by coding expertise!

<p>
To avoid the refreshing issue, maybe instead of using a Field Script, use a Form Script and have it loop through your records, updating the exportable fields with the values from the regular fields. So when you’re going to export, just run the script first. Then it won’t be interrupting you while you edit the records.
</p>

Yes, this is precisely what I’ve been working on, but thus far have not been able to create with any success. Your suggestion that such a function is indeed possible is more than enough motivation for me to take another crack at it.

Thank you for the suggestions!!!

[Kirk Williams]

Thanks for the suggestion Daniel!

I know WC accepts CSV and XML; I feel like I’ve seen references to text imports but I’d have to dig into the documentation to confirm. Since it’s within the WordPress environment, I imagine there’s likely some security components that would prevent text-based script imports, but I may be able to circumvent those by tweaking the php settings. It’s an interesting angle – thanks!

[Brendan]

Does WooCommerce have a REST API? Maybe as you edit your data in Tap Forms, a script can use the Utils. postContentToUrlWithContentType() or Utils.postJsonToUrl() functions.

To avoid the refreshing issue, maybe instead of using a Field Script, use a Form Script and have it loop through your records, updating the exportable fields with the values from the regular fields. So when you’re going to export, just run the script first. Then it won’t be interrupting you while you edit the records.

[Daniel Leu]

To duplicate a field value I would use a calculation field. You just have to pay attention to use the correct return type.

Another option I could imagine is creating the CSV from a form script. Once done, copy it to the clipboard with Utils.copyTextToClipboard(). I don’t know if you directly can use the copied text in WooCommerce. If you need a file, then maybe use an AppleScript that calls your TF script to get the data and then saves them to a file. But that’s getting a bit more complicated.

Cheers, Daniel

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[Kirk Williams]

Greetings!

I have a form that contains a database of products that are exported to a WooCommerce site. Each item has a number of “attribute” fields that are included when exporting the record data.

The problem I was attempting to solve with the script below is that WooCommerce requires specific titles for CSV columns. I initially named my fields to correspond with the export requirements but quickly found that having to remember that “Attribute 5” equals “Model”, etc. was too cumbersome.

My first crack at a workaround was to rename my fields with logical identifiers, then use MS Excel to rename the exported columns to the terms required by WooCommerce. This worked but still felt like an unnecessary extra task.

I then concocted this script that essentially involves duplicate fields within TapForms itself. One column is named logically (ex: “Model”), while the duplicate is named to accommodate the WooCommerce import requirements (ex: “Attribute 5”). Obviously, the data in both fields need to be identical, so I’m using this script to automatically update certain fields whenever its corresponding field is modified:

function wc_attributes_update() {

var year_id = 'fld-bcf37649c9ee4332b7100a9589110f96';
var year = record.getFieldValue(year_id);
var manufacturer_id = 'fld-17e5cb32753f43eea332701c2587d2d6';
var manufacturer = record.getFieldValue(manufacturer_id);
var model_id = 'fld-81bfab5a547e4c59a46fb5c3fb795fbc';
var model = record.getFieldValue(model_id);
var gauge_id = 'fld-28d551114d734843a0e64680575e991e';
var gauge = record.getFieldValue(gauge_id);
var container_id = 'fld-b0c7a9bbb57a40a891c659346fa63ae0';
var container = record.getFieldValue(container_id);
var era_id = 'fld-0101387087f044ddb402ae2111b2a854';
var era = record.getFieldValue(era_id);
var railroad_id = 'fld-c522d3a2b0e245e69f21f8eb3553be83';
var railroad = record.getFieldValue(railroad_id);
var brand_id = 'fld-f2dcf5e1818a4e588863424cc70e9804';
var brand = record.getFieldValue(brand_id);
var collection_id = 'fld-b133cb39179f4083b5377f7f01ecb1ea';
var collection = record.getFieldValue(collection_id);
var tca_grade_id = 'fld-0699ee653f564342855aa82798c88a01';
var tca_grade = record.getFieldValue(tca_grade_id);
var attribute_1_value_s_id = 'fld-722b1a029a2e4e8bbadd9cbf481d060f';
var attribute_2_value_s_id = 'fld-828e1965c3ce4fa88b6a12b2dba89d39';
var attribute_3_value_s_id = 'fld-a3e517222cd143e79323d7e99641c00c';
var attribute_4_value_s_id = 'fld-8480a45102ed499cb00008b4c38625c7';
var attribute_5_value_s_id = 'fld-9c0b1069d7024d46a519749589fef59e';
var attribute_6_value_s_id = 'fld-f95371e7ac824cba92cf80da77c2fd7a';
var attribute_7_value_s_id = 'fld-8651f7fbbfe0429690a9e0175b6eeaa4';
var attribute_8_value_s_id = 'fld-56222dff96644bd9b9b3bd6d72d39db5';
var attribute_9_value_s_id = 'fld-f4be5cac1b5d4ce48805765a2ff47a51';
var attribute_10_value_s_id = 'fld-da36f2e28e1d4a8f8207a8a0e7f6b24d';
record.setFieldValue(attribute_1_value_s_id, year);
record.setFieldValue(attribute_2_value_s_id, manufacturer);
record.setFieldValue(attribute_3_value_s_id, model);
record.setFieldValue(attribute_4_value_s_id, gauge);
record.setFieldValue(attribute_5_value_s_id, container);
record.setFieldValue(attribute_6_value_s_id, era);
record.setFieldValue(attribute_7_value_s_id, railroad);
record.setFieldValue(attribute_8_value_s_id, brand);
record.setFieldValue(attribute_9_value_s_id, collection);
record.setFieldValue(attribute_10_value_s_id, tca_grade);
form.saveAllChanges()

}

wc_attributes_update();

While this works surprisingly well with regard to producing a proper CSV export, what I’ve found is that, as it’s currently scripted, the active record is saved immediately any time one of the “paired” fields is edited. This results in a “refresh” of sorts that results in my cursor being returned to the first field of the form. It’s functional, but grossly inefficient for data entry.

I’m convinced there is a better method to perform this function, but having limited scripting experience, I’m hoping some of you that are more agile with TF may offer some better guidance. Since the “duplicate” columns’ ONLY purpose is for exporting (they are all hidden within TF), I tried to create a “form” script that I could execute on-demand prior to export (vs. my current “field” script that executes automatically any time data is added/changed in one of these fields). Sadly, I haven’t been able to get anything even close to doing that thus far.

If there’s a way to have this field replication execute on-demand, or even a “back to the drawing board” alternative strategy, I’d be grateful and eager to hear anyone’s suggestions.

Thanks in advance for any suggestions!

Cheers

[Glen Forister]

I see the keys that will do the following on the Mac, but not on the iPhone.

I assume this is probably doable with Scripts, because I don’t see any menu items that does this.
Attached is a screen shot on my iphone of my last database “default view” for a file (FORM) which is akin to your creating an advanced search. Once one of these options is set when the file is opened, it would open with the selected options under a “STARTUP” menu.
I’m specifically interested in the options on the picture which is when the FORM is opened it opens with the last record open for editing.

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[Daniel Leu]

I have a little prompter helper library that makes it easier to use the Prompter, at least for simple cases. You can find it at: https://api.danielleu.com/public/tf5/v1/files/prompterHelper-v2.js

Place the code in a form named Scripts and call it prompterHelper. Here is a little example:

document.getFormNamed('Scripts').runScriptNamed('prompterHelper');

async function myFunction() {
  
  try {
  	await textPrompter('Enter date');
	console.log("Text entered: " + prompterVar);
  } catch (errorText) {
  	// user clicked 'Cancel'
  	console.log('cancelled');
  	return;
  }
  
  // user clicked 'yes'
  // continue with function
  // main code here
  console.log('continue from yes');
}
 
myFunction();

As you see, the entered text is stored in the variable prompterVar. As Brendan showed, this would need to be parsed in order to get date object.

Cheers, Daniel

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[Daniel Leu]

I don’t really understand what you would like to calculate. But here are my 2 cents:

You get the error:
> “Tot$/dwr: ReferenceError: Can’t find variable: previousRecord_total, line:(null)”
because the variable previousRecord_total is not defined. It should be previousTotal and the statement should be a line lower.

> var previous_total = previousRecord.getFieldValue($_grp);`
getFieldValue() needs a field id and not a value.

For the previous calculation, the field id is the id of the script. You can get it from the form inspector panel > field > select field and look for the ID under the description section.

I would change as well how the first initial value for currentRecordIndex == 0 is handled:

var previous_total = 0;
if (currentRecordIndex > 0) {
   var previousRecord = records[currentRecordIndex-1];    
   previous_total = previousRecord.getFieldValue(totalId);
}

Now previous_total is initialized to 0. If there is an earlier record, it is set accordingly.

With these changes, my field script now looks like this:

function Add_Previous() {
    var $_dwr = record.getFieldValue('fld-c1faad7124f8400bbf9e55c477b101ef');
    var $_grp = record.getFieldValue('fld-72156bcc2515453d80a4649d30cb938f');
    var totalId = 'fld-9bc44cd8a52547fcab897dbfa04afcc2';
	
    var records = form.getRecords();   // calls function getRecords()
    var currentRecordIndex = records.indexOf(record);

    var previous_total = 0;
    if (currentRecordIndex > 0) {
       	var previousRecord = records[currentRecordIndex-1];    
       	previous_total = previousRecord.getFieldValue(totalId);
    }
    
    console.log("dwr: " + $_dwr);
    console.log("grp: " + $_grp);
    console.log("previous total: " + previous_total);
   	
    var total = $_dwr + previous_total;	
    console.log("Total: " + total);
	
    return total;
}

Add_Previous();

Hope this helps!

Cheers, Daniel

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[Glen Forister]

I played with the script with different changes and it appears I think that,
“Tot$/dwr: ReferenceError: Can’t find variable: previousRecord_total, line:(null)”

This is past my diagnostic ability now, so I’ll attach the archive to save us both a lot of time possibly.
Thanks.

PS, I think I’m almost done getting my life back on track with functioning forms again after moving from HanDBase to TF. Now, I’ll try to researching JavaScript to see if I can get a handle on the basics which the preliminary videos and files just hinted at. Too much to learn quickly.

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