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KenCasser's avatar
KenCasser
Qrew Cadet
8 years ago

API_AddRecord works, API_GenAddRecordForm doesn't.

API_GenAddRecordForm works fine for me when calling it from a webpage, but from my javascript page I only seem able to get API_AddRecord to work, but it doesn't take me to the record after generating ...
APIs and custom code
KenCasser's avatar
KenCasser
Qrew Cadet
8 years ago
But actually, I'm using :

var url = "https://xxxx.quickbase.com";  
  url    += "/db/";
  url    += "abcdefghi";
  url    += "?a=API_AddRecord";

and then the url gets called from $.ajax

so now I'll try rewriting the javascript without the .ajax 
  • _anomDiebolt_'s avatar
    _anomDiebolt_
    Qrew Elite
    8 years ago
    That API call returns XML which is not human readable. The XML response to API_AddRecord needs to be parsed with JavaScript to determine if the record was actually added without error (it normally is so you often just skip this step and proceed to the next step in the workflow).
  • KenCasser's avatar
    KenCasser
    Qrew Cadet
    8 years ago
    Honestly, I'm not sure what that means (as previously mentioned, I'm a self-taught hack), BUT - your answer worked!  I got it to do what I wanted it to do.  Thank you thank you!