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JonathanRoberts
Qrew Cadet
8 years ago

How can I have a URL button return to where ever it was clicked from? Like same report or homepage that has the report.

I have a Schedule table and buttons for start and complete to change the status of the items. The buttons are used in different contexts and so having it go to a specific report  is not friendly for w...
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QuickBaseCoachD
Qrew Captain
8 years ago
no problem. make a formula variable called,  (I suggest),  URL and then continue the formula box with the javascript refresh syntax.


var text URL = 
URLRoot() & "db/" & Dbid() & "?a=API_EditRecord" &
    "&rid=" & [Record ID#] &
    "&_fid_11=Complete";


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



Don't worry that you don't understand that javascript stuff.   It just executes the formula variable called URL and refreshes whatever page you were on.  It's magic.
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RyanPflederer2
Qrew Trainee
8 years ago
And if you don't need to see the change on that page immediately, you can swap out 
"location.reload(true);" with the line below to remain on the same page but display a small disappearing popup. It makes it even quicker when trying to update numerous records in a report.

Just replace the bold part with whatever text you need to see in the popup.

"$.jGrowl('Record #" & [Record ID#] & " has been marked Completed', {life: 5000, theme: \n'jGrowl-green'});