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csbaacsbaa 

update custom object record using javascript

Hello Helpers

 

 

I would  like  to update  a record  using jscript  called from a custom button on a related list

 

I am building a dynamic SOQL statement,  call  sforce.connection.query(SQL),  iterate through  the result set,  then try  to update 1 field  on each record  in the result set

 

 

 

var SQLu = "Select Id,Status_vod__c from Event_Attendee_vod__c where id in (some ID values here); 

alert(SQLu); 

result = sforce.connection.query(SQLu); 

alert(result); 

records = result.getArray("records"); 


for(i=0; i < result.getArray("records").length; i++) 
{ 


alert(result.getArray("records")[i].Status_vod__c);               //I a just displaying  to old value for test
result.getArray("records")[i].Status_vod__c = "Attended";   //this will be the new value
alert(result.getArray("records")[i].Status_vod__c);               //I just check if the new value was set

 


sforce.connection.update(result.getArray("records")[i]);      //THIS IS WRONG
}

 

 

what is the right syntax  for  sforce.connection.update(...)   ?

 

can I update  the records outside the for loop?

 

the  record  I want to update  belongs  to a custom object

 

 

Any  suggestion is more then welcommed

 

 

Thanks in advance

csbaa

Best Answer chosen by Admin (Salesforce Developers) 
SarfarajSarfaraj

Hi

 

Replace your update statement with this,

 

sforce.connection.update([result.getArray("records")[i]]);

 Yes you can update the records outside the loop.

 

for(i=0; i < result.getArray("records").length; i++) 
{ 

alert(result.getArray("records")[i].Status_vod__c);               //I a just displaying  to old value for test
result.getArray("records")[i].Status_vod__c = "Attended";   //this will be the new value
alert(result.getArray("records")[i].Status_vod__c);               //I just check if the new value was set
}
sforce.connection.update(result.getArray("records"));