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CaroleVandenbe2
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5 years ago

Button to generate/send email to specific address with specific fields only once pushed

I've searched and seen several responses to similar questions but nothing exactly this.  Here is what I need to know how to do: Build a button for a form that when selected, it automatically sends ...
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MarkShnier__You's avatar
MarkShnier__You
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5 years ago
If you make a date / time field called [date / time to trigger email], then you can use this code for a formula URL field to make a button to update that field which will then trigger an email notificaiton set to watch for a change in that field. In the formula below my field ID was 58

var text URL = URLRoot() & "db/" & Dbid() & "?act=API_EditRecord&rid=" & [Record ID#]
& "&_fid_58=" & URLEncode(Now());


"javascript:" &
"$.get('" &
$TriggerEmailURL &
"',function(){" &
"location.reload(true);" &
"});"
& "void(0);"

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CaroleVandenbe2's avatar
CaroleVandenbe2
Qrew Trainee
5 years ago
Thanks - just tried and it says $TriggerEmailURL is not declared.  Is this something I need to do in the Formula URL field as well?

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Carole Vandenberg
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  • MarkShnier__You's avatar
    MarkShnier__You
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    5 years ago
    sorry, copy paste error

    var text URL = URLRoot() & "db/" & Dbid() & "?act=API_EditRecord&rid=" & [Record ID#]
    & "&_fid_58=" & URLEncode(Now());


    "javascript:" &
    "$.get('" &
    $URL &
    "',function(){" &
    "location.reload(true);" &
    "});"
    & "void(0);"

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    Quick Base Solution Provider
    Your Quick Base Coach
    http://QuickBaseCoach.com
    mark.shnier@gmail.com
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    • CaroleVandenbe2's avatar
      CaroleVandenbe2
      Qrew Trainee
      5 years ago
      Manual change of the date/time field does trigger the notification but the Formula URL does not update the date/time field.  I checked - I am using the correct FID (140) and I also tried using the apptoken too.  No luck - any ideas on what to try next?  Thank you!

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      Carole Vandenberg
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      • MarkShnier__You's avatar
        MarkShnier__You
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        5 years ago
        the way to debug this is to do this

        var text URL = URLRoot() & "db/" & Dbid() & "?act=API_EditRecord&rid=" & [Record ID#]
        & "&_fid_58=" & URLEncode(Now());

        $URL

        //"javascript:" &
        //"$.get('" &
        //$URL &
        //"',function(){" &
        //"location.reload(true);" &
        //"});"
        & "void(0);"



        ie comment out the javascript stuff and just run the URL. That will expose the error message.  The javascript refresh hides any error message and just refreshes the page.

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        Quick Base Solution Provider
        Your Quick Base Coach
        http://QuickBaseCoach.com
        mark.shnier@gmail.com
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