Reading advanced form values

[Brad]

Hi

I'm working with the scheduler and the advanced insert edit form.

I have the need to customize the Sql DataSource INSERT statement attached to my scheduler named RadScheduler1

First up I located the RadScheduler1_AppointmentInsert event.

In there I am able to set the data source InsertCommand like this.

SqlDataSource1.InsertCommand = @"INSERT INTO [Activity] (

etc..

And then execute

SqlDataSource1.Insert();

So far so good.

However, I found that I now need to manually read all of the Advanced Form input boxes to satisfy the insert statement. That is, they are not longer collected for me. A hassle but not a show stopper.

Problem is how to I read the inputs on the advanced form from the code behind?

For example. Using Firebug, I could see that the Start Date text box is named...

RadScheduler1_Form_StartDate_dateInput_text

This object does not exist in the code behind.  How do I read it?

[Veronica]

Hello Brad,

The best way to check the ID-s of the Advanced Form controls is to find them in the AdvancedForm.ascx file of this demo. As to find them in code-behind - please subscribe to the OnFormCreated server-side event and use similar code in the handler:

protected void RadScheduler1_FormCreated(object sender, SchedulerFormCreatedEventArgs e)
{
    if ((e.Container.Mode == SchedulerFormMode.AdvancedEdit) || (e.Container.Mode == SchedulerFormMode.AdvancedInsert))
    {
        //Find the Subject textbox
        RadTextBox subjectTextbox = (RadTextBox)e.Container.FindControl("Subject");
    }
}

You can use this KB article for further information.

Greetings,
Veronica Milcheva
the Telerik team

[Brad]

Veronica

Thanks for your reply, but I'm afraid I don't get it.

You mention 'subscribing to the OnFormCreated event'.

Where is this event found? If i highlight the scheduler in Design view, and then look at Properties and hit the Event button at the top, OnFormCreated is not there.

Next, is OnFormCreated the best place to read the form values after the user hits the Save button? I have been trying to do that in

protected void RadScheduler1_AppointmentInsert(object sender, AppointmentInsertEventArgs e)

as that seemed logical.

Does AppointmentInsertEventArgs e hold the values I am after?

Brad

[Peter]

Hi Brad,

Yes, you can use AppointmentInsert/Delete/Update and use the appointment object to update your data base (e.Appointment or e.ModifiedAppointment for Update). You can see this demo as reference - http://demos.telerik.com/aspnet-ajax/scheduler/examples/bindtolist/defaultcs.aspx


Regards,
Peter
the Telerik team