On 2011-03-02, at 7:39 AM, David Avendasora wrote:

> Hi Markus,
> 
> I've actually implemented exactly what you are asking for and it works great 
> and is fully controlled by the rules engine.
> 
> I've not looked into David(H)'s recommendation of ERDActionBar, but I've used 
> the ERDBranchDelegate and ERDControllerButton solution outlined on the Wiki 
> here: http://wiki.objectstyle.org/confluence/display/WO/D2W+Flow+Control. 

They're actually very similar. They both use the branch delegates. I think that 
the case could be made for putting the action in a ERDControllerButton, but I 
would personally go with putting a button in an action block at the bottom of 
the list.

Holt

> 
> I get one drop-down on the page from which I can select Export To Excel to 
> export the entire result set (not just the currently visible batch) into an 
> excel file. The columns, column names, etc. included in the Excel file are 
> completely independent of what is shown on the page and are controlled by a 
> D2W rules just like the page is.
> 
> Dave 
> 
> 
> On Mar 2, 2011, at 10:12 AM, David Holt wrote:
> 
>> Hi Markus, 
>> 
>> You need to use the ERDActionBar. Jesse's method is a possibility but it 
>> will put the link in every row in the list. The ActionBar will allow you to 
>> put it in the topActions or bottomActions block. There is a wiki page that 
>> talks about PageFlow in D2W. You should find everything you need there. 
>> ModernLook definitely supports this, and I assume that NeutralLook does as 
>> well. I'll be at work shortly if you need more assistance with getting it 
>> going.
>> 
>> David
>> 
>> 
>> On 2011-03-02, at 3:53 AM, Markus Ruggiero wrote:
>> 
>>> Hi WO Developers, I need help with D2W,
>>> 
>>> I want to provide a "Download as Excel" link on each list page. What is the 
>>> best way to accomplish this? I know I can freeze a list page and modify it 
>>> but this decouples me from the rule system. This is a plain out-of-the-box 
>>> WonderD2W app.
>>> 
>>> Thanks a lot
>>> ---markus---
>>> 
>>> PS: I am still very confused by the lack of documentation (or my not being 
>>> able to find it). I do have the source to the Wonder Frameworks but even 
>>> with that finding what I want to know is more or less like shooting with a 
>>> shotgun into a large forest and hoping to hit something edible...
>>> 
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