[Solved] Accessing AdvancedEditForm Save Button

[Matt]

I'm trying to access the AdvancedEditForm save button to disable in a certain case and looking at AdvancedForm.ascx, I should be able to get to it by using:

protected void RadScheduler1_FormCreated(object sender, SchedulerFormCreatedEventArgs e)
    {

        if (e.Container.Mode == SchedulerFormMode.AdvancedInsert)
        {
            ((LinkButton)((Panel)e.Container.FindControl("ButtonsPanel")).FindControl("UpdateButton")).Enabled = false;
        }
    }

Unfortunately the program throws an "Object reference not set to an instance of an object." when it runs into that line of code. How can I access the save button? Please note I need to do it in the FormCreated event because I need to know the SchedulerFormMode value.

Also, how would I access the room and user resource dropdowns?

Thanks,
Matt

[Boyan Dimitrov]

Hello,

Thank you for contacting Telerik Support.

Please find below an easy and conveninet way of accessing the "Update" link button and the room resource RadComboBox controls. 
//markup code

<telerik:RadScheduler runat="server" ID="RadScheduler1"...
            OnFormCreated="RadScheduler1_FormCreated"
            .....
            <AdvancedInsertTemplate>
                <scheduler:AdvancedForm runat="server" ID="AdvancedInsertForm1" Mode="Insert" Subject='<%# Bind("Subject") %>'
                    Start='<%# Bind("Start") %>' End='<%# Bind("End") %>' Description='<%# Bind("Description") %>'
                    RecurrenceRuleText='<%# Bind("RecurrenceRule") %>' Reminder='<%# Bind("Reminder") %>'
                    AppointmentColor='<%# Bind("AppointmentColor") %>' UserID='<%# Bind("User") %>'
                    RoomID='<%# Bind("Room") %>' TimeZoneID='<%# Bind("TimeZoneID") %>'   />
            </AdvancedInsertTemplate>
            ...
        </telerik:RadScheduler>

//user control markup code

<asp:Panel runat="server" ID="ResourceControls">
                        <%-- RESOURCE CONTROLS --%>
                        <ul class="rsResourceControls">
                            <li>
                                <!-- Resource controls should follow the convention Res[Resource Name] for ID -->
                                <scheduler:ResourceControl runat="server" ID="ResRoom" Type="Room" Label="Room:"
                                    Skin='<%# Owner.Skin %>' />
                            </li>
                            ....
                        </ul>
                    </asp:Panel>

//code behind

protected void RadScheduler1_FormCreated(object sender, SchedulerFormCreatedEventArgs e)
        {
            if (e.Container.Mode == SchedulerFormMode.AdvancedInsert)
            {
                //update Button
                LinkButton update = e.Container.FindControl("AdvancedInsertForm1").FindControl("ButtonsPanel").FindControl("UpdateButton") as LinkButton;
                //room resource RadComboBox control
                RadComboBox resource = e.Container.FindControl("AdvancedInsertForm1").FindControl("ResRoom").FindControl("ResourceValue") as RadComboBox;
            }
        }

Please note that I have highlighted the ID of the nested containers - the advanced form and the panel. 

Hope that this will be helpful.

Regards,
Boyan Dimitrov
Telerik