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Description
Function BeforeShow<PageName> is executed
right before a page is displayed in the browser. Use this event to
modify the value of any template variable or to define a new
one.
Syntax
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BeforeShow<PageName>(xt,templatefile)
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Arguments
xt - template engine object. Use
xt.assign "name", "val" to
assign a value "val" to
the variable "name".
templatefile - name of the template
file being displayed.
Applies to pages
List, Add, Print, Search,
Export, Report, Chart, Login, Register, Password reminder, Change
password, Menu
Example
To display current date and
time on the List page:
1. Proceed to the
Visual Editor page.
2. Switch to HTML mode and
find the line {END recordcontrols_block}. Add the following code
right before it:
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<DIV>{$sample_code}</DIV>
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3. Add the following code to
the BeforeShow event.
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dim str
str="<b>Today is </b><i>"
& FormatDateTime(now(),1)
& "
" & _
FormatDateTime(now(),3) & "</i>"
xt.assign "sample_code",str
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Recommended predefined actions
and sample events
Send
a simple email
Insert a record into
another table
Check to see if a specific
record exists
Display a message on the
Web page
Redirect to another page
Hide controls on Add/Edit
pages, based on logged user name
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