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• Jack's Hack FAQ

  hack [hāk] -verb (used with object): To cut, notch, slice, chop, or sever (something.) To damage or injure by crude, harsh, or insensitive treatment; mutilate; mangle. -computing jargon: A quick job that... Posted Jan 25 2010, 09:39 by JackAllan with | with 1 comment(s) Filed under: clientside, Javascript, customization, JackAllan, unsupported, support, hack

• Gotchya when using AJAX in CRM Customisations

  Previously I blogged about using AJAX in CRM Customisations. I found a bit of a gotchya that can cause data-loss. Please read this article for a description of this problem and how to avoid it. CRM keeps... Posted Nov 02 2009, 04:22 by JackAllan with | with 1 comment(s) Filed under: ASP, clientside, AJAX, Javascript, serverside, JackAllan

• Getting server side stuff client side

  In this post I will be exploring the possibilities of combining the CRM.AddContent method and some javascript data transmission techniques. Previously I've blogged about using AJAX to access server... Posted Oct 05 2009, 11:05 by JackAllan with | with 1 comment(s) Filed under: clientside, Workflow, translations, CRM, SQL, Javascript, serverside, json, Query, CreateQueryObj, IeWareQuery, jscript, AddContent, JackAllan

• Write to the CRM logs in a server-side script

  If you are developing a server-side script such as a Create Script, Validate Script or Table Level Script, it is often useful to write debugging information to a log. Jeff has blogged about a technique... Posted Oct 01 2009, 07:08 by JackAllan with | with no comments Filed under: create script, table level scripts, Debugging, SQL, Logging, Oracle, Javascript, serverside, validate script, SQL Logs, logs, script, JackAllan

• The Clientside Control of Lists and Columns

  I have previously provided an example of a function that may be used in a search screen to test whether the page contained a List or a Grid. You can see this in the article " Clientside control of... Posted Jul 27 2009, 12:32 by Jeff Richards with | with 2 comment(s) Filed under: Custom Content, sagecrm.com, List Block, List Page, clientside, Columns, GridColumns, Include Files, Javascript, Hosted

• Useful Date Functions

  Occasionally you will need to fetch a date from either the CRM database or perhaps from an external system that is then needs to be formatted so it looks like a CRM date. All users are able to set their... Posted Jul 10 2009, 10:48 by Jeff Richards with | with 4 comment(s) Filed under: ASP, COM, Code Snippets, Columns, Fields, dates, Javascript

• Getting scripts into hard-to-reach places

  A while back I blogged about injecting scripts into system action screens that don't have custom content field. Well recently I had an epiphany about Translations and using them to embed scripts into... Posted Jul 08 2009, 06:39 by JackAllan with | with 1 comment(s) Filed under: Custom Content, clientside, custom captions, translations, Key Values, Javascript, querystring, JackAllan

• Filing e-mails against custom entities

  * The code in this article has been updated to fix a bug that caused it not to work for any entity that did not have a prefix that matched the entity name * A while back Jeff Richards wrote a blog post... Posted Jun 23 2009, 02:14 by JackAllan with | with 1 comment(s) Filed under: Email, custom entity, Communications, AJAX, Javascript, communicationlist, filing, querystring, JackAllan

• Making Server-side data available through Button URL

  This article has been updated (29th April 2009) to correct hyperlink references and to use the coding convention introduced in Sage CRM 6.2. For 6.1, a partner would like to add a button with a URL that... Posted Apr 29 2009, 10:19 by Jeff Richards with | with no comments Filed under: clientside, Button Group, Javascript, serverside, URL

• How to filter a pipeline object based on filter screen values

  We know that a LIST block can be filtered based on a standard filter screen block via var filter = eWare.GetBlock("MyFilterBoxName"); var list = eWare.GetBlock("MyListName"); list.ArgObj... Posted Apr 24 2009, 05:29 by JackAllan with | with no comments Filed under: ASP, Filter, SQL, PipeLineGraphic, Javascript, JackAllan

• Modify field on another table in a workflow action

  When choosing a field for the Display Field For Amendment action, you can select fields from the view that are not on the table the rule is based on. For example you can select the comp_primaryuserid if... Posted Apr 24 2009, 05:23 by JackAllan with | with no comments Filed under: Workflow, table level scripts, Javascript, JackAllan

• Conditionally send e-mail on entity creation

  It is common to have CRM send out an e-mail on the creation of a new entity. For example you may have an e-mail sent to the assigned user on a new Opportunity notifying them that a the Opportunity has... Posted Apr 24 2009, 04:43 by JackAllan with | with no comments Filed under: Email, Workflow, table level scripts, Javascript, JackAllan

• Using AJAX to access server-side objects client-side

  *** See my recent blog post for information about an AJAX gotchya *** *** See my recent blog post for a different technique for getting server information client side *** Wouldn't it be nice to be... Posted Apr 21 2009, 09:09 by JackAllan with | with 17 comment(s) Filed under: ASP, clientside, AJAX, Javascript, serverside, JackAllan

• Changing Search Select Advanced display fields

  CRM allows you to change the display fields used in an Search Select Advanced (SSA) field but it does not give you control over the order of the fields displayed. The following function, placed in the... Posted Apr 06 2009, 09:18 by JackAllan with | with no comments Filed under: Custom Content, sagecrm.com, clientside, Search Select Advanced, Javascript, JackAllan