Thank you very much! Works like a charm now! Much much much appreciated!
On Monday, June 21, 2021 at 9:00:23 PM UTC-4 Eric Shulman wrote:
> On Monday, June 21, 2021 at 5:20:24 PM UTC-7 iamdar...@gmail.com wrote:
>
>> ... by deleting the temp tiddler the form would be cleared... However,
>> that functionality isn't occurring
>>
>
>> \define temp() $:/temp/input/$(currentTiddler)$
>>
>> | Label:|<$edit-text tiddler=<<temp>> field="label"/> |
>> | From Tag:|<$edit-text tiddler=<<temp>> field="fromtag"/> |
>> | Target:|<$edit-text tiddler=<<temp>> field="target"/> |
>> | Target Tag:|<$edit-text tiddler=<<temp>> field="targettag"/>|
>>
>> <$tiddler tiddler=<<temp>>>
>> <$button> <$view field="label">join tiddlers</$view>
>> <$action-setfield $tiddler={{!!target}} text={{{
>> [tag{!!fromtag}get[text]join[]] }}} tags={{!!targettag}} />
>> <$action-deletetiddler tiddler=<<temp>> />
>> </$button>
>> </$tiddler>
>>
>
> Let's suppose the containing tiddler is named "MyForm". Then the value of
> <<temp>>, as defined in the macro, will be *$:/temp/input/MyForm*.
> However, once you use <$tiddler tiddler=<<temp>>> to surround the $button
> code, the value of <<temp>> *within* the $button code will be
> *$:/temp/input/$:temp/input/MyForm*, so the $action-deletetiddler refers
> to the wrong tiddler title and does nothing.
>
> The solution is to move the <$tiddler tiddler=<<temp>>> so it only
> affects the $action-setfield. Here's a button definition that will work as
> you intend:
>
> <$button> <$view tiddler=<<temp>> field="label">join tiddlers</$view>
> <$tiddler tiddler=<<temp>>>
> <$action-setfield $tiddler={{!!target}} text={{{
> [tag{!!fromtag}get[text]join[]] }}} tags={{!!targettag}} />
> </$tiddler>
> <$action-deletetiddler $tiddler=<<temp>> />
> </$button>
>
> Notes:
> * The $view widget uses both tiddler=... and field=... to show the
> correct label text without being inside the <$tiddler tiddler=<<temp>>>
> * The $action-setfield is still surrounded by the $tiddler widget, so that
> the field references, {{!!target}}, {!!fromtag} and {{!!targettag}} still
> get their values from the temp tiddler
> * However, the $action-deletetiddler is no longer within the $tiddler
> widget, so the <<temp>> value referenced there uses the original
> $(currentTiddler)$ value (i.e., "MyForm") to construct the correct temp
> tiddler name
> * Also note that the parameter for $action-deletetiddler is $tiddler=...
> not tiddler=...
>
> enjoy,
> -e
>
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