+1 it should be possible to set the export alt-target in a base form and have it consistently in all extended ones. I think this will be possible with all of the suggested solutions.
-Bruno 2009/7/1 BJ Freeman <bjf...@free-man.net>: > how about making A content that can be used to list the type of exports. > this would open the exports based on dataresources. > Just a thought. > > Jacopo Cappellato sent the following on 6/30/2009 2:54 PM: >> I would like to make it easier to get different type of exports (pdf, >> csv etc...) for the same search form widget. Right now we can add >> 'export' links to the screen, but it is tricky to keep the search >> parameters when you click on them. >> >> What about adding an "alternate-target" attribute to the "submit" >> element? This will be used to specify an alternate target for the form >> (behind the lines it will use Javascript to change the form's target) >> For example: >> >> <form name="FindOrders" type="single" target="SearchOrdersScreen"> >> ... (search parameters) >> <field name="submitButton" title="Search"><submit >> button-type="button"/></field> >> <field name="submitButtonPdf" title="Export (PDF)"><submit >> button-type="button" alt-target="SearchOrdersScreenPdf"/></field> >> <field name="submitButtonCsv" title="Export (CSV)"><submit >> button-type="button" alt-target="SearchOrdersScreenCsv/></field> >> </form> >> >> It will render three buttons, one for the standard html screen, one for >> PDF version and one for csv exports. >> >> What do you think? >> >> Jacopo > > -- > BJ Freeman > http://www.businessesnetwork.com/automation > http://bjfreeman.elance.com > http://www.linkedin.com/profile?viewProfile=&key=1237480&locale=en_US&trk=tab_pro > Systems Integrator. > >