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Wallace__DHS_Ye's avatar
Wallace__DHS_Ye
Qrew Trainee
5 years ago

How to add to my url formula button that changes a checkbox to ""true"

I am trying to create a url button that will take a user to the related form and check off a checkbox. My current formula is not working for some reason: I am in the Jobs table (_DBID_JOBS) when I ...
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IvanWeiss's avatar
IvanWeiss
Qrew Captain
5 years ago
Flip around the display record.  You do not display it first, the API can edit the record and you can display it after

rewrite the formula completing your api edit record first.  After that put an & next line should be
"&rdr=" & URLEncode(URLRoot() & "db/" & [_DBID_JOBS] & "?a=dr&rid=" & [Maximum Related Job]);

You complete the action and use the rdr to navigate after that.

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  • WallaceYeboah's avatar
    WallaceYeboah
    Qrew Member
    5 years ago
    Thanks for the response Ivan. The formula still seems to not be working

    Here is the updated formula:

    URLRoot() & "db/" & "db/" & Dbid() & "?a=API_EditRecord" & "&_fid_1146=1" & "&rdr=" & URLEncode(URLRoot() & "db/" & [_DBID_JOBS] & "?a=dr&rid=" & [Maximum Related Job])

    I get this error when I test

    <qdbapi>
    <action>API_EditRecord</action>
    <errcode>102</errcode>
    <errtext>
    Invalid request - we cannot understand the URL you specified.
    </errtext>
    </qdbapi>


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    • MarkShnier__You's avatar
      MarkShnier__You
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      5 years ago
      The first line of the formula is missing telling the AP:I which record to edit.  Perhaps you want this

      URLRoot() & "db/" & "db/" & Dbid() & "?a=API_EditRecord&rid=" & [Record ID#] 
      & "&_fid_1146=1"
      & "&rdr=" & URLEncode(URLRoot() & "db/" & [_DBID_JOBS] & "?a=dr&rid=" & [Maximum Related Job])


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      • WallaceYeboah's avatar
        WallaceYeboah
        Qrew Member
        5 years ago
        Thanks Mark. I just tried that formula, still no luck. I keep receiving the same error message when I test

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        Wallace Yeboah
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