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Hello when nuRunReports is used under an input button it opens JUST the report. The report I'm opening has a parameters screen which opens properly from the run reports section, however when trying to open it from a button with nuRunReports it just opens the report.

Use the undocumented function nuGetReport() instead.

1st parameter: form Id
2nd parameter: report id

E.g.:

Almost works, the run button appears, but no form.
Report settings which does work correctly when run from the reports button Java under button
nuGetReport('BinOutRpt','BO1');

Also when the run button is pressed, what appears is a blank screen, not a blank report header/footer.

Pass the IDs, not the codes. (See my example)

and maybe another try ...
If the run button works OK copy it on the form as html object.
typically it looks like: so create HTML object on your form and in the HTML section paste the code from button Run
(the best run console navigate to Run button, select and copy element next paste the code to the HTML object)

Ok that was the issue and it works fine now. Is there a way to find these id's without poking around in the database?

Also for the sake of others and readability/maintainability of the code, may I request that the java functions use a parameter to pass either an ID or Code? Or perhaps a CODE wrapper function to lookup the ID for an form or report.

treed wrote:Ok that was the issue and it works fine now. Is there a way to find these id's without poking around in the database?

Head over to the Developer Console (F12) and

... enter nuCurrentProperties().record_id to retrieve the current record id

.. enter nuCurrentProperties().form_id to retrieve the current form id

If you add the additional developer buttons, you can view all this information - and more - on a button click:

https://github.com/smalos/nuBuilder4-Co ... ev_buttons
I find that these "developer buttons" make developing much easier.

Thanks! That makes finding the ID info easier and I like how new windows are popped up for the other functions. It doesn't address the code vs. id in the function issues.

treed wrote: It doesn't address the code vs. id in the function issues.

Since there's no such nuBuilder function, you'll have to write your own. It shouldn't be tough.