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LyndonPatton
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November 12, 2015
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Javascript will not execute if a cfdocument tag is in a document

  • November 12, 2015
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I have a popup form action page that opens by using the form/target="_blank"  attribute.

The new document does a database insert and then creates a PDF using the <cfdocument> tag.

I'm trying update some elements on the parent/opener form page as it is common for the client to continue using the parent, make some changes, and generate another PDF. If I comment out the <cfdocument> tag my code works fine, the parent document is updated as I expected.

I'm not sure how to proceed, help much appreciated!

thanks, Lyndon

Javascript I'm trying to run just before the <cfdocument> tag:

<script>

        window.opener.document.getElementById('photoListTitle').innerHTML='test update';

</script>

Tag Attributes:

<cfdocument

        localUrl="yes"

        format="PDF"

        pageType="custom"

        pageWidth="2.2"

        pageHeight="3.375"

        marginBottom="0"

        marginTop="0"

        marginLeft="0"

        marginRight="0"

        orientation="portrait"

        backgroundVisible="yes"

        fontEmbed ="true"

        filename="PDFs/#Replace(BadgPhotoName,'.jpg','.pdf','All')#"

        overwrite="true">

          html...

</cfdocument>

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    Correct answer James Moberg

    What happens after the PDF is generated?  Is it automatically downloaded to the browser?  Have you tried using a hidden iFrame and some sort of modal notification to display that the file is being generated?  You could have the iframe page trigger a parent function to update HTML and return the link to the PDF file (so that it isn't automatically downloaded).  Files that are automatically downloaded performs a reset and any anything before the file download is ignored.

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    James Moberg
    James MobergCorrect answer
    Inspiring
    November 13, 2015

    What happens after the PDF is generated?  Is it automatically downloaded to the browser?  Have you tried using a hidden iFrame and some sort of modal notification to display that the file is being generated?  You could have the iframe page trigger a parent function to update HTML and return the link to the PDF file (so that it isn't automatically downloaded).  Files that are automatically downloaded performs a reset and any anything before the file download is ignored.

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    LyndonPattonAuthor
    Inspiring
    November 13, 2015

    The PDF is the action page from my form. Adobe Reader (or the clients PDF reader) is the opener as the <cfdocument> tag make the server send the client a PDF file.

    It seems once the template with a <cfdocument> tag opens, there is no DOM reference to the opener, since it's not an html file (that's my guess at this point anyhow).

    I've decided I need to work on a solution that uses <cflocation> to get the client to the <cfdocument> tag instead of the <cfinclude> tag I'm using now. That way, hopefully, I can use the form/target CFML template to  insert my database record, update the parent page, and pass the new record ID as a url variable to a third template that contains my <cfdocument> tag. Then I can query the new record to get the information the <cfdocument> needs to do the print job.

    I'll report back.

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    LyndonPattonAuthor
    Inspiring
    November 16, 2015

    Well.... Disappointment.

    <cflocation> has the same behavior???  If I comment out the cflocation tag the parent page updates, execute it and it does not.

    I thought for sure it would work since I'm opening a new template.

    Any ideas?

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