Notes/Domino XPages Development Forum - How to simple XPages App

Jul 29, 2011, 1:25 PM

272 Posts

Re: How to simple XPages App

Hi Steve,

the only way to do this is creating a frameset and embed the XPages you want (You can not use the"<xp:include>-Tag because the included page can not be computed dynamically). But this is not a good way to create a nice web application...

Sven

~Dan Cislukonyader

Jul 29, 2011, 2:46 PM

19 Posts

Re: How to simple XPages App

So is there a way to achieve what I am trying to do without having to have an XPage for every View I want to display?

~Rex Umreman

Jul 29, 2011, 7:56 PM

272 Posts

Re: How to simple XPages App

Yes.

You could create an XPage with a custom control. This custom control has a view datasource. The displayed view is bound to this datasource.
A click on a navigator link does a partial refresh on the custom control. To know which link was clicked, a parameter has to be added.

Now, the datasource can be recomputed via the parameter. The view you want will be displayed

~Dan Cislukonyader

Aug 1, 2011, 10:10 PM

19 Posts

Re: How to simple XPages App

Hey Sven,

That is exactly what I'm talking about. Only one problem. I'm totally new to XPages and don't have a clue how to implement what you just explained.

Do you know of an example app like you described?

~Manny Kihipiverakol

Aug 4, 2011, 2:29 PM

8 Posts

Re: How to simple XPages App

Steve,

You might like to have a look at my post where I've used an include page:

http://www-10.lotus.com/ldd/xpagesforum.nsf/topicThread.xsp?documentId=DEB795C42373AB03852578720044B80A&action=openDocument&SessionID=CTSMBQDETU

Basically, create an XPage with an embedded include page. In the include page "Options", "Page name" compute the value with "context.getUrlParameter("Page")

Then direct your browser to "xxx.xsp?Page=includedPageName.xsp". The included page should pick up the Page parameter and show the "includedPageName.xsp" XP

For the menu bit, I've used a tree menu:

http://www.openntf.org/Projects/pmt.nsf/ProjectLookup/Tree%20XPage%20Control

which has a URL for each leaf item. When you click on the leaf, the URL (with the Page parameter) is loaded and the

included page is shown.

Let me know if you're struggling and I'll try to help.

Kev

~Rex Umreman

Aug 4, 2011, 8:29 PM

272 Posts

Re: How to simple XPages App

Oh, thanks for the update. Did not know that you can compute the included page this way (with a full reload of the page).
I have tried to compute it with an partial refresh and this does not work.

Sven

~Manny Kihipiverakol

Aug 5, 2011, 2:13 PM

8 Posts

Re: How to simple XPages App

Sven,

No, I couldn't get a partial refresh of an included page to work either.

The solution I have is to refresh the whole page. In effect this is what happens when the tree menu item is clicked - a new URL is issued and the whole

page is reloaded. It's a double shame, because the tree menu I use gets loaded all over again even though it is static.

Still, I'm OK with it to keep the project moving.

I'm in total agreement that this sort of basic menu/page solution should have been covered elsewhere but somehow there are few articles about it on the web.

Kev

~Dan Cislukonyader

Aug 10, 2011, 10:15 PM

19 Posts

Re: How to simple XPages App

Hey Kev,

thanks, your explanation and your link make sense! I'm going to give it a ago in my sample app.

Thanks again for your help!