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Confirm Popup and if ""OK"" execute API

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?
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      • AustinK
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      • July 30, 2019
      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
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      • July 30, 2019
      Thank you so much!, but I am trying to incorporate something like this: 

      if (confirm("Are you sure you want to mark complete?")) {
        //(if yes) execute the api (which is sitting in a variable)
      } else {
       // alert that record was not saved
      }

      Here is part of my code with the following variables  (it's all in a URL formula):

      $popup: "javascript:confirm('...')
      $url: the API that is editing the current record
      $Cancel: "javascript:alert('....')

      "javascript:" &
       "$.get('" & $popup & 
          "',function() {" &
          "if ($popup == true) {" &
           & $url & 
            "} else {"
       & $Cancel &
        "});" &
        "void(0);"
      • ELANAMETH
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      • July 30, 2019
      Your examples are very helpful, I just can't seem to get it to work with another variable.
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