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Single FE Layout Form then what? 20 Mar 2012 01:39 #1673

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Hi All, sorry about the obtuse Subject, here's what I mean.

With my Project I have a Single Table, and a Single Front End layout Item Form. I can display this form (to capture Quotation information) on front end of my site, but then how can I make that Form re-direct to somewhere else in my site (i.e. another page/Article, Menu)? Is this possible?

An example:
User visits site.
User Clicks on Menu Item to Request Quotation.
Quotation FrontEnd Layout Form is show.
User fills in Quotation FronEnd Layout Form and clicks 'Save'
Rather than the same form being shown again, they should be redirected to a 'Thank You' page/Article.

Any suggestions please?

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Re: Single FE Layout Form then what? 20 Mar 2012 06:27 #1675

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Cook cannot do this natively.


TODO :
Create your redirection in the controller, after the task execution.
JRequest::setVar('option', 'com_content');
...
...
JRequest::setVar('cid', #Article ID#);
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Re: Single FE Layout Form then what? 20 Mar 2012 11:08 #1682

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Thanks Jocelyn,

Nearly there... now I am redirected to a non existent article:
http://maelstrom/index.php/component/content/?view=quotation&Itemid=155&lang=&cid[0]=42

I have created an Article and a Category ready for the redirection. Article: 42, Category: 19

And here is the section of code modified in the controller: quotations.php
if ($cid = parent::_save($post))
		{
			$vars = array();
			$layout = JRequest::getVar( 'layout');
			switch($layout)
			{
				case 'quotation':
					JRequest::setVar( 'view'  , 'quotation');
					JRequest::setVar( 'layout', 'quotation' );
					JRequest::setVar('option', 'com_content');
					JRequest::setVar('cid', 42);
					break;


				default:
					JRequest::setVar( 'view'  , 'quotation');
					JRequest::setVar( 'layout', 'quotation' );
					JRequest::setVar('option', 'com_content');
					JRequest::setVar('cid', 42);
					// JRequest::setVar( 'cid', null );
					break;

			}

			$this->setRedirect(QuotepleaseHelper::urlRequest($vars));
		}
		else
			//Keep the post and stay on page
			parent::display();

	}

Have I missed something obvious?

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Last Edit: 20 Mar 2012 11:09 by edwardcox. Reason: typo
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Re: Single FE Layout Form then what? 20 Mar 2012 11:15 #1683

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Your link :
www.maelstrom.com/index.php
Doesn't work



I think, you should remove the "view=quotation"
//JRequest::setVar( 'view'  , 'quotation');
//JRequest::setVar( 'layout', 'quotation' );

And for some amelioration :
JRequest::setVar('cid', 42);

Put your 42 value in a component parameter (in case you want to change the article)
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Re: Single FE Layout Form then what? 20 Mar 2012 11:37 #1685

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Sorry, still no luck.

The site is on my Localhost under MAMP that's why it isn't visible. Sorry.

So, here's what I have now:
if ($cid = parent::_save($post))
		{
			$vars = array();
			$layout = JRequest::getVar( 'layout');
			switch($layout)
			{
				case 'quotation':
					// JRequest::setVar( 'view'  , 'quotation');
					// JRequest::setVar( 'layout', 'quotation' );
					JRequest::setVar('option', 'com_content');
					JRequest::setVar('cid', 42);
					break;


				default:
					// JRequest::setVar( 'view'  , 'quotation');
					// JRequest::setVar( 'layout', 'quotation' );
					JRequest::setVar('option', 'com_content');
					JRequest::setVar('cid', 42);
					// JRequest::setVar( 'cid', null );
					break;

			}

			$this->setRedirect(QuotepleaseHelper::urlRequest($vars));
		}
		else
			//Keep the post and stay on page
			parent::display();

Note that the changes were made, but still are incorrect redirect:
500 - View not found [name, type, prefix]: quotation, html, contentView
http://maelstrom/index.php/component/content/?view=quotation&Itemid=155&lang=&cid[0]=42

And although I would love to have the Article ID to be changed by putting it into a Parameter of the Component, I have no idea where to start.. XML file?

Thanks for being patient with me,

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Re: Single FE Layout Form then what? 20 Mar 2012 12:00 #1687

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Oh yes, of course.
I forgot...
JRequest::setVar( 'view'  , null);
JRequest::setVar( 'layout', null );
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Re: Single FE Layout Form then what? 20 Mar 2012 13:02 #1690

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Sorry, please don't hate me ;-)

Still no winner.

The page that calls the quotation is : http://maelstrom/j-stuff/quotation
Even after the change as suggested it goes to:
http://maelstrom/component/content/?view=&layout=&Itemid=155&lang=&cid[0]=42

So, is the cid[0]=42 the pointer to the article? What is the 'Itemid' (155?)? And why would the path still reference the Component? And the null layout is ok?

This is where the redirect should end up (after now enabling .htaccess):
http://maelstrom/j-stuff/thanks-page

The Article is there as I linked a Menu Item to it successfully.

Help?!?.. thank you,

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Last Edit: 20 Mar 2012 13:12 by edwardcox. Reason: Additional info
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Re: Single FE Layout Form then what? 20 Mar 2012 13:22 #1691

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It is my fault, because I didn't tried.
I am now starting a travel to go to the Joomla day, and I answered too fast.

ItemId is relative to the current menu item. (only a follower)
'Component' is ok



Try this :
JRequest::setVar( 'view'  , 'article');
JRequest::setVar( 'layout', null );
JRequest::setVar( 'cid'  , null);
JRequest::setVar( 'id', 42 );

Because in the article component, 'cid' is 'id'

It creates a non very clean url, because the url recomposer should not instanciate vars if they are null.
(Something to fix there)


And if it don't work, try this :
$this->setRedirect(JRoute::_('index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=1', false));
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