Cool, thanks for filling in the CF8-specific portion, Ken.
-CPC
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On 10/18/07, Ken Auenson, II <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
> Mike,
> In addition to Chris' very detailed response, I did a bit of searching and
> this is what you need to be able to access the cftextarea...
>
> var editorinstance = ColdFusion.objectCache['MyEditorTextAreaName'];
> var oEditor = FCKeditorAPI.GetInstance(editorinstance.richtextid);
> oEditor.InsertHtml('abc');
>
> Where "MyEditorTextAreaName" is the name of your CFTEXTAREA.
>
> I tested with CF8, and this works great.
>
> Hope this helps!
>
> --
> Ken Auenson, II
> On 10/18/07, Chris Champion <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> >
> > 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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