Creating a Link in a dg

[rottmanja]

I have a dg that is returning values from my db. One of the values that is
returned from my cfc is a link to the file that is displayed in the dg. How can
I make it so that when someone clicks on a record in the dg it opens a new
browers to the returned value fld_docLink.

IE I click on the record testrecord1. It opens a new browser window, and hte
url is populated with the returned vaule from my cfc.

[Simeon]

Well you will need to create a cellRenderer to display the link in the
datagrid. I have an example of how to do this on my blog:

[url]http://www.simb.net/blog/index.cfm/2006/1/9/Dispatch-Events-from-a-cellRenderer[/url]

When you through the event you will want to stick the url in as a property of
your event. Then when the parent object catches it you can use an AS function
to load up a new window. :) I dont remember what the AS function to do that
is though, sorry. See if this makes any sense after looking at the example.

[Simeon]

In fact in the comments on that page, jesse warden links to an example that does exactly what you are looking for. So take that for service :)

[ntsiii]

A cell renderer may be overkill for this functionality.

You could just use getURL().

Tracy

[Simeon]

Thanks Tracey,

I would love to see an example of this, because I dont see how you can know
which grid cell is being clicked and send the correct url without having a
cellrenderer. At least not very easily.

Do you have an example you can share?

[ntsiii]

Something like:
var sURL:String = event.target.selectedItem.url;
getURL(sURL, "myWindow");