Xpages display attachment in dialog box from another document - xpages

Question

I am opening a dialog box in an Xpage. In the dialog box I am displaying some fields from 3 other documents, and allowing the user to save some notes. All of this works, except I want to display attachments if there are any. I entered a file download control and for the data source pointed to the target document and did a
tmpDoc.getAttachment("attachments")
to get the attachments. But nothing shows up.
Here is the code from the one row in the table in the dialog box.
The other fields work fine, and I know I am getting the tmpDoc, but how do I display the attachment so the user can view it?
<xp:td>
<xp:fileDownload
rows="30"
id="fileDownload1"
displayLastModified="false">
<xp:this.value><![CDATA[#{javascript:
var prtUNID:String = document.getItemValueString("PCTaskParentID");
var tmpView:NotesView = database.getView("(dbAllPCTasksByTaskID)");
var tmpDoc:NotesDocument = tmpView.getDocumentByKey(prtUNID);
tmpDoc.getAttachment("attachments")
}]]></xp:this.value>
</xp:fileDownload>
</xp:td>
I am having more issues with this. Now it does not really work at all.
Here is what I am trying to accomplish.
I have a form PC Build. It is all the tasks that must be done to build a PC in my company. There is a list of Master Tasks called PC Tasks. When a new PC Build is saved, the PC Tasks get copied to rspPCTask forms attached to the PC Build.
As a user works om building a computer they can open up the PC Build and see the individual tasks. I want them to be able to click on a task and pull up the notes and attachments from the master task, while entering notes for the individual task.
Below is a screen shot. In the second field I am grabbing something with javascript. In the first field I am binding the field to the data source, but it is always blank. I cannot figure out why.
I have put in all my code below. Any assistance would be greatly appreciated!!!
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<xp:view
xmlns:xp="http://www.ibm.com/xsp/core"
xmlns:xe="http://www.ibm.com/xsp/coreex"
xmlns:xc="http://www.ibm.com/xsp/custom"
dojoForm="true"
dojoParseOnLoad="true"
dojoTheme="true">
<xp:this.data>
<xp:dominoDocument
var="document1"
action="openDocument"
computeWithForm="onsave"
formName="PCBuild">
<xp:this.postNewDocument>
<xp:actionGroup>
<xp:setValue
binding="#{document1.ID}"
value="#{javascript:session.evaluate('#Unique')}" />
<xp:setValue
binding="#{document1.crtDte}"
value="#{javascript:session.evaluate('#Today')}" />
<xp:setValue
binding="#{document1.crtUsr}"
value="#{javascript:session.getCommonUserName()}" />
</xp:actionGroup>
</xp:this.postNewDocument>
</xp:dominoDocument>
</xp:this.data>
<xp:this.resources>
<xp:styleSheet
href="/custom.css" />
<xp:script
src="/xpValidationPCBuild.jss"
clientSide="false" />
<xp:script
src="/xpUtilities.jss"
clientSide="false"></xp:script>
<xp:styleSheet
href="/.ibmxspres/dojoroot/dojox/grid/resources/tundraGrid.css">
</xp:styleSheet>
<xp:styleSheet
href="/.ibmxspres/dojoroot/dojox/grid/resources/tundraEnhancedGrid.css">
</xp:styleSheet>
<xp:dojoModule
name="dojox.grid.EnhancedGrid"></xp:dojoModule>
</xp:this.resources>
<xp:this.beforePageLoad><![CDATA[#{javascript:viewScope.ID = document1.getItemValueString("ID")}]]></xp:this.beforePageLoad>
<xp:this.afterPageLoad><![CDATA[#{javascript:viewScope.put("rows","25")}]]></xp:this.afterPageLoad>
<xp:panel
style="width:900.00px">
<xp:panel>
<xp:text
escape="true"
id="dspDocUNID"
style="display:none">
<xp:this.value><![CDATA[#{javascript:if (#IsNewDoc())
{
return "0"
}
else
{
var doc:NotesDocument = document1.getDocument();
var sUNID = doc.getUniversalID();
return sUNID
}}]]></xp:this.value>
</xp:text>
<xp:scriptBlock
id="scriptBlock1">
<xp:this.value><![CDATA[// Conditionally return an image tag to display an icon in a cell
function displayIcon (value) {
var image = '';
switch (value.toLowerCase()) {
case "open":
image = '<img alt="" src="blueUncheckedCheckBox15.png" />';
break;
case "closed":
image = '<img alt="" src="blueCheckedCheckBox15.png" />';
break;
default:
image = '<img alt="" src="greenChk50.png" />';
break;
}
return image;
}]]></xp:this.value>
</xp:scriptBlock>
</xp:panel>
<xe:widgetContainer
id="widgetContainerHeader">
<xp:panel
style="padding-top:8.0px;padding-bottom:8.0px">
<xp:button
id="button1"
value="Edit"
style="font-weight:bold;font-size:10pt"
rendered="#{javascript:!(document1.isEditable())}">
<xp:eventHandler
event="onclick"
submit="true"
refreshMode="complete">
<xp:this.action>
<xp:changeDocumentMode
mode="edit" />
</xp:this.action>
</xp:eventHandler>
</xp:button>
<xp:button
value="Save"
id="button3"
style="font-weight:bold;font-size:10pt"
rendered="#{javascript:(document1.isEditable())}">
<xp:eventHandler
event="onclick"
submit="true"
refreshMode="partial"
refreshId="plContainer">
<xp:this.action>
<xp:actionGroup
condition="#{javascript:validateForm()}">
<xp:saveDocument
var="document1"></xp:saveDocument>
<xp:executeScript>
<xp:this.script><![CDATA[#{javascript://Get handle on current doc and see if it is a new doc
var thisDoc:NotesDocument = document1.getDocument();
var tg = thisDoc.getItemValueString("tasksGenerated");
if (tg != "Y") {
//Set flag to Y and save document
thisDoc.replaceItemValue("tasksGenerated","Y")
thisDoc.save(true)
var rspDoc:NotesDocument;
//Loop through all PC Task Docs
var pcTasksView:NotesView = database.getView("(dbAllPCTasks)");
var pcTaskDoc:NotesDocument = pcTasksView.getFirstDocument();
var tmpDoc:NotesDocument;
while (pcTaskDoc != null)
{
//Make new doc and add as response to this doc
rspDoc = database.createDocument();
rspDoc.replaceItemValue("Form","rspPCTask");
rspDoc.replaceItemValue("category",pcTaskDoc.getItemValueString("category"));
rspDoc.replaceItemValue("title",pcTaskDoc.getItemValueString("title"));
rspDoc.replaceItemValue("status","Open");
rspDoc.replaceItemValue("PCBuildParentID",thisDoc.getItemValueString("ID"));
rspDoc.replaceItemValue("PCTaskParentID",pcTaskDoc.getItemValueString("ID"));
rspDoc.replaceItemValue("PCTaskParentUNID",pcTaskDoc.getUniversalID());
rspDoc.replaceItemValue("order",pcTaskDoc.getItemValueInteger("order"));
rspDoc.save();
tmpDoc = pcTasksView.getNextDocument(pcTaskDoc);
pcTaskDoc.recycle();
pcTaskDoc = tmpDoc;
}
}}]]></xp:this.script>
</xp:executeScript>
<xp:openPage
name="$$PreviousPage"></xp:openPage>
</xp:actionGroup>
</xp:this.action>
</xp:eventHandler>
</xp:button>
<xp:button
id="button2"
style="font-weight:bold;font-size:10pt"
value="Close">
<xp:eventHandler
event="onclick"
submit="true"
refreshMode="norefresh">
<xp:this.action>
<xp:openPage
name="$$PreviousPage"
target="openDocument" />
</xp:this.action>
</xp:eventHandler>
</xp:button>
<xp:text
escape="true"
id="computedField3"
style="font-size:14pt;color:rgb(79,79,79);padding-left:px;padding-bottom:px;margin-bottom:px;padding-right:25.0px">
<xp:this.value><![CDATA[#{javascript:document1.getItemValueString("crtDte")}]]></xp:this.value>
</xp:text>
</xp:panel>
</xe:widgetContainer>
<xp:panel
id="plContainer">
<xp:panel>
<xe:widgetContainer
id="widgetContainerData">
<xe:formTable
id="frLocationMaster"
disableErrorSummary="true"
disableRowError="true">
<xp:this.facets>
</xp:this.facets>
<xe:formRow
id="formRow5"
labelPosition="none"
style="padding-bottom:10.0px">
<xp:table
style="width:99%"
border="0"
cellpadding="0"
role="presentation"
cellspacing="0"
id="table4">
<xp:tr>
<xp:td
style="width:80.0px;min-width:120px">
<xp:text
id="cfTitle"
xp:key="header"
style="font-size:14pt;color:rgb(79,79,79);padding-left:px;padding-bottom:px;margin-bottom:px">
<xp:this.value><![CDATA[#{javascript:"PC Build"}]]></xp:this.value>
</xp:text>
</xp:td>
<xp:td
style="width:250.0px">
</xp:td>
<xp:td
style="text-align:right">
<xp:text
escape="true"
id="computedField1"
style="font-size:14pt;color:rgb(79,79,79);padding-left:25.0px;padding-bottom:px;margin-bottom:px">
<xp:this.value><![CDATA[#{javascript:document1.getItemValueString("crtUsr") + " on "}]]></xp:this.value>
<xp:this.rendered><![CDATA[#{javascript:if (#IsNewDoc() == 1) {
return false
} else {
return true;
}}]]></xp:this.rendered>
</xp:text>
<xp:text
escape="true"
id="computedField2"
style="font-size:14pt;color:rgb(79,79,79);padding-left:px;padding-bottom:px;margin-bottom:px;padding-right:px"
value="#{document1.CrtDte}">
<xp:this.converter>
<xp:convertDateTime
type="both"
timeStyle="short" />
</xp:this.converter>
<xp:this.rendered><![CDATA[#{javascript:if (#IsNewDoc() == 1) {
return false
} else {
return true;
}}]]></xp:this.rendered>
</xp:text>
</xp:td>
</xp:tr>
</xp:table>
</xe:formRow>
<xe:formRow
id="formRow1"
labelPosition="none">
<xp:table
style="width:99%"
border="0"
cellpadding="0"
role="presentation"
cellspacing="0"
id="table3">
<xp:tr>
<xp:td
style="width:10%;min-width:120px;">
<xp:label
id="label4"
for="formRow1"
value="Employee Name" />
</xp:td>
<xp:td
style="width:100px">
<xp:inputText
value="#{document1.employeeName}"
id="employeeName1">
<xp:typeAhead
mode="full"
minChars="1"
valueListSeparator=","
ignoreCase="true"
id="typeAhead1">
<xp:this.valueList><![CDATA[#{javascript:var dbname = new Array(#Subset(#DbName(), 1),"names.nsf");
return #DbColumn(dbname,"($PeopleByName)",1);}]]></xp:this.valueList>
</xp:typeAhead>
</xp:inputText>
</xp:td>
<xp:td
style="width:20px">
<xe:valuePicker
id="valuePicker1"
for="employeeName1"
pickerIcon="/picker.png"
dialogTitle="Choose Employee">
<xe:this.dataProvider>
<xe:simpleValuePicker>
<xe:this.valueList><![CDATA[#{javascript:var db:NotesDatabase = session.getDatabase(database.getServer(),"names.nsf");
var viewHandle:NotesView = db.getView("($PeopleByName)");
return viewHandle.getColumnValues(0)
}]]></xe:this.valueList>
</xe:simpleValuePicker>
</xe:this.dataProvider>
</xe:valuePicker>
</xp:td>
<xp:td>
<xp:message
id="message1"
for="employeeName1" />
</xp:td>
</xp:tr>
</xp:table>
</xe:formRow>
<xe:formRow
id="formRow2"
labelPosition="none">
<xp:table
style="width:99%"
border="0"
cellpadding="0"
role="presentation"
cellspacing="0"
id="table1">
<xp:tr>
<xp:td
style="width:10%;min-width:120px;">
<xp:label
id="label1"
for="formRow1"
value="Computer Name" />
</xp:td>
<xp:td
style="width:100px">
<xp:inputText
value="#{document1.computerName}"
id="computerName1">
</xp:inputText>
</xp:td>
<xp:td
style="width:20px">
</xp:td>
<xp:td>
<xp:message
id="message2"
for="computerName1" />
</xp:td>
</xp:tr>
</xp:table>
</xe:formRow>
<xe:formRow
id="formRow3"
labelPosition="none"
rendered="false">
</xe:formRow>
<xe:formRow
id="formRow4"
labelPosition="none"
rendered="false">
</xe:formRow>
</xe:formTable>
</xe:widgetContainer>
</xp:panel>
</xp:panel>
<xp:panel>
<xe:widgetContainer
id="widgetContainer1">
<xp:panel>
<xp:viewPanel
rows="30"
id="viewPanel1"
var="thisEntry">
<xp:this.facets>
<xp:pager
partialRefresh="true"
layout="Previous Group Next"
xp:key="headerPager"
id="pager1">
</xp:pager>
</xp:this.facets>
<xp:this.data>
<xp:dominoView
var="view1"
viewName="(dbAllRpPCTasks)">
<xp:this.keys><![CDATA[#{javascript:document1.getItemValueString("ID")}]]></xp:this.keys>
</xp:dominoView>
</xp:this.data>
<xp:viewColumn
columnName="title"
id="viewColumn5"
displayAs="link">
<xp:viewColumnHeader
value="Title"
id="viewColumnHeader5">
</xp:viewColumnHeader>
<xp:eventHandler
event="onclick"
submit="false"
refreshMode="partial"
refreshId="panelDig">
<xp:this.action><![CDATA[#{javascript:viewScope.UNID = thisEntry.getDocument().getUniversalID();
viewScope.parUNID = thisEntry.getDocument().getItemValueString("PCTaskParentUNID");
getComponent('dialog1').show()}]]></xp:this.action>
</xp:eventHandler>
</xp:viewColumn>
</xp:viewPanel>
<xp:panel
id="panelDig">
<xp:this.data>
<xp:dominoDocument
var="document2"
formName="PCTask"
action="editDocument"
documentId="#{javascript:viewScope.parUNID}">
</xp:dominoDocument>
<xp:dominoDocument
var="document3"
formName="rspPCTask"
action="editDocument"
documentId="#{javascript:viewScope.parUNID}">
</xp:dominoDocument>
</xp:this.data>
<xe:dialog
id="dialog1"
style="width:700px;height:600px"
refreshOnShow="true">
<xp:table>
<xp:tr>
<xp:td>
<xp:label
value="Master Title"
id="label2" />
</xp:td>
<xp:td>
<xp:text
escape="true"
id="computedField4"
value="#{document2.title}">
</xp:text>
</xp:td>
</xp:tr>
<xp:tr>
<xp:td>
<xp:label
value="Master Task Notes"
id="label3" />
</xp:td>
<xp:td>
<xp:text
escape="true"
id="computedField5">
<xp:this.value><![CDATA[#{javascript:var tmpDoc:NotesDocument = database.getDocumentByUNID(viewScope.parUNID)
tmpDoc.getItemValueString("notes")}]]></xp:this.value>
</xp:text>
</xp:td>
</xp:tr>
<xp:tr>
<xp:td>
<xp:label
value="Master Attachments"
id="label5" />
</xp:td>
<xp:td></xp:td>
</xp:tr>
<xp:tr>
<xp:td></xp:td>
<xp:td></xp:td>
</xp:tr>
<xp:tr>
<xp:td>
<xp:label
id="label7"
value="Notes" />
</xp:td>
<xp:td>
<xp:inputTextarea
id="inputTextarea1"
style="width:98.0%;height:100px"
value="#{document3.notes}">
</xp:inputTextarea>
</xp:td>
</xp:tr>
</xp:table>
</xe:dialog>
</xp:panel>
</xp:panel>
</xe:widgetContainer>
</xp:panel>
</xp:panel>
<xp:eventHandler
event="onClientLoad"
submit="true"
refreshMode="norefresh">
<xp:this.script><![CDATA[try {
dojo.byId("#{id:employeeName1}").focus();
} catch (e) { }]]></xp:this.script>
</xp:eventHandler>
</xp:view>

Answer 1

To show all rich text field's attachments of "another" document in a fileDowndload control:
add a panel around your fileDownload control,
add a dominoDocument data source to the panel
set attribute documentId to "another" document's UNID
set fileDownload's value to document's rich text field
(in your case the rich text field is called "attachments")
<xp:td>
<xp:panel>
<xp:this.data>
<xp:dominoDocument
var="documentPCTaskParent"
action="openDocument">
<xp:this.documentId><![CDATA[#{javascript:
document.getItemValueString("PCTaskParentID")
}]]></xp:this.documentId>
</xp:dominoDocument>
</xp:this.data>
<xp:fileDownload
rows="30"
id="fileDownload1"
displayLastModified="false"
value="#{documentPCTaskParent.attachments}">
</xp:fileDownload>
</xp:panel>
</xp:td>
BTW tmpDoc.getAttachment("attachments") you used doesn't return all attachments of rich text field "attachments" but would look for an attachment with the file name "attachments" somewhere in document.

Answer 2

I would avoid the file download control if possible. What you likely want to do is just build html links or images to the actual files themselves. So it's mostly a matter of figuring out the correct URL to get to it. Typically these are old school "non XPages" URL's... the classic domino stuff.
Everything I know about doing this I learned form this post: http://www.wissel.net/blog/d6plinks/SHWL-86QKNM

Answer 3

Short answer: you can add tmpDoc as a true document data source (using