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SetSelectedRowByValue On Unbound Combo Does Note Update XmlNode Data

PRISMAY — Wed, 05 May 2010 10:14:47 GMT

Well, changing it to XHTML mucked up the entire UI. I believe the WebPaneManager doesn't support this anyway which is what mucks everything up. Right now we just can't use XHTML.

I've just finished recording the flash video of the WebCombo post back. I'll email the video in a little while with reference to this thread. Thanks.

SetSelectedRowByValue On Unbound Combo Does Note Update XmlNode Data

PRISMAY — Thu, 29 Apr 2010 15:59:39 GMT

Ah, good catch. Sorry I missed that. I should be able to test this tomorrow. Thanks again.

The issue only occurs in our application which is using the "HTML" doc type and not "XHTML" even though it works fine in the sample I attached when using either one.

SetSelectedRowByValue On Unbound Combo Does Note Update XmlNode Data

Glayaar — Thu, 29 Apr 2010 15:49:46 GMT

Does the issue still occurs when using the HTML doctype? In the UnboundCombo sample you attached earlier by using HTML doctype, the issue is resolved.

The original doctype in the sample:

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 4.0 Transitional//EN">
<html>

SetSelectedRowByValue On Unbound Combo Does Note Update XmlNode Data

PRISMAY — Thu, 29 Apr 2010 15:11:11 GMT

Hi Glenn. Yes, that's what we changed at the same time we removed the xmlns. Below is what I copied and pasted from our page.

<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN" >

<html>

SetSelectedRowByValue On Unbound Combo Does Note Update XmlNode Data

Glayaar — Thu, 29 Apr 2010 15:06:51 GMT

It seems that WebPaneManager has not support XHTML doctype. If you are using WebPaneManager and WebCombo, please use HTML doctype. Here is the snippet:

<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN" >
<html>

SetSelectedRowByValue On Unbound Combo Does Note Update XmlNode Data

PRISMAY — Thu, 29 Apr 2010 12:40:22 GMT

Hi Glenn,

Do you know if this will break the WebPaneManager? I believe we had to remove all the xmlns entries from our HTML tag due to incompatibility with these controls inside the WebPaneManager.

I will try it though and let you know. Thank you.

SetSelectedRowByValue On Unbound Combo Does Note Update XmlNode Data

Glayaar — Thu, 29 Apr 2010 12:37:58 GMT

Based on the attached sample, you will need to declare the correct doctype for XHTML.

Please use this line to declare XHTML doctype in the attached sample:

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 4.0 Transitional//EN">
<html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml">

SetSelectedRowByValue On Unbound Combo Does Note Update XmlNode Data

PRISMAY — Tue, 27 Apr 2010 12:36:32 GMT

Hi Glenn,

I haven't had a chance to record the process as I'm working on a deadline for this week so it'll be next week before I get to that.

However, I did try a custom control in the sample that derives from WebCombo and also used our implemenation of the properties, styles and skin and it all worked fine in the sample. So I'm not sure why it's not behaving the same way in our application's architecture.

I included the sample I've modified to resemble our application.

SetSelectedRowByValue On Unbound Combo Does Note Update XmlNode Data

Glayaar — Tue, 27 Apr 2010 12:06:04 GMT

Did you notice any difference in the settings used in the attached sample and the one used in your projects? Is there any special character used in the selected item?

If there is any and after matching the setting or data to the attached sample the issue could be replicated in the sample, perhaps you could send us the modified sample to let us replicate the issue in our environment.

Feel free to send it to technical@intersoftpt.com, similiar to the flash video, if you think the modified sample could not be shared publicly.

SetSelectedRowByValue On Unbound Combo Does Note Update XmlNode Data

PRISMAY — Mon, 26 Apr 2010 09:38:13 GMT

Hi Glenn,

Yes, I tried to duplicate the issue in the sample but was not successful.

SetSelectedRowByValue On Unbound Combo Does Note Update XmlNode Data

PRISMAY — Tue, 13 Apr 2010 12:09:57 GMT

We have several cases where we use unbound combo boxes and provide client-side UI features without postbacks. One issue we've run into is that when SetSelectedRowByValue is used on an unbound box with no post back, even though the value is correctly selected and set, it is NOT set in the XmlNode which causes the posted back data to be incorrect, once the user posts the page, as to the current user selection reset by SetSelectedRowByValue.

The same is true when SetValue is used. We need to have the correct value updated as right now we're having to update it ourselves by iterating through the XmlNode attributes and updating the noteTypedValue.

[EDIT] I wanted to clarify that we basically need the SetSelectedRowByValue to work the same as if the user pulled down the list and selected an item. Updating the XmlNode is not working either, i.e., the posted back data for the WebCombo control is whatever the user selected by pulling the list down. We need to be able to use the "reset" button to reset the combo box value back to its default and this is why we need this. All without any postback for this particular page.