Client script abort action

[kchorny]

Hi,

I have a form where it's critical that the user submits the correct data the first time.   I need to make the following onSubmit client script prompt the user to confirm and abort if they cancel.   I know I need a return false; statement somewhere to abort the action, but I can't figure out where to put it or the confirm statement var doIt = confirm('You are about to enter ' + answer + ' hours of ' + timeType + ' time against this task.   Are you sure?');

function onSubmit() {

    //Type appropriate comment here, and begin script below

var cdt = g_form.getValue('u_start_time'); //First Date/Time field  

var sdt = g_form.getValue('u_end_time'); //Second Date/Time field  

var dttype = 'hour'; //this can be day, hour, minute, second. By default it will return seconds.

var timeType = g_form.getValue('u_time_allocation');

var ajax = new GlideAjax('ClientDateTimeUtils');

ajax.addParam('sysparm_name','getDateTimeDiff');  

ajax.addParam('sysparm_fdt', cdt);

ajax.addParam('sysparm_sdt', sdt);  

ajax.addParam('sysparm_difftype', dttype);

ajax.getXML(doSomething);

function doSomething(response){  

var answer = response.responseXML.documentElement.getAttribute("answer");

alert(answer);

}      

}

TIA!

Karla

[Chuck Tomasi]

Hi Carla,

It looks like you are using GlideAjax to get the difference between two dates - THANK YOU FOR USING GLIDEAJAX!

That being said, are you looking to do the confirm after you get the result back? In that case, your callback function would be:

function doSomething(response){

        var answer = response.responseXML.documentElement.getAttribute("answer");

        alert(answer);

        if (!confirm('You are about to enter blah blah blah. Are you sure?'))

                  return false;

}    

[kchorny]

The record still gets created.

[Abhinay Erra]

can you post the code here

[kchorny]

I believe I put everything exactly where you suggested, and when testing I am clicking the cancel button.

function onSubmit() {

    //Type appropriate comment here, and begin script below

var cdt = g_form.getValue('u_start_time'); //First Date/Time field  

var sdt = g_form.getValue('u_end_time'); //Second Date/Time field  

var dttype = 'hour'; //this can be day, hour, minute, second. By default it will return seconds.

var timeType = g_form.getValue('u_time_allocation');

var ajax = new GlideAjax('ClientDateTimeUtils');  

ajax.addParam('sysparm_name','getDateTimeDiff');  

ajax.addParam('sysparm_fdt', cdt);

ajax.addParam('sysparm_sdt', sdt);  

ajax.addParam('sysparm_difftype', dttype);

ajax.getXML(doSomething);

function doSomething(response){

var answer = response.responseXML.documentElement.getAttribute("answer");

var doIt = confirm('You are about to enter ' + answer + ' hours of ' + timeType + ' time against this task.   Are you sure?');

if(!doit){

return false;

}

}      

}