Help needed. Simple Zimlet

[Martinchin2289]

Hello, i have been dealing with this for a couple of days and i just couldn't find the way to solve it.

I only have to do a zimlet that after a single click on the panelItems, opens a window with an URL passing the logged username as a parameter.

This is my code. It is almost done, the prob is that i can't find a way to get the username property.

<zimlet name="com_x_x" version="1.0" description="Link">
<summary>
This Zimlet will provide the link
</summary>
<zimletPanelItem label="The Link" icon="http://x/test.ico">
<toolTipText>
Use the link
</toolTipText>
<onClick>
<canvas type="window" width="300" height="300"/>
<actionUrl method="post" target="http://site/Servlet">
<param name="USER">what goes here?</param>
</actionUrl>
</onClick>
</zimletPanelItem>
</zimlet>


Thanks a lot

[Ericx]

There are several of us who have been trying to do something simple like this. First POST doesn't work so good from the xml, get works fine. There is a work around It's better to use a .js file and create a form and use javascript to send the post. I have some code at work that can get the username for you. I'll try to post it tomorrow.

If you do a search for post or qpmp.com you should find the tread talking about post.
Here it is Post and params

Also I think it's
<param name="USER">{obj.user}</param> - or something close.
If you look at the example in the developers guide (see the wiki), it shows the format.

[Martinchin2289]

Hi Ericx thanks a lot for your answer.

Well if i use a fixed string between the <PARAM> tag, the POST works fine.


Also, according to the whitepaper, it should be

<param name="PARAM">${prop.Username}</param>


But this raises the following javascript error.

Error: obj has no properties
Source File: http://server/zimbra/js/ZimbraMail_a...v=070115194221
Line: 1312

[Ericx]

I know that may not help you in this example. I'll keep looking for the other way I did it. If your using Javascript to create your form you can get the username using the following line of code .

this._appCtxt.get(ZmSetting.USERNAME);


I have not tested the ones below, but they should work. I'm getting them from the Ajax_all.js file and searching for ZmSetting and seeing what I can access.

this._appCtxt.get(ZmSetting.USERID);


Some other things you can get this way are

this._appCtxt.get(ZmSetting.CLIENT_DATETIME)

this._appCtxt.get(ZmSetting.CLIENT_RELEASE);

this._appCtxt.get(ZmSetting.CLIENT_VERSION);

[madgrepper]

Hello,

I, too, am trying to do this precise thing. I have this zimlet:

<zimlet name="com_phpministry_oss" version="1.0" description="Database">
<includeCSS>oss.css</includeCSS>
<resource>oss.gif</resource>
<zimletPanelItem label="Manage My Seminars" icon="oss-panelIcon">
<toolTipText>Right-click to Schedule Seminar</toolTipText>
<contextMenu>
<menuItem label="Online Seminar Scheduling" id="mail.familyfoundations.us:20443/oss" icon="oss-panelIcon">
<canvas type="window" title="Support Form" />
<actionUrl method="post" target="https://mail.familyfoundations.us:20443/oss">
<param name="param">${obj.appCtxt._activeAccount.name}</param>
</actionUrl>
</menuItem>
</contextMenu>
</zimletPanelItem>
</zimlet>


My goal is for the ${obj.appCtxt._activeAccount.name} to be replaced by the current logged in Zimbra user. I know that ${obj.appCtxt._activeAccount.name} is not correct, but I want to end up generating the url:

https://familyfoundations.us:20443?param="dave", where "dave" is the currently logged in user. Previously, in version 4, this was stored in ls_last_username. Under version 5, the lsl_last_username stored in the cookie is no longer there, so I want to pass the username on the url.

I looked in firebug and found that appCtxt._activeAccount.name} contains the current username, so I am trying to extract that from DOM. How do I do that?

Thanks,

Dave

[rchinn]

Did anyone figure out how to do this? I'm looking for the exact same thing...

[tdesorbaix]

Hi Rchin.

The best way is to use a js file. Here is an example with madgrepper zimlet : (using GET method)

com_phpministry_oss.xml :

<zimlet name="com_phpministry_oss" version="1.0" description="Database">
	<includeCSS>oss.css</includeCSS>
	<resource>oss.gif</resource>
	<include>openwindow.js</include>
	<handlerObject>Com_Phpministry_Oss</handlerObject>

	<zimletPanelItem label="Manage My Seminars" icon="oss-panelIcon">
		<toolTipText>Right-click to Schedule Seminar</toolTipText>
		<contextMenu>
			<menuItem label="Online Seminar Scheduling" id="SEMINAR" icon="oss-panelIcon">
			</menuItem>
		</contextMenu>
	</zimletPanelItem>
</zimlet>

openwindow.js :

function Com_Phpministry_Oss() {
}

Com_Phpministry_Oss.prototype = new ZmZimletBase();
Com_Phpministry_Oss.prototype.constructor = Com_Phpministry_Oss;

Com_Phpministry_Oss.prototype.menuItemSelected = function(itemId) {
	switch (itemId) {
		case "SEMINAR":
			window.open("https://mail.familyfoundations.us:20443/oss?param=" + appCtxt.getActiveAccount().name);
		break;
	}
};