OK, I'm running without a net here since I'm still running CF7, but I've
done a bunch of work with the core editor (fckeditor) you're interacting
with so here's a roadmap.
(1) If you haven't already, install Firefox and the Firebug plugin, it makes
debugging the JavaScript much much easier. Remember that JS is
case-sensitive!
(2) initialize the API in javascript: var oEditor = FCKeditorAPI.GetInstance
('InstanceName')
(You may have to do some fancy walking of the DOM to initialize the API, use
the DOM inspector in Firefox to figure out the appropriate iframe name. I
would try just putting the script in the page after the cfform is done.)
InstanceName is probably going to be the same name you assigned to the
editor in the CF tag.
(3) Call oEditor.InsertHtml( ###your desired text here### )
So try this first, maybe you'll be amazingly lucky but I bet there's an
error message on the way. :)
<select name="foo" multiple="multiple" size="4"
onDblClick="insertField(this)">
<option value="##name##">[name]</option>
<option value="##phone##">[phone]</option>
</select>
<script>
oEd = FCKeditorAPI.GetInstance('letterBody'); //or whatever right name is
for your instance
function insertField(oSelector) {
oEd.InsertHtml(oSelector.options[oSelector.selectedIndex].value);
}
</script>
Good luck!
-CPC
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On 10/18/07, Mike <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
>
> I want to Thank Ken and Christopher for their input on this topic at
> last nights meeting.
>
> I have begun implementing Ken's suggestion of Clicking on a select box
> and having the field input into the text area.
>
> The Javascript works for a regular <textarea> tag however the same
> code will not work with the <cftextarea>. Is there any special syntax
> that I need to do to get the javascript to work with the <cftextarea>
> tag
>
> below is the code i am using to update the textarea
>
> var k =
> document.forms(0).fields.options[document.forms
> (0).fields.selectedIndex].value;
> document.forms(0).textbody.value = k;
>
> This exact javascript works when I change the <cftextarea> tag to a
> <textarea> tag, but does nothing for a <cftextarea>.
>
> Thanks,
>
> Mike
>
> On Oct 4, 12:57 pm, "Mike Demahy" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> > Mike,
> >
> > Thanks for the Drag and Drop help. I have just had the time to look at
> it
> > since returning from the conference. I think this will help.
> >
> > Mike Demahy
> > 713-418-6707
> > [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> >
> >
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: [email protected] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On
> Behalf
> >
> > Of Mike Gillespie
> > Sent: Thursday, September 27, 2007 1:37 PM
> > To: Houston ColdFusion Users' Group
> > Subject: [houcfug] Re: Drag and Drop
> >
> > Mike,
> >
> > Take a look at this page. I think this may do what you are looking
> > for at the cost of a few brain cells...
> >
> > http://www.openrico.org/demos?demo=drag_and_drop_simple
> >
> > On Sep 26, 4:23 pm, "Mike Demahy" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> > > Hello everyone,
> >
> > > I am writing a mail merge program for my users. I am using the new
> Rich
> > > Text editor in a textarea with CF8. What I want to do is allow the
> user
> > to
> > > create their letter and add code words that represent fields like
> > > [community], [ClientName], etc in the letter, then when I mail merge
> the
> > > document replace the fields with the actual data, then use cfdocument
> to
> > > create a PDF. All of this works great.
> >
> > > What I want to do now is add a list of fields in a select box next to
> the
> > > textarea that the user can drag and drop fields from the select box
> to
> > the
> > > textarea. That will eliminate any miss-spelled code names.
> >
> > > Does anyone know of some code that will do this. I have seen it
> somewhere
> > > but can't remember where.
> >
> > > Thanks,
> >
> > > Mike Demahy
> >
> > > 713-418-6707
> >
> > > [EMAIL PROTECTED]
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