Is it possible to access the current ACT! application instance from a Dashboard component so I can double click on a grid in a dashboard and go to a Contact, Company, etc.?
Currently working with ACT! 2009, but would like to know if this is possible for any ACT! version since Dashboards were introduced.
I haven't done this from within a custom component. Even if it can't, I suspect at worst case you'd be able to create a second class that implements IPlugin and pass in the ActApplication.
Just an FYI - in ACT! 2011 the datachart control automatically creates a link for any contact records viewed in a datagrid output. It sounds like the behavior you're looking for so it might be a good reference to take a look at.
Thanks for the responses. I did see the new functionality in ACT! 2011. Is there documentation in the SDK to edit the DataChart control to display data beyond what Sage provides out of the box? I couldn't find any.
The ActApplication instance is the same thing as the main form for ACT! for Windows. Just do MyControl.FindForm and it will hand you a System.Windows.Forms.Form that can be directly converted to an ActApplication. From there, you can do whatever you like. The same thing works for custom controls as well.
I create a button as UserControl and add it to new Tab in Contcts. If i do myForm.FindForm() i get object Act.UI.ContactViews.ContactDetailView not ActApplication. How can i get access to ActApplication? I also try to implement IPlugin, but OnLoad method does not fires.
You may have to do a recursive function to find the ultimate ACTAPP doing control.Parent.FindForm until you get the type Act.UI.ActApplication. Something like the following should do the trick:
Private Function FindACTAPP(ByVal TheControl As System.Windows.Forms.Control) As Act.UI.ActApplication Dim MyACTAPP As Act.UI.ActApplication = Nothing If TheControl.FindForm.GetType Is GetType(Act.UI.ActApplication) Then MyACTAPP = TheControl.FindForm Else MyACTAPP = FindACTAPP(TheControl.Parent) End If Return MyACTAPP End Function
Alternatively, you can iterate through Application.OpenForms, assuming you're using VB. I'm not sure how to get the Application namespace in C#. I use this exact code in one of our ACT! Custom Controls to get ACTAPP:
If ACTAPP Is Nothing Then For i As Integer = 0 To (Application.OpenForms.Count - 1) If Application.OpenForms(i).GetType Is GetType(Act.UI.ActApplication) Then ACTAPP = Application.OpenForms(i) ACTFM = ACTAPP.ActFramework End If Next End If
