Using JavaScript

If you are unable to create a form action that meets your needs, you can include JavaScript files in custom forms and make calls to them from certain form controls. The scripts are executed when the form opens or when the form control is clicked.

JavaScripts are only executed at runtime and during form preview in SBM Composer. (By default, JavaScripts are not executed during form preview. To execute them during form preview, select the Enable JavaScripts check box in the Form Preview Dialog Box.)

Perform the following procedure if you want to use the JavaScript across forms. For a single form, use the HTML/JavaScript Widget.

To add a JavaScript file to an application:

In App Explorer, open the application to which you want to add a JavaScript file.
Right-click the JavaScripts heading, and select Add New JavaScript.
Do one of the following:
1. To create a new JavaScript file, type or paste the source code into the empty box.
2. To import a JavaScript file, click Import, locate the file, and then click Open. The source code is displayed, and the path to the file is added to the Source file box.

You can use the JavaScript file when you select the following:

Custom form: In the JavaScripts tab of the form Property Editor, you can select the file from the Add list. You can also import a JavaScript file and include it in the form by clicking Import. See JavaScripts Tab of the Form Property Editor for details.
Note: You cannot directly add JavaScripts to a print form; however, you can include JavaScript code in print form actions. Refer to Using Form Actions.
Button, HyperLink, or Image control: In the URL field on the General tab of the control Property Editor, you can make a call to a JavaScript file. For buttons, enter the function to be called for the onclick event. For HyperLink and Image controls, create a JavaScript URL by typing javascript:function().

Using JavaScript

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