Confirm Popup and if ""OK"" execute API

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Looking for URL/Java script code that will show a confirm popup and then execute an API (specifically an edit record) ONLY if OK was pressed. I have the popup and the API running, but I cannot get the API to run conditionally based on whether or not confirm is true or false. Any hints?

austink · Answer

I could try and explain it but I think an example from somewhere else is probably the best. There are several ways but they all basically do the same thing, its more like explicit vs implicit.

var txt;
var r = confirm("Press a button!");
if (r == true) {
txt = "You pressed OK!";
} else {
txt = "You pressed Cancel!";
}

That is one way.

if (confirm("Press a button!")) {
txt = "You pressed OK!";
} else {
txt = "You pressed Cancel!";
}

There are more in the links below.

https://www.w3schools.com/js/tryit.asp?filename=tryjs_confirm
Also this one https://www.w3schools.com/jsref/met_win_confirm.asp

elanameth · Answer

Thank you so much!, but I am trying to incorporate something like this:&nbsp;if&nbsp;(confirm("Are you sure you want to mark complete?")) {&nbsp;&nbsp;//(if yes) execute the api (which is sitting in a variable)}&nbsp;else&nbsp;{&nbsp;// alert that record was not saved}Here is part of my code with the following variables&nbsp; (it's all in a URL formula):$popup: "javascript:confirm('...')$url: the API that is editing the current record$Cancel: "javascript:alert('....')"javascript:" &amp;&nbsp;"$.get('" &amp; $popup &amp;&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp; "',function() {" &amp;&nbsp; &nbsp; "if ($popup == true) {" &amp;&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&amp; $url &amp;&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; "} else {"&nbsp;&amp; $Cancel &amp;&nbsp; "});" &amp;&nbsp; "void(0);"

elanameth · Answer

Your examples are very helpful, I just can't seem to get it to work with another variable.

austink · Answer

First thing I noticed is you had 2 ampersands before $url. I will let you know if I see anything else.

austink · Answer

Does this help you more?var text popup = "javascript:confirm('testing this')";var text url = "javascript:alert('totally okay!')";var text cancel = "javascript:alert('cancelled!')";"javascript:" &amp;"if(!confirm('testing this')){" &amp;$cancel &amp;"} else {" &amp;&nbsp; $url &amp;"};"At the bottom in the else you would do your $get for the url instead of the popup box. As you can see I am doing !confirm instead of just confirm, so that is saying if confirm is false. So if the user clicks okay it will be true and continue down to the $url part.I didn't test this but you can try."javascript:" &amp;"if(!confirm('testing this')){" &amp;$cancel &amp;"} else {" &amp;&nbsp;"$.get('" &amp; $url &amp; "');" &amp;"};"

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