Slow Down the Refresh

So not to be greedy, but to us non javascript people we don't really understand the syntax we are using.

So what do you think this would be changed to

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

Trying to get the syntax right from my phone - but try this.

"javascript:" &
"$.get('" &
$URL &
"',function(){" &
�setTimout(function(){� &
"location.reload(true);" &
�,2000});� &
"});"
& "void(0);

Chance,
I tried that after fixing the curly Quotes, but nothing happened when I click. Hoping you can give it a test when your back on a real computer.

Here's Chayce's code with a bit of a tweak that seems to be working:

"javascript:" &
"$.get('" & 
$URL & 
"',setTimeout(function(){" &
"location.reload(true);" &
"},2000));" 
& "void(0);"

OMG that worked beautifully. Thank you both Chayce and Steve.

Don't thank me, thank you guys who have taught me all the cool stuff I know in quick base through all the peoples questions you answer. 

I hope to use this but am struggling with the syntax.

I have a URL formula button that runs an automation. I hope to add the javascript described above.

How would I combine these?


URLRoot() & "db/" & Dbid() & "?a=API_EditRecord" &
 "&rid=" & [Job ID#] &
 "&apptoken=myapptoken" &
 "&_fid_367=1" &
 "&rdr=" &
 URLEncode(URLRoot() & "db/" & Dbid() &
        "?a=dr&rid=" & [Job ID#])


    "javascript:" &
"$.get('" & 
URLRoot() & 
"',setTimeout(function(){" &
"location.reload(true);" &
"},2000));" 
& "void(0);"

Andrea - this particular method does a reload() of the page - so you technically don't need the &rdr piece of your url. As well - you're not currently pulling the API call listed into the JS. Its almost there - just a few small changes that I'll copy and put in bold to highlight

var text url = URLRoot() & "db/" & Dbid() & "?a=API_EditRecord" &
 "&rid=" & [Job ID#] &
 "&apptoken=myapptoken" &
 "&_fid_367=1";


"javascript: {" &
"$.get('" & 
$url & 
"',function(success) {" & 
     "setTimeout(function(){" &
          "location.reload(true);" &
     "},2000);" & 
"}); }"

Give that a whirl


Chayce Duncan | Director of Strategic Solutions
(720) 739-1406 | chayceduncan@quandarycg.com
Quandary Knowledge Base

Chayce
I have a question out of curiosity.

This line here

"',function(success) {" & 

Dos that mean that it will only refresh the page if the URL is successful?  Is that what success means as a parameter?

Not necessarily. It's more just a habit that I write 'success' in there from other things with callbacks. In this case - function(success)  - success is what gets returned from the API call meaning you didn't have any syntax errors - you could write function(data) and get the same result. Data, Success, its just a name that you can use later in the function if you have something where you need to interpret the response. 

So for example if you were doing an AddRecord call - and wanted to grab the RID of the new record that gets created - you would do something like:

function(success) {
var rid = success.getElementsByTagName.....('rid')

**The above syntax is way - just example. 

I just have a habit of writing success for some reason now when I post here. You could just as easily do
$.get('',function() {
     location.reload() 
})
and be just fine without putting anything in there.


Chayce Duncan | Director of Strategic Solutions
(720) 739-1406 | chayceduncan@quandarycg.com
Quandary Knowledge Base