OnClientAppointmentInserting from Custom Control

[Michael J.]

Just above my RAD Scheduler, I've placed a hyperlink that says "Add a New Appointment".  If double-clicking the RAD Scheduler cell to add a new Appointment isn't intuitive enough for the average User, then the User should know enough to click this link.

I currently have the click event of this link wired up to the JavaScript AppointmentInserting event.  When this event is invoked by double-clicking the RAD Scheduler date cell to add a new Event, I have access to the passed in (sender, eventArgs) values.  Several values are set, our custom Advanced Edit form opens with a modal underlay, and everything works as expected.

Going back to the new hyperlink I've added, I would like the click event of the link to replicate the same functionality as above.  However, I do not have access to the (sender, eventArgs) values.  Ideally, I would like to trick the event handler into thinking that the event was fired from the RAD Scheduler.  Because I do not have access to the (sender, eventArgs) values, the JS event does not function as expected.  The Advances Edit form opens with a modal underlay, but it is soon blown away because I wasn't able to successfully call eventArgs.setCancel(true).

Is this functionality possible? For your reference, I've posted my code below.

Thanks!
Mike

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	<div>
	<asp:LinkButton ID="lbAddNewSchedulerEvent" OnClientClick="javascript:AppointmentInserting();" runat="server">Add New Scheduler Event</asp:LinkButton>
	</div>
	<div>
	<telerik:RadScheduler
	........
	</telerik:RadScheduler>
	</
	div>
	function AppointmentInserting(sender, eventArgs)
	{
	try
	{
	var start = formatDate(eventArgs.get_startTime());
	}
	catch (e)
	{
	var start = "01/01/2009";
	}
	try
	{
	var isAllDay = eventArgs.get_isAllDay();
	}
	catch (e)
	{
	var isAllDay = true;
	}
	//New appointment
	window.radopen(
	"DefaultTemplates/AdvancedForm.aspx?Mode=Insert&Start=" + start + "&IsAllDay=" + isAllDay, "AdvancedForm");
	try
	{
	eventArgs.set_cancel(
	true);
	}
	catch (e)
	{
	alert(
	"I need to make sure the Advanced Edit form doesn't close here...How can I invoke a Cancel??");
	alert(e);
	}
	}

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[Michael J.]

Nothing?  Does anyone understand what I'm trying to accomplish?

[Veselin Vasilev]

Hi Michael J.,

You can do it. You just need to hard code the start time of the appointment that is being created.
There are two approaches:

• client-side - use the showInsertFormAt method of the RadScheduler object. It expects a timeslot argument. 
• server-side - use the ShowInlineInsertForm or ShowAdvancedInsertForm methods of RadScheduler. You need to pass a DateTime object as a parameter.

Please find attached a sample project.

Greetings,
Veselin Vasilev
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[Michael J.]

Thank you, Veselin Vasilev.

I will pursue this example and let you know if I have any questions.

I appreciate your help!

Michael

[Michael J.]

For closure to this topic, please know that the provided solution has worked.

Thanks,
Mike

[Clyde]

I am trying something similar, but need to rather Edit an appointment from a hyperlink within a RadGrid. I have a list of appointments in the grid and would like the Edit Appointment event to be called with the Appointment.ID. Is this possible? And how would I do it.

To add a complication, I'm using the Scheduler using the RadDock form example as the base for this functionality.

Any help would really be appreciated.

Thanks
Clyde

[Veselin Vasilev]

Hi Clyde,

You can use the ShowAdvancedEditForm server method of RadScheduler. You just need to pass the appointment as a parameter.

Sincerely yours,
Veselin Vasilev
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