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Add a weblink to a form based on a field in a feature service

Anonymous User — Mon, 13 Aug 2018 18:28:08 GMT

I have a form that is driven by a feature service. In the feature service I have a field that has a unique URL for each record. I have created a survey form using this feature-service and would like to add the unique url to the form as a web link. I can get the URL to show in the survey form with out adding any syntax label field but the URL it is not clickable? The form field is called GMAP_HYPERLINK.

I can get the form to present a weblink when I add this from example from the types tab .

<a href="http://www.esri.com">Link to esri web site</a> I get a link in the form that takes me to esri.com.

Here is the syntax I tried to generate a link from the pre-calculated field GMAP_HYPERLINK.

this is what I get in the form (See Attached)

I am sure I am missing something in the syntax but I can't seem to figure it out.

Any help would be greatly appreciated!!

Re: Add a weblink to a form based on a field in a feature service

JamesTedrick — Mon, 13 Aug 2018 21:50:24 GMT

Hi Robert,

Just to check, but does the link text follow a full HTML tag pattern?

<a href="[link]">Click here to open</a>

It currently looks like you only have the first part.

Re: Add a weblink to a form based on a field in a feature service

Anonymous User — Mon, 13 Aug 2018 23:10:59 GMT

Yes, I believe the URL's saved in the feature service "GMAPS_HYPERLNK" field are complete URLs.

Here is an example: Google Maps

This URL can be pasted directly into a browser and it will take you to the location in Google Maps

At this point with the <a href="[GMAPS_HYPERLNK]">Click here to open</a>

This is what I get in the form.

Re: Add a weblink to a form based on a field in a feature service

JamesTedrick — Mon, 13 Aug 2018 23:28:59 GMT

Hi Robert,

Any chance you can share the full value of the note in the XLSfile? That would help debug. Alternatively, here's a sample that does work.

Re: Add a weblink to a form based on a field in a feature service

Anonymous User — Tue, 14 Aug 2018 00:05:41 GMT

Not sure what you are asking for? the entire .XLS file or just the row of the note?

Re: Add a weblink to a form based on a field in a feature service

JamesTedrick — Tue, 14 Aug 2018 00:08:58 GMT

The row of the note should be sufficient, though the entire XLS file would definitely help.

Re: Add a weblink to a form based on a field in a feature service

Anonymous User — Tue, 14 Aug 2018 00:28:47 GMT

Here is the top of the form I have with the note field. I reconfigured the syntax based on your sample.

Thanks!

Re: Add a weblink to a form based on a field in a feature service

JamesTedrick — Tue, 14 Aug 2018 00:58:53 GMT

Hi Robert,

Can you try

concat('<a href="',${GMAPS_HYPERLNK},'">Click here to open</a>')

- text portions must be encapsulated with either single or double quotes (' or "). When doing HTML, I tend to use ' for this as HTML uses quoted attributes extensively, which I use " for

- field values should be separated from text portions and is referenced by ${question}, per XLSforms

Re: Add a weblink to a form based on a field in a feature service

Anonymous User — Thu, 16 Aug 2018 00:42:40 GMT

Thanks James That worked!!!