Getting Field Value

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I have an xpage called:

content.xsp

The datasource is called Content.

I have a field called link_cat that I am trying to retrieve the current value from and use for a DBlookup on the field link_cat_sub. This is the code that I have at the moment but for whatever reason I cannot get it to work for the life of me.

Thoughts?

var cat = Content.getItemValueString(“link_cat”);

@DbLookup(@DbName(),“categories”,cat,2)

I know the @DBlookup is working because I replaced the cat with hard coded text and it works.

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Subject: When is the value for ‘link_cat’ set?

Also have a look at this - http://www-10.lotus.com/ldd/nd85forum.nsf/5f27803bba85d8e285256bf10054620d/a053f6a28ebe18c585257592002e6700?OpenDocument

Which I’m guessing you have since you know about that Designer bug

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Subject: RESOLVED

I figured it out. It had something to do with the partial update. Kinda just started working after some serious tinkering.

4

Subject: Still having problems

I determined that it might partially be to a domino designer bug. That wont allow you to set the values to compute dynamically.

So i tried the work around to change the $ to #:

<xp:comboBox id=“link_cat_sub”

								value="#{document.link_cat_sub}">

								<xp:selectItems>

									<xp:this.value><![CDATA[#{javascript:var cat = document.getItemValueString("link_cat");

@DbLookup(@DbName(),“categories”,cat,2)}]]></xp:this.value>

						</xp:selectItems>



					</xp:comboBox>

This still does not work.

Even when i try to create a computed field with formula:

<xp:text escape=“true”

							id="computedField1">

						<xp:this.value><![CDATA[#{javascript:document.getItemValueString("link_cat");

}]]></xp:this.value></xp:text>

I still get nothing at all.