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mromanimromani 

Update a field using a custom button

I need help. I'm trying to change the value of a field by using a custom button. I would like to be able to do it using Javascript.

 

Using this code works: alert   (     {!Box__c.Box_Count__c } +1) ; which displays the current count of my variable.

 

But when i try something like this, it doesnt work... {!Box__c.Box_Count__c } = ( {!Box__c.Box_Count__c } +1);

 

I'm trying to add 1 to whatever the value of my count is.

 

Any help would be appreciated!

 

My email in case is mromani@robotshop.com

 

Thanks

Message Edited by Bulent on 11-25-2009 02:17 PM
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shillyershillyer

Two ways are described here, using Apex or JavaScript.

 

Hope that helps,

Sati

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shillyershillyer

Two ways are described here, using Apex or JavaScript.

 

Hope that helps,

Sati

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marketforcemarketforce

Could you let me know how you solved this? I have a similar issue. My Javascript works but not as expected. Instead of adding the value of one to the number (ie going from 2 to 3) it is appending the one to the end of the number (ie going from 2 to 21).

 

{!REQUIRESCRIPT("/soap/ajax/13.0/connection.js")}
var l = new sforce.SObject("Lead");
l.id = "{!Lead.Id}";
l.Number_of_calls__c = ("{!Lead.Number_of_Calls__c}"+1)
result = sforce.connection.update([l]);
window.location.reload();

 

Thanks in advance for your help.
marketforcemarketforce

Wouldn't you know I"d figure it out after I post?

 

Turns out I had quotes around my original field value that was causing this.