Removing gap from hidden table column

[former_member531036]

Hi Experts,

I really need your help. I need to hide a column in a UI table element based on certain criteria. I've successfully done that, however, there is now a gap where that column resided. Is it possible to "condense" the columns together to remove that gap and if so how?

Thanks!

Julie

[nsikka · Accepted solution]

Hi,

Check out my blog

Point 5th.

Thanks,

Nitin Sikka

[former_member531036 · Accepted solution]

Hi Nitin,

That's a very nice blog! In order to meet the deadline, I had to go about this in a different way. However, I have book marked your blog so that I can use this feature in the future. Can you answer one question for me? I see that you have the width of the column to be hidden set as 0 in the initialize event. Should the same 'IF (GV.FLAG.rawValue eq null)" code also be included? Or does the 0 width make that column "variable" so when presence = "hidden" is used, the width then becomes 0?

Thanks!

Julie

[navip]

Hi Julie,

Please write a condition using NULL instead of value.

Hope this helps...

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Naveen

[former_member531036]

Hi Naveen,

Could you elaborate on your response a bit more? I'm not sure what condition I should be using as NULL. Here is my scripting:

IF ($record.V_GI_DATE.isNull) then

     this.HeaderRow.GI_DATE.presence = "hidden"

     this.Row1.GI_DATE.presence = "hidden"

endif.

This works fine hiding the column, but leaves a gap.

Julie

[ali_eshaghibeni]

hi

i think it might be helpful for you :

http://blogs.adobe.com/formbuilder/2006/10/scripting_table_columns.html

also you can check this very good tutorial for scripting purpose:

http://assuredynamics.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/11/Assure-Dynamics-Building-dynamic-tables.pdf

hope this help,

[former_member531036]

Thank you for the information Ali, but my table is not a subform, it's a UI table element. Unfortunately, this is a form that is already in production and just needs some changes, so I don't want to try to redo the whole thing.

Julie