Latest Contributions by JamesFaron

I have modified a widget to have two floating datagrids. One datagrid (datagrid 1) is a copy of Robert's floating datagrid, related to the source widget in the same manner as the SearchWidget Floating DG is to the SearchWidget. I have a second 'simple' floating datagrid (datagrid 2) composed of records that are related to the records in datagrid1, received from a sql database via a webservice. So, there is a one to many relationship between the datagrids, datagrid 1 having singular records bound to graphic attributes on the map, datagrid 2 having many event records from a database. The data has one field to use as a link field or foreign key: datagrid 1:'STOP_ID' to datagrid2:'STOPID'. The question I have is how to create a bind between the datagrids so that when a user selects a record in datagrid 1, the related records in datagrid 2 will also be selected (i.e. highlighted)? I have combed the internet and I cannot find anything quite like this: there are a lot of examples of binding two datagrids on one datasource, or creating a second datasource on selected values from a first datasource in the same application, but what I am hoping to do is more like a database query, i.e. two distinct datasources linked by the value in one attribute field. As always, any help or pointers are greatly appreciated. Jim Faron Austin Independent School District Austin, TX ... View more

I am trying to create a variable that will show the string value of an Array object deliminated with a comma. In short, I have created an ArrayCollection from FeatureSet.Attributes, modified it as in the code below (from Dan yesterday), and then applied a 'for each' statement to create the string values. All well and good, but the values that are returned are not delimited (I need a comma separating the values so that I can use it as a variable in a script). I created an Array composed of the string output (myString in code), and I applied the conventional methods to return comma separated values (params.toString(); and then params.join(","), but the results are the same: I get the values of the Array strung together without a delimiter. function onRbeResult(featureSet:FeatureSet, token:Object = null):void              {        try        {         for each (var gra:Graphic in featureSet.features)                            {           var obj:Object = gra.attributes;         obj["gid"] = gid;         gid +=1;         }         gridDataProvider = featureSet.attributes;         LLdata.dataProvider = gridDataProvider;         var recAC:ArrayCollection = createRbeRecordData(featureSet,rbeID);         wRepeater.dataProvider = recAC;         var stopAC:ArrayCollection = new ArrayCollection;         var newObj:Object;         var j:int=0;         for(j=0;j<featureSet.attributes.length; j++)         {          newObj = featureSet.attributes ;          delete newObj.NAME;          delete newObj.POLICY;          stopAC.addItem(newObj);         }         for each( var obj:Object in stopAC )         {          for each( var obj2:Object in obj )          {          myString += String( obj2 );          }         }         trace(myString);         var params:Array = new Array(myString); //        var paramsCSV:String = params.toString();//didn't work         var paramsCSV:String = params.join(",");//didn't work either         Alert.show(paramsCSV);         trace(paramsCSV); The result of the trace is always as follows (the results change dynamically, but no change in format): null0642473168584021869369384069146424735691143668584076662168642473 What I am looking for is e.g.642473,685840,1869369,etc. Perhaps the null value is creating a problem, or the code is wrong. Any help or pointers will be greatly appreciated, as always. Jim Faron ... View more

Basically I need to create an ArrayCollection composed of one field in a featureSet of a result function. I complicated this task (code below) in order to help see what I was trying to get by creating a dataProvider for a list, e.g. LLdata.dataProvider = featureSet.attributes; The labelField of the list is 'Stop_ID'. The list works as expected. But, I need to create an arrayCollection composed of that field (Stop_ID) for another purpose (I don't need the list). I'm sure that I am missing something simple. Any help or pointer will be greatly appreciated. The code that I am using may not be necessary to answer this, but I am including it if it might clarify. function onRbeResult(featureSet:FeatureSet, token:Object = null):void              {        try        {         for each (var gra:Graphic in featureSet.features)                            {           var obj:Object = gra.attributes;         obj["gid"] = gid;         gid +=1;         }         gridDataProvider = featureSet.attributes;         LLdata.dataProvider = featureSet.attributes; //        createRbeRecordData(featureSet,rbeID);//original         var recAC:ArrayCollection = createRbeRecordData(featureSet,rbeID);         wRepeater.dataProvider = recAC;         var stopAC:ArrayCollection = LLdata.dataProvider as ArrayCollection;         for each( var obj:Object in stopAC )         {          for each( var obj2:Object in obj )          {          myString += String( obj2 );          }         }         Alert.show(myString); Thanks, Jim Faron ... View more

I adopted Robert's Search Widget with drop-down as in this thread:http://forums.esri.com/Thread.asp?c=158&f=2421&t=289747&mc=6#msgid901640. I then updated the Search Widget with floating Datagrid, and I thought that all was good, until I discovered that the child box (id DropDownSel) exhibits strange behavior as follows, and as demonstated graphically in the attached pdf. If I do not actually select an item in the 'child' box (id DropDownSel), and then I navigate the Parent (combo Box id cboLayerText) to a different layer source , only the first item will appear as expected in the 'child' box, but when you select the dropdown arrow, it populates with items from the prior layer source, i.e. the prior layer list, which is defined in the SearchXML as <dropdown>. What is stranger still, if I click on one of those values from the prior list, the actual value that loads is from the current 'parent' layer list, and the list in the combobox is refreshed. I have tried various code fixes involving refresh, and even extended the combo box following advise from a blog post, but I cannot get this to work correctly. Another way of putting this is that the user must make a selection of an item in the child list other than the first item, or if he/she navigates the Search layer parent list to another layer, the values in the child box will not load as expected, as described above. The pdf demonstrates this with screen shots. I know that combo box controls are the source of frequent issues with Flash, but I hope that someone can suggest a fix. Thanks, Jim Faron Austin Independent School District ... View more

I can sort the values of the returned fields in the QueryBuilder Widget from the new Sample Viewer if the value is a string by calling a sortByAttribute function (see code below), and I can sort field if the value is numeric by calling the sortNumeric function (see below). My problem is that I need to be able to do both. I can do one or the other, and I will get a debugging error if, say I use the sortByAttribute function and load values for a number field, and vice versa if I use the sortNumeric function and load values from a string field. I haven't been able to make the script work by calling both functions using various attempts with 'if else'. Any help will be greatly appreciated. private function onFieldValuesRereivalsuccess(obj:Object):void{    mqbMessage = "Values has been retreived."    CursorManager.removeBusyCursor();    var fset:FeatureSet = obj as FeatureSet;    mqbMessage = ""; //   mFldValues = fset.features;    mFldValues2 = fset.features;    var fldname:String = fieldsLst.selectedItem.Name    var contains:Boolean;    mFldValues = new Array();    for ( var i:Number = 0; i<mFldValues2.length; i++ )    {     contains = false;     for ( var j:Number = 0; j<mFldValues.length; j++ )     {      var item1:String = mFldValues2.attributes[fieldsLst.selectedItem.Name];      var item2:String = mFldValues .attributes[fieldsLst.selectedItem.Name];      if (item1 == item2) contains = true;     }     if (!contains)     {      mFldValues.push(mFldValues2);     }    }    mFldValues.sort(sortByAttribute);   }     //COMPARE FUNCTION   private function sortByAttribute(a:Object, b:Object):Object   {    var x:String = a.attributes[fieldsLst.selectedItem.Name].toLowerCase();    var y:String = b.attributes[fieldsLst.selectedItem.Name].toLowerCase();    return ((x < y) ? -1 : ((x > y) ? 1 : 0));   }   private function sortNumeric(a:Object, b:Object):int   {    var value1:Number = a.attributes[fieldsLst.selectedItem.Name];    var value2:Number = b.attributes[fieldsLst.selectedItem.Name];    return ((value1 < value2) ? -1 : ((value1 > value2) ? 1 : 0));   } Thanks, Jim Faron Austin Independent School District Austin, TX ... View more

This question is probably best answered by Robert, if not only answerable by Robert. For the sake of my education if not also sanity, can you tell me what portion of either the SearchWidget or SearchWidgetFloatingdg pertains to the bug fix regarding populating an open floating datagrid when changing the data with a new search? I believe this happened in version 1.06. I am deriving a floating datagrid for another widget, and I haven't been able to find a way to populate the open datagrid when changing the data returned by the query. Thanks, Jim Faron ... View more