What if there are two forms that need it? I don't think that is a good enough solution.
Ben On Thu, Sep 15, 2011 at 8:42 PM, Daniel Kayiwa <[email protected]>wrote: > > Hi James, > > This is not implemented in the current version of the xforms module. But > looks like something that i can quickly do. > If i have two global properties: > > xforms.autoIncrementFormField (the name of the field to auto increment) > xforms.nextAutoIncrementValue (the next available value for the auto > increment field) > > Would that satisfy your requirement? > > > > > On Thu, Sep 15, 2011 at 8:06 PM, James Arbaugh <[email protected]>wrote: > >> When designing an HTML form, or xForm, is there a way to pre-populate the >> field in the form with the next consecutive number for that observation >> type? We’re evaluating entering our blood bank data into OpenMRS. One of >> the fields to be entered is the serial number for the bag of donated blood. >> Every year the serial number starts over at 1. The bags don’t have a serial >> number printed on them, but it’s written on by hand. In the current patient >> registry it’s easy to look on the line above and see what the last serial >> number was, and what to write on the bag. In the patient form, it’s not so >> easy anymore. I suspect the clerks would have trouble keeping track of the >> last serial number, and I would like the form to be able to do that for >> them. Since the serial number is not patient specific, I doubt the <lookup> >> tag would work. Is there perhaps a way to do this with JavaScript? Any >> suggestions for this complex problem.**** >> >> ** ** >> >> Thanks,**** >> >> James Arbaugh**** >> >> Hospital Albert Schweitzer Haiti**** >> ------------------------------ >> Click here to >> unsubscribe<[email protected]?body=SIGNOFF%20openmrs-implement-l>from >> OpenMRS Implementers' mailing list > > > > > -- > If we keep uppermost in our minds the unkind and unjust acts of others, we > shall find it impossible to love them as Christ has loved us; but if our > thoughts dwell upon the wondrous love and pity of Christ for us, the same > spirit will flow out to others. > > ------------------------------ > Click here to > unsubscribe<[email protected]?body=SIGNOFF%20openmrs-implement-l>from > OpenMRS Implementers' mailing list > _________________________________________ To unsubscribe from OpenMRS Implementers' mailing list, send an e-mail to [email protected] with "SIGNOFF openmrs-implement-l" in the body (not the subject) of your e-mail. [mailto:[email protected]?body=SIGNOFF%20openmrs-implement-l]
