Re: I can't seem to use javascript anywhere.

what exactly doesn't work, pls post the html rendered in your browser
when you call your script. cakephp doesn't do anything to your
javascript

On 3 Mrz., 23:55, Turney <turney1...@gmail.com> wrote:
> Hello to all,
> Is it just me or is using javascript in CakePHP impossible.  Here is
> what I'm trying to do and I will be a detailed as I can.
>
> I have coded in php before and I have used some javascript to produce
> a Calendar widget on the screen when a user clicks on a image (a mini
> calendar image).  Here is a snippet of that code (this would be in
> HTML)
>
> <SCRIPT src="cal2.js" type='text/javascript'></SCRIPT>
>         <SCRIPT Language="JavaScript">
>                 //Define calendar(s): addCalendar ("Unique Calendar
> Name", "Window title", "Form element's name", Form name")
>                 addCalendar("Calendar1", "Select Date", "shipDate",
> "BackOrderCreateForm");
>                 setFormat("yyyymmdd");
>                 setSize(200, 200, -200, -200);
>                 addCalendar("startDate", "Select Start Date",
> "startDate", "itemSoldVendoReport");
>                 addCalendar("endDate", "Select End Date", "endDate",
> "itemSoldVendoReport");
>         </SCRIPT>
>
> .....
> then further along in the file I do the following.....
>
> Please enter a start date: (yyyymmdd) <input type='text'
> id='startDate' size='8' name='startDate' value='<? print getStartDate
> (); ?>'>&nbsp; <a href="javascript:showCal('startDate')"><IMG
> SRC="calendar.gif" BORDER="0"></a>
>
> Now, I have followed the SCARCE DOCUMENTATION ON JAVASCRIPT HELPER in
> the CakePHP documentation with NO SUCCESS. (documentation for cakephp
> sucks the big one).
>
> So here is my question, how do I use this cal2.js file to produce a
> visual calendar on clicking a calendar image, then returning the
> correct value to populate a value before a html post?
>
> So far I have something like this..... this is in MY HTML VIEW
>
> <? echo $javascript->link("cal2.js");?>
> <? echo $javascript->codeblock("
>  setFormat('yyyymmdd');
>  setSize(200, 200, -200, -200);
>  addCalendar('RYAN', 'Select Start Date', 'selected_start_date',
> 'StoredFileIndexForm');
> ",false);
>  ?>
>
> .......
>
> then I have further along in that view.....
>
> echo $html->image('calendar.gif');
> echo $javascript->codeblock("showCal('RYAN');");
>
> Please let me know if anyone can help on this.  NO I'm not going to
> write and overbearing controller for something in normal html i had
> working with 7 lines of code.  Plus most of the documentation out
> there is dealing with Ajax, no straight on javascript.
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