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How do I convert the a custom field descriptor name to the binaryString value used in the EditList.aspx code?
Example code:
Common.GetDescriptorFromLayoutString(binaryString, actSessionManager)
Thanks
-- Jim Durkin
That's because your 'binary' attribute is generated from Act's internal layout designer.
I have my own layout designer which I do not want to port to HTML today 
This is the workaround I came up with.
Public Sub InstantiateIn(ByVal container As System.Web.UI.Control) Implements ITemplate.InstantiateIn
'// Get the Container control
Dim cContainer As DevExpress.Web.TemplateContainerBase = CType(container, DevExpress.Web.TemplateContainerBase)
' Add a multiselect list
Dim lstPickList As DevExpress.Web.ASPxListBox = New DevExpress.Web.ASPxListBox
lstPickList.Attributes.Add("ACTField", Me.ACTFieldDescriptor.DisplayName )
Dim IsEditable As Boolean = False
Dim isAutoInsert As Boolean = False
Dim IsMultiSelect As Boolean = False
Dim IsLimitToList As Boolean = False
Dim ShowDescription As Boolean = False
Dim binaryString As String = "" 'CustomSubEntity.ConverFieldNameToBinaryString("State")
Try
'--------------------------------------------------------
' Clear the current list
'--------------------------------------------------------
lstPickList.Items.Clear()
'-------------------------------------------------------------------------
' Does this field have a pick list
'-------------------------------------------------------------------------
If Not Me.ACTSessionManager.Framework.PickLists.GetPickLists(Me.ACTFieldDescriptor) Is Nothing Then
'--------------------------------------------------------
' Load the picklist values for type into the combo box.
'--------------------------------------------------------
Dim pickList As Act.Framework.PickLists.PickList
pickList = Me.ACTSessionManager.Framework.PickLists.GetPickLists(Me.ACTFieldDescriptor)
If Not (pickList Is Nothing) Then
binaryString = CustomSubEntity.ConverFieldNameToBinaryString(Me.ACTFieldDescriptor.Name) '"Q1VTVF9TdG9ja1RyYWNrZXIuQ1VTVF9UeXBlXzEwMzc0OTU4Mw==" String
IsEditable = pickList.IsEditable
isAutoInsert = pickList.IsAutoInsert
Select Case pickList.Name
Case "Employees/User"
For Each singleUser As Act.Framework.Users.User In Me.ACTSessionManager.Framework.Users.Users
'----------------------------------------------------
' Add items to the picklist.
'----------------------------------------------------
lstPickList.Items.Add(singleUser.DisplayName, singleUser.DisplayName)
Next
Case Else
If IsLimitToList = True Then ' PickListAttribute.IsLimitToList = True Then
'add a blank so the user can roll-back
lstPickList.Items.Add("", "")
End If
For Each item As Act.Framework.PickLists.PickListItem In pickList.Items
' Are we showing the description in the dropdown
If ShowDescription = True Then 'PickListAttribute.ShowDescription Then
lstPickList.Items.Add(item.ToString(), item.Description.ToString())
Else
lstPickList.Items.Add(item.ToString(), item.Value.ToString())
End If
Next
End Select
'-------------------------------
' Get the pickListAttributes
'-------------------------------
Dim ACTPickListAttribute As Act.Framework.Database.PickListAttribute
Dim DataBaseFieldDescriptor As Act.Framework.Database.FieldDescriptor
DataBaseFieldDescriptor = CustomSubEntity.GetFieldDescriptorFromCustomFieldDescriptor(Me.ACTSessionManager.Framework, Me.ACTEntityManager, Me.ACTFieldDescriptor)
ACTPickListAttribute = Me.ACTFieldDescriptor.Attributes(Act.Framework.Database.FieldProperty.PickList)
If Not (ACTPickListAttribute Is Nothing) Then
IsLimitToList = ACTPickListAttribute.IsLimitToList
IsMultiSelect = ACTPickListAttribute.IsMultiSelect
ShowDescription = ACTPickListAttribute.ShowDescription
End If
End If
End If
Catch ex As Exception
' DO nothing
End Try
lstPickList.Width = System.Web.UI.WebControls.Unit.Percentage(100D)
If IsMultiSelect Then
lstPickList.ClientSideEvents.SelectedIndexChanged = "function(s,e) {OnCheckBoxSelectionChanged(s,e," + Me.ClientInstanceName + ");}"
Else
lstPickList.ClientSideEvents.SelectedIndexChanged = "function(s,e) {OnListBoxSelectionChanged(s,e," + Me.ClientInstanceName + ");}"
End If
cContainer.Controls.Add(lstPickList)
'----------------------------------------------------------------------------
' Add the EDIT button if the user is allowed to edit this picklist
'----------------------------------------------------------------------------
If IsEditable And Not (binaryString = String.Empty) Then
Dim btnEdit As DevExpress.Web.ASPxButton = New DevExpress.Web.ASPxButton()
btnEdit.Text = "Edit"
btnEdit.HorizontalAlign = WebControls.HorizontalAlign.Left
btnEdit.ClientSideEvents.Click = "function(s,e) { EditPicklist('" + binaryString + "');}"
btnEdit.AutoPostBack = False
container.Controls.Add(btnEdit)
End If
End Sub
Here is the Binary converters
Public Shared Function ConverBinaryStringTo(ByVal binaryString As String) As String
Try
Dim bytes As Byte() = Convert.FromBase64String(binaryString)
Dim encoding As New Text.UTF8Encoding
Return encoding.GetString(bytes)
Catch ex As Exception
Throw ex
End Try
Return String.Empty
End Function
Public Shared Function ConverFieldNameToBinaryString(ByVal binaryString As String) As String
Try
Dim byt As Byte() = System.Text.Encoding.UTF8.GetBytes(binaryString)
Return Convert.ToBase64String(byt)
Catch ex As Exception
Throw ex
End Try
Return String.Empty
End FunctionAnd here is the jScript
function EditPicklist(BinaryPickListName) {
try {
var url = AppPath + '/Dialogs/EditList.aspx?ac=' + BinaryPickListName;
var ModalReturnValue = ActModalDialog(url, this, 334, 516);
if (ModalReturnValue != undefined && ModalReturnValue != "" && typeof (ModalReturnValue) != "object" && ModalReturnValue != null && ModalReturnValue != 'DialogResult.Cancel') {
var oControl = document.getElementById(ActiveControl);
oControl.value = ModalReturnValue;
jQuery(oControl).change();
}
}
catch (err) {
alert("EditPicklist() " + err.message);
}
}Hope this can help someone else.
-- Jim Durkin
