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02-08-2018 05:02 PM
hi all,
I'm working on an onChange client script on the Problem table that I want to throw one field message if the field was empty before the change, and another message if the field was not empty when the change was made. Seems simple enough, but I'm finding the using script like
if (oldValue != ''){
//then do something herre
}
doesn't work. What is the use case for "oldValue" and "newValue"?
my script that is close, but not working is below. Anyone see what's wrong? Or have a better solution? thanks!
function onChange(control, oldValue, newValue, isLoading, isTemplate) {
if (isLoading) {
return;
}
//when a value is entered the first time
var prevValue = jQuery(control).attr('data-old-value') || '';
// touching other form controls causes this to fire, so only respond when the newValue is valid
if (newValue && newValue.length){
if(prevValue.length == 0){
g_form.showFieldMsg('u_workaround', 'Please be sure to create Known Error Record after entering the Workaround.','info');
jQuery(control).attr('data-old-value', newValue);
return;
} else if (prevValue.length != 0){
g_form.showFieldMsg('u_workaround', 'Please be sure to update the Known Error Record after editing the Workaround.');
}
}
}
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02-08-2018 05:52 PM
Patrick,
OldValue is unknown on load so use below code:
if (g_scratchpad.u_input == '' && newValue !='')
alert('1');
if (g_scratchpad.u_input != '' && newValue !='')
alert('2');
This will work for sure.

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02-08-2018 05:40 PM
That will work when newvalue is not blank.
You might want to change your opening lines:
if (isLoading || newValue == '') {
return;
}
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02-08-2018 05:41 PM
with this script is always thinks the oldValue is not nothing, whether the field had an entry or not
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02-08-2018 05:52 PM
Patrick,
OldValue is unknown on load so use below code:
if (g_scratchpad.u_input == '' && newValue !='')
alert('1');
if (g_scratchpad.u_input != '' && newValue !='')
alert('2');
This will work for sure.