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Q: How to open a link in a DATA TABLE in the same window ?

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20.07.2021

00:50

Hi there,

while starting a new instance, i am giving the users the ability to make a save for the moment (caching all inputs so far), so they could finish the instance later.

If the user wants to start that instance again, all input fields are invisible and a DATA TABLE shows the already started instance including LINKS to that instance.

I would like to have that links opened in the existing window, but i dont find a working way to configure that. Every time a new windows is opened.

Anyone an idea ?

Thanks in advance,
Bjoern Poller

20.07.2021

01:49

Hi Bjoern,

if everything else fails, you could simply create a calculated column, and render an anchor html element and show this column instead of you one.

Sample src code:

'<a href="/db/4/app/9/element/'+CAST(wfd_id as varchar(12)) +'">'+WFD_AttText1+'</a>'

Best regards,
Daniel

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Sebastian Gębuś

20.07.2021

17:19

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Sebastian Gębuś

Hi,
You can link in a table like this - 'link:/db/1/app/89/element/' + CAST(WFD_ID as varchar(12)) + ';displayname:' +WFD_Signature as Link'
It should open in the same window, unless you add a ';target:_blank' parameter :)

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20.07.2021

18:42

In reply to: Sebastian Gębuś

Hi,

a clarification why I posted the html variant:

I didn't test the "old" style. I only tested the "new" OpenElement function which also opens the link in another window/tab. Maybe it's some kind of browser setting which controls this. Otherwise I don't see a reason for OpenElementInNewWindow :)
Since OpenElement doesn't work I assumed that this would also be true for the old "link" syntax.

Best regards,
Daniel

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