Feature Spotlight: MetaScript Editing Enhancements
Several enhancements have been made to the MetaScript editing capabilities of Virtual Ticket and Digital Storage Manager. Syntax highlighting, brace matching and line numbering have been added to all MetaScript editor windows, providing developers with the ability to more easily recognize syntactical errors in their scripts as they work. Also, the ability to directly edit script files previously uploaded to the Stored Scripts window will help save time by not requiring round-tripping or re-uploading .js files just to implement changes to a script. In-place editing allows developers to simply edit and save the stored script file directly in Virtual Ticket. Changes are reflected as soon as the corresponding forms are reloaded.
Q&A with Technical Support: Open a folder created by the Folder Helper Solution
How can I get a new folder created by the Folder Helper Solution to open directly to the new folder?
An enhancement has been made to the MetaCommunications Folder Helper solution so that it uses the MetaScript OpenURI call to automatically open the newly-created Job folder in Windows Explorer. (An example using AppleScript is coming next month.) This streamlines placing files into newly created job folders as it removes the need for users to manually navigate the network looking for the job folder. An example has been added to the MetaCommunications Knowledge Base showing how to make use of this latest enhancement.
For more information visit:
http://developer.metacommunications.com/kb/16337
Smart Tip of the Month: Create Add, Update and Delete buttons on a form
The Virtual Ticket Browser uses standard buttons in the upper right corner of the browser window for adding, updating, editing, and deleting records. You can make your user interactions with records more efficient by creating buttons directly in your forms for record Add, Edit, Update, and Delete functions. Additionally, if your corporate vocabulary differs from the default button labels ("Add", "Edit", "Update", and "Delete"), you can use any vocabulary you want on the buttons placed in your forms. For example, you could use the term "Submit" instead of "Update" or "Remove" instead of "Delete" if it makes more sense within the context of the form than the standard labels of the buttons in the upper right of the window.
For more information visit:
http://developer.metacommunications.com/kb/16336
Additional Resources: Use WebEx API from Virtual Ticket
Users of Virtual Ticket who host internet meetings using WebEx may find the WebEx API guide helpful for creating meetings directly from within Virtual Ticket. By using the OpenURI MetaScript feature and the list of options available in the API guide, you can schedule a meeting by building a customized URI containing all of the information needed for your WebEx meeting. Expanded WebEx API documentation is available to members of the WebEx Developer Program. Entry level membership is advertised as free on the WebEx website. Visit MetaCommunications Knowledge Base Article 16335 for an example that illustrates how to create your own WebEx meeting from Virtual Ticket.
For more information on the WebEx Developer Program, visit:
http://www.webex.com/partners/program-tiers.html
To download the guide, visit:
http://www.webex.com/pdf/partner/webex_wp_MeetingServiceAPI.pdf
An example MetaScript Form can be found here:
http://developer.metacommunications.com/kb/16335
Knowledge Builder
New articles this month
16335 - MetaScript Example - Using the WebEx API to create meetings
This article provides an example of using the WebEx Communications API to create meetings from Virtual Ticket using MetaScript.
http://developer.metacommunications.com/kb/16335
16336 - MetaScript Example - Making Add, Update and Delete buttons on a Virtual Ticket form
This article provides an example form which shows how to place Add, Update and Delete action buttons on Virtual Ticket forms using MetaScript.
http://developer.metacommunications.com/kb/16336
16337 - Using OpenURI to open a job folder created by the Folder Helper solution
This article provides an example for automatically opening a folder that has just been created using the Folder Helper solution.
http://developer.metacommunications.com/kb/16337
16338 - There is no property set for MetaSQLMail job for database "..."
This article provides a solution for a problem that can be experienced when logging into Workgroups Portal for the first time.
http://developer.metacommunications.com/kb/16338
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