Detecting when edit form has changed...

[parkerjnc]

I would like to know when a record is being saved if it was changed or not. If it was changed, then some code will execute under After Save, otherwise the code can be skipped.

I cannot seem to find it now, but I thought I had seen a variable somewhere that is set on the edit form when any data in the form was changed. Was I dreaming?

[admin]

parkerjnc,

beenedited is what you want.

Steven

[mlgeek]

Is there any documentation on using beenedited? I've not been able to find any.

[parkerjnc]

This does not seem to be working for me. In my After Save code I want to send an email if the record was modified. When the check of #beenedited# did not work, I removed the check and added it to the body of the email so I could see the value easily. It is always '0' whether anything was changed or not. Any ideas?

[admin]

mlgeek,

There is no documentation as it was just to be used by nuBuilder its self.

parkerjnc,

You'll need to create a hack by putting some JavaScript on the form you want to check..

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$(document).ready(function () {

   e = document.createElement('input');              //-- create a hidden input
   e.setAttribute('id','has_changed');
   e.setAttribute('name','has_changed');
   $('#theform').append(e);
   $('#' + e.id).css( 'visibility', 'hidden');

   $("select,textarea,input").change(function () {
      $('#has_changed').val(1);
   });
});

Then you can use #has_changed#


Steven

[parkerjnc]

Excellent! Works like a charm.

[admin]

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