I and trying to use Apex to create a new Task, then return to the user with the new Task in Edit mode where the user can edit and save the new Task

This is what I have:

// Apex class for a new Tour on Lead.
// Called from VF Page LeadTourPg

public class NewLeadTour{
 public Lead si;
 public NewLeadTour() {}

// get ID of current Page (a Lead in this case)  
  public PageReference init() {
    Id siId = ApexPages.currentPage().getParameters().get('id');
 
       
//Declare Variables and strings 
    Lead lead;
    Account acc;   
    Task tsk;
   

    String CurrUser = UserInfo.getUserId();    //Get Current User
    
 //Get variables from current Lead Record   
    try {
      if (si==null)
      si = [SELECT Id, Name, OwnerID FROM lead WHERE Id = :siId];
    }
      catch(Exception e) {
    }
 
//Create a scheduled task
    if(si.Name!=null){   
    tsk = new Task();
    tsk.whoId = si.Id;
    tsk.OwnerId = currUser; 
    tsk.Subject = 'New Tour for ' + si.Name;
    tsk.Status = 'Not Started';
    //tsk.Description = 'User = '+ currUser;
    tsk.Priority = 'Normal';
    tsk.OwnerID = si.OwnerID;
    tsk.ActivityDate = date.today()+2;
  
try{
insert tsk;
}catch (Exception ex){system.debug('error creating a scheduled Task:'+ex);} 
}
 
return (new ApexPages.StandardController(tsk)).edit();
      
//return new PageReference('/'+tsk.Id);     
 
    
    }
    }

This does create a new Task and shows the new Task to me in edit mode.

However, when I edit the Task and click Save, the Task is saved, but I still see a Task in edit mode.  I cannot get out of this edit mode

Something wrong with this statment?

return (new ApexPages.StandardController(tsk)).edit();

I just installed Excel Connector on my new computer, running Windows 7.

When doing a query, I either get no data, or only partial data. 

What's up?

<apex:page standardController="Contact" extensions="ConverSpouseExtension"> <apex:form > <apex:sectionheader title="Create Spouse As A New Contact"> <apex:actionregion > <apex:pageBlock title="Spouse Information" id="thePageBlock" mode="edit"> <apex:pageBlockButtons > <!-- Show Save Button if Spouse is not converted and Spouse has a First Name --> <apex:commandButton value="Convert" action="{!NContact}" rendered="{!SpouseCon.Spouse_Converted__c == 'SNCon'}" /> <apex:commandButton value="Cancel" action="{!cancel}"/> </apex:pageBlockButtons> <!-- Show if okay to Convert Spouse to a Contact --> <apex:pageBlockSection title="Spouse Ready to Convert to Contact" columns="1" rendered="{!SpouseCon.Spouse_Converted__c == 'SNCon'}"> <h1>Update information as needed and press 'Convert'</h1> </br> to convert Spouse to a Contact <apex:inputfield id="FirstName" value="{!SpouseInfo.FirstName}" /> <apex:inputfield id="LastName" value="{!SpouseInfo.LastName}" /> <apex:inputfield id="Email" value="{!SpouseInfo.Email}" /> <apex:inputfield id="Phone" value="{!SpouseInfo.Phone}" /> </apex:pageBlockSection> <!-- Show if Spouse already exists as a Contact --> <apex:pageBlockSection title="Spouse Exists as a Contact" columns="1" rendered="{!SpouseCon.Spouse_Converted__c == 'SCon'}"> <h1>A contact named {!SpouseInfo.FirstName} {!SpouseInfo.LastName} already exists</h1> </br> Press Cancel to return. </apex:pageBlockSection> <!-- Show if Spouse's First Name not entered --> <apex:pageBlockSection title="No Spouse First Name" columns="1" rendered="{!SpouseCon.Spouse_Converted__c == 'NoFName'}"> <h1>Spouse must have a First Name entered</h1></br> Press Cancel to return and add Spouse First Name. </apex:pageBlockSection> </apex:pageBlock> </apex:actionregion> </apex:sectionheader> </apex:form> </apex:page>

I have two questions:

1.  Is this the best way to do this type of 'branching'?

2.  When I do a 'Quick Save' from the Salesforce VF Page editor I get a Warning stating that,

Warning: The element type "apex:pageBlockSection" should be terminated by the matching end-tag "</apex:pageBlockSection>". at line 16

(the bold line in the code above).  Why am I getting this warning?

Mark

I am using VisualForce pages and Apex to convert a spouse to a contact.  A new button was added to the Contacts detail pages to call the VF page.  All is going fairly well, but I cannot get the detail page of the new contact to show.

Part of my custom controller code is shown below and is based on the 'The Opportunity Wizard Controller' section in the VF developers guide to show the detail page of the newly created contact.

//Save the new contact public PageReference NContact(){ Contact newcontact = new contact (LastName = SLNAME); insert newcontact; PageReference contactPage = new ApexPages.StandardController(contact).view(); contactPage.setRedirect(true); return contactPage;

I get the following error message:

System.NullPointerException: Argument 1 cannot be null

The bold line above is referenced.

I would like to use a variable to define the where clause in a query.

I have defined a variable SLName with:

where id = :ApexPages.currentPage().getParameters().get('id')].spouse_last_name__c;

How do I make something like the following work?

if(iscon == null)iscon = [

iscon.spouse_converted__c = SLName; //SLName value set properly

return iscon;

I am trying to see if a contact exists with the LastName = SLName.

Thanks, Mark

I and trying to use Apex to create a new Task, then return to the user with the new Task in Edit mode where the user can edit and save the new Task

This is what I have:

// Apex class for a new Tour on Lead.
// Called from VF Page LeadTourPg

public class NewLeadTour{
 public Lead si;
 public NewLeadTour() {}

// get ID of current Page (a Lead in this case)  
  public PageReference init() {
    Id siId = ApexPages.currentPage().getParameters().get('id');
 
       
//Declare Variables and strings 
    Lead lead;
    Account acc;   
    Task tsk;
   

    String CurrUser = UserInfo.getUserId();    //Get Current User
    
 //Get variables from current Lead Record   
    try {
      if (si==null)
      si = [SELECT Id, Name, OwnerID FROM lead WHERE Id = :siId];
    }
      catch(Exception e) {
    }
 
//Create a scheduled task
    if(si.Name!=null){   
    tsk = new Task();
    tsk.whoId = si.Id;
    tsk.OwnerId = currUser; 
    tsk.Subject = 'New Tour for ' + si.Name;
    tsk.Status = 'Not Started';
    //tsk.Description = 'User = '+ currUser;
    tsk.Priority = 'Normal';
    tsk.OwnerID = si.OwnerID;
    tsk.ActivityDate = date.today()+2;
  
try{
insert tsk;
}catch (Exception ex){system.debug('error creating a scheduled Task:'+ex);} 
}
 
return (new ApexPages.StandardController(tsk)).edit();
      
//return new PageReference('/'+tsk.Id);     
 
    
    }
    }

This does create a new Task and shows the new Task to me in edit mode.

However, when I edit the Task and click Save, the Task is saved, but I still see a Task in edit mode.  I cannot get out of this edit mode

Something wrong with this statment?

return (new ApexPages.StandardController(tsk)).edit();

<apex:page standardController="Contact" extensions="ConverSpouseExtension"> <apex:form > <apex:sectionheader title="Create Spouse As A New Contact"> <apex:actionregion > <apex:pageBlock title="Spouse Information" id="thePageBlock" mode="edit"> <apex:pageBlockButtons > <!-- Show Save Button if Spouse is not converted and Spouse has a First Name --> <apex:commandButton value="Convert" action="{!NContact}" rendered="{!SpouseCon.Spouse_Converted__c == 'SNCon'}" /> <apex:commandButton value="Cancel" action="{!cancel}"/> </apex:pageBlockButtons> <!-- Show if okay to Convert Spouse to a Contact --> <apex:pageBlockSection title="Spouse Ready to Convert to Contact" columns="1" rendered="{!SpouseCon.Spouse_Converted__c == 'SNCon'}"> <h1>Update information as needed and press 'Convert'</h1> </br> to convert Spouse to a Contact <apex:inputfield id="FirstName" value="{!SpouseInfo.FirstName}" /> <apex:inputfield id="LastName" value="{!SpouseInfo.LastName}" /> <apex:inputfield id="Email" value="{!SpouseInfo.Email}" /> <apex:inputfield id="Phone" value="{!SpouseInfo.Phone}" /> </apex:pageBlockSection> <!-- Show if Spouse already exists as a Contact --> <apex:pageBlockSection title="Spouse Exists as a Contact" columns="1" rendered="{!SpouseCon.Spouse_Converted__c == 'SCon'}"> <h1>A contact named {!SpouseInfo.FirstName} {!SpouseInfo.LastName} already exists</h1> </br> Press Cancel to return. </apex:pageBlockSection> <!-- Show if Spouse's First Name not entered --> <apex:pageBlockSection title="No Spouse First Name" columns="1" rendered="{!SpouseCon.Spouse_Converted__c == 'NoFName'}"> <h1>Spouse must have a First Name entered</h1></br> Press Cancel to return and add Spouse First Name. </apex:pageBlockSection> </apex:pageBlock> </apex:actionregion> </apex:sectionheader> </apex:form> </apex:page>

I have two questions:

1.  Is this the best way to do this type of 'branching'?

2.  When I do a 'Quick Save' from the Salesforce VF Page editor I get a Warning stating that,

Warning: The element type "apex:pageBlockSection" should be terminated by the matching end-tag "</apex:pageBlockSection>". at line 16

(the bold line in the code above).  Why am I getting this warning?

Mark

I am using VisualForce pages and Apex to convert a spouse to a contact.  A new button was added to the Contacts detail pages to call the VF page.  All is going fairly well, but I cannot get the detail page of the new contact to show.

Part of my custom controller code is shown below and is based on the 'The Opportunity Wizard Controller' section in the VF developers guide to show the detail page of the newly created contact.

//Save the new contact public PageReference NContact(){ Contact newcontact = new contact (LastName = SLNAME); insert newcontact; PageReference contactPage = new ApexPages.StandardController(contact).view(); contactPage.setRedirect(true); return contactPage;

I get the following error message:

System.NullPointerException: Argument 1 cannot be null

The bold line above is referenced.

I would like to use a variable to define the where clause in a query.

I have defined a variable SLName with:

where id = :ApexPages.currentPage().getParameters().get('id')].spouse_last_name__c;

How do I make something like the following work?

if(iscon == null)iscon = [

iscon.spouse_converted__c = SLName; //SLName value set properly

return iscon;

I am trying to see if a contact exists with the LastName = SLName.

Thanks, Mark

I have two custom objects sutTer__c (which i call TER for clarity) and sutTraveller__c (Traveller). TER object has a lookup field into Traveller. When the user creates a new TER, I want him to see the last name of the traveller. I tried to do it by overriding the new button of TER with the following s-control:

<html>

<head>

<title></title>

<script>

//First construct the new URL

var newUrl = "{!URLFOR( $Action.sutTer__c.New, null,

[Traveller__c=sutTraveller__c.Name, TravellerLastName__c=sutTraveller__c.LastName__c, retURL=$Request.retURL] ,true)}";

//Then redirect the user to it

window.parent.location.replace(newUrl);

</script>

</head>

but this does not work: the Traveller and "Traveller last name" fields are blank when i open a new TER. I tried different approaches as well (like putting the field id (from the URL) instead of the field name, but this couldnt be saved, i got always a syntax error massage).

Can someone give me advise about the write syntax for URLFOR parameters when i use cumstom objects?