Using inputfield

[#1]

Hello!

I define a column as an 'inputfield' then my user via the plugin can change the contents. No-one else can see anyone elses changes though. When the user closes the browser and then goes back to the document, their changes are still there, but is this simply until their instance of the document is unloaded from memory?

How is 'inputfield' designed to be used?

I am using 8.20

Regards,

Gordon

[#2]

Edited: Blaise is correct.

[blaise · Accepted solution]

The inputfields are stored for each user, in the DocumentName.qvw.shared file (you cannot read from the file though).

The values survives a document reload, the only way to restore them i by using a macro (.RestoreInputFieldValues if im correct) or by right click and choose restore. If you restore them, they will be restored to what was loaded in the qvw application.

I guess that the inputfield function was implemented because of Qv Salespersons Hey look, you can also change and input values in the application, how cool is that

I use inputfield for two reasons, storing variables that, for some reasons must survive a reaload, and for saving data into csv files. I've worked quite a while with the inputfields and always store the data into a file, I simply don't trust the function to store critical values.

[blaise]

Are you sure about that? What I've found out is that the values is stored in the *.qvw.shared file. That file will not be cleared if the document is unloaded (the server is restared f.ex.).

[#5]

Thanks for the replies.

So I guess its main value would be in something like 'what if' analysis at the row level? It feels like inputfield should have more value than I can see!

Blaise - I'm intrigued by the way you use them. How do you do this when the column occurs at the row level? How do you save / restore the values automatically in a server environment?

Regards,

Gordon

[blaise]

Well i dont save them automatically 🙂 There isn't a way to auto save them, I've tried the onChange/onInput event but they also runs on clear (and that is very stupid but it is WAD accourding to Qt).

[dmohanty]

Hi blaise‌

Any idea how to read the Inputfield values from the .shared files?

I am able to fetch all bookmarks data, but not the inputfield values from .shared file.

Regards,

Dicky

[jafari_ervin]

end user should right click on the input column in the table then select  RestoreValue ->Restore All Value;

if you comment or not execute the input field command in your script then all your value reset, then for this purpose please set the if statement for your input field like below then create two job in qlikview server depend on another. first with passing 1 and second with passing 0 (in Reload Tab -> Passing Parameter);

if('$(v_ReloadType)'=1) then  

INPUTFIELD inputfield1;

end if;