Triggers: Difference between revisions

Using scripts, you can check the correctness of input data and deny saving of data that fail the test. For example, perhaps a field integer values ​​are allowed only from 0 to 200.

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var num = entry().field("Number"); // Get value of field Number

Suppose there is a library containing daily mileage of daily walks or use of a car or bicycle. Suppose the library has a StartingMileage field and a Mileage field. When an entry is created, the field StartMileage must get data from the field Mileage in the previous entry.

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var entries = lib().entries();                  // Get current library & array of its entries

Suppose you need to identify the beginning of a new day in the DateTime field. (The script requires connection of the JavaScript library '''moment.js''' [http://momentjs.com/ moment.js].)

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var m = moment().add(1,'d'); // Using the moment.js library function moment(),

==== Writing & reading from a file ====

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f = file("/sdcard/myfile.txt"); // Open the myfile.txt file on the SD card. If the file does not exist,

The entry includes fields: id , title , date.

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var xml = '<record id="' + entry().field("id") + '">' +  // Format XML record from the entry field values

We will create a Trigger on Event '''Create an entry to Add''' and Phase '''After saving the entry'''.

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result = http().get("http://api.fixer.io/latest?base=USD"); // Use http://fixer.io/ for

In the following example of task creation, text will be taken from the Memento library entry.

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// Create a JSON command for Todoist task creation

Suppose a library contains a field called Phone containing a phone number.

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i = intent("android.intent.action.DIAL"); // Create information exchange object Intent

The phone number will be obtained from the field Phone and the text of the message will be obtained from the fields ContactName and Notes.

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msg = "Dear, " +

Suppose a library contains the time and name of an appointment.

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i = intent("android.intent.action.INSERT");      // Create Intent object