Accessing RecurrenceRule in AppointmentInsert event

[Nathan]

I am setting a default recurrence rule in the FormCreated event when opening an advanced insert form as described at http://docs.telerik.com/devtools/aspnet-ajax/controls/scheduler/recurrence-editor/server-side-programming/populating-the-recurrence-rule

 

When the Save button is clicked, I am attempting to read the recurrence rule from e.Appointment.RecurrenceRule. This always returns the default rule that I set in FormCreated, even if the user altered the recurrence settings in the form before clicking Save. If I do not set the recurrence rule in FormCreated, this returns the settings that the user chose as expected.

 

Is there any way to set the default recurrence settings that are shown when the form is opened and still access the user's chosen settings in the AppointmentInsert event?

[Nathan]

Also, more generally, I am trying to show the form for a new recurring event when double-clicking on an empty timeslot. So if there is a way to do that without setting the RecurrenceEditor's recurrence rule in FormCreated, that would also be helpful.

[Veselin Tsvetanov]

Hi Nathan,

At the server FormCreated event will be triggered when the form is created and when it is closed, its implementation overrides the changes made by the user. Therefore, all events will be saved with the default Recurrence configuration. As in most cases this is not the desired result, I would suggest you to use the ClientFormCreated even. In that event you could simply access the Recurrence DropDownList and set its selected item to "Daily", for example:

function onFormCreated(sender, args) {
    if (Telerik.Web.UI.SchedulerFormMode.AdvancedInsert == args.get_mode()) {
        var reccurenceDropDown = $find('rs_Form_RecurrentAppointmentDropDown');
        var item = reccurenceDropDown.findItemByText('Daily');
        item.select();
    }
}

Attached you will find a simple implementation of the above.

Regards,
Veselin Tsvetanov
Telerik by Progress