move read data to text area

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MPartales 06 Jul, 2018

Hello!

When manually changing a dropdown , I want to select one row in database and take a description field to move in text area.

---------------- Desing -------------
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Content = {var:options}
reload event = dynamic

---------------- Setup -------------
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Read_Data 18, it works
Designer label : readclasse
Model name : PrimaryDatabase
table : Ark_Classe
Where condition : idclasse:{data:ddclasse}
Select type : Index the results list by one or more
Fields to retrieve : Description

PHP:
$options;
$options = $this->get("read_data18", "default");
return $options;

Custom code17:
Content : {view:field_textarea5}

My debug after that
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But my field Area are empty ?? but .. Why ?

small precision, I am not a pro of PHP !!

Sorry for my english and thank you for reading me

Gr

GreyHead 08 Jul, 2018

Hi mikaelpiecoup,

I've never used this combination but I suspect that you need your 'dynamic' event to just return the text string that you need and not an array of results.

Bob

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healyhatman 08 Jul, 2018

Change select type to First result found

In the Value for the field area, put

{var:read_data18}

and get rid of that PHP block.

MP

MPartales 08 Jul, 2018

Hi Bob,

Thanks for your reply,
yes, in reality I'm just trying to put a description under the dropdown. The description must be updated each time the dropdown is changed.
I do not know if there is another way to make it easier.

Hi healyhatman,
Thanks for your reply,
with

{var:read_data18}

doesn't work.

But, if i put this here !
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I get good value except it's under and not in the field.

Mike

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healyhatman 08 Jul, 2018

Yes forgot the model.field sorry.

And put it in VALUE not DESCRIPTION

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MPartales 09 Jul, 2018

I'm try but it doesn't works move read data to text area image 5

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MPartales 09 Jul, 2018

maybe overall my solution is not good.
How would you do a dropdown and text link to the dropdown?

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healyhatman 09 Jul, 2018

No no reason it shouldn't work, unless you have your read data set up wrong and it isn't returning anything

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MPartales 09 Jul, 2018

For me, my read data is OK.
especially that it works for the description field in the info tab.

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MPartales 09 Jul, 2018

I'm Tried with "text field" same result
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a Bug ?

Have you another solution for Link a dropdown and upgrade a text field ?

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healyhatman 09 Jul, 2018

If you're putting it in the text field again put it in the VALUE field not description

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MPartales 10 Jul, 2018

Yes, I understood, on the screenshot above I put in value.
It was to show that it works in the fields descriptions and tooltip but not value!

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healyhatman 10 Jul, 2018

Works perfectly for me so don't know

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MPartales 10 Jul, 2018

for which version ?

for me : Joomla, 3.8.10

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healyhatman 10 Jul, 2018

OK my bad sorry it's actually not working for me either, I was remembering other scenarios where it did work (dropdowns and on page load). You should let the dev know using the contact link.

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healyhatman 10 Jul, 2018

I've also made a bug post on the bug forum.

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MPartales 10 Jul, 2018

Answer

I found a solution by a another way

In reload event, i call function PHP like this :

$this->data('text4',$this->data('select2'),true);
the text field is updated every time I change the dropdown.

thank you very much, Heal

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