Custom service reply/Wait or Delay in Javascript

[Garreth_Curran]

Hi All,

I have a print button that calls a custom print service via Javascript.  Is it possible to get the code to wait for a reply from the custom service before continuing?  Or, is it possible to put a Wait or Delay in the Javascript?

[Former Community Member]

The attached form enables a wait time. It uses 2 hidden fields, one to capture the time the button is clicked and a second to calculate the current time. The script on the button click event is as follows:

// form1.subform1.btn::click - (JavaScript, client)

form1.subform1.timeAtClick.execEvent("calculate");

var endTime = parseInt(form1.subform1.timeAtClick.rawValue) + parseInt(form1.subform1.waitTime.rawValue);

var currentTime = 0;

while (currentTime < endTime) {

     form1.subform1.currentTime.execEvent("calculate");

     currentTime = parseInt(form1.subform1.currentTime.rawValue);

}

xfa.host.messageBox("Done waiting " + form1.subform1.waitTime.rawValue + " seconds.","Timer",3,0);

Steve

[Garreth_Curran]

Hi Steve,

Many thanks for your reply.

Since I am using a form guide I cannot use the FormCalc behind timeAtClick and currentTime.  Do you know how to code Num2Time(Time(), "HHMMSS")
in JavaScript?

Garreth

[Former Community Member · Accepted solution]

Hi Garreth,

The attached demonstrates the JavaScript equivalent of Num2Time.

FormCalc

// form1.page1.formCalc::initialize - (FormCalc, client)

$.rawValue = Num2Time(Time(), "HHMMSS")

JavaScript

// form1.page1.javaScript::initialize - (JavaScript, client)

var d = new Date();

this.rawValue = myScriptObject.pad(d.getHours()) + myScriptObject.pad(d.getMinutes()) + myScriptObject.pad(d.getSeconds());

Since the time getters return a single integer if value < 10, I created a script object to pad the value with a leading 0 (zero),

// form1.page1.#variables[0].myScriptObject - (JavaScript, client)

function pad(n) {

  return (n < 10 ? '0'+ n : n)

}

Steve

[Garreth_Curran]

Hi Steve,

Thank you for your help.  It work a charm.

Garreth