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[Aymkdn]

So I confirm that you use the right command : $SP().formfields("Work Pack")

I don't know how much your form is customized, but the HTML code of the default Sharepoint form should look like that:

<table width="100%" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" border="0" style="margin-top: 8px;" class="ms-formtable">
  <tr>
    <td width="190px" valign="top" nowrap="true" class="ms-formlabel">
      <h3 class="ms-standardheader">
        <nobr>Work Pack</nobr><span title="This is a required field." class="ms-formvalidation"> *</span>
      </h3>
    </td>
    <td valign="top" class="ms-formbody">
    <!-- FieldName="Work Pack"
       FieldInternalName="Work_x0020_Pack"
       FieldType="SPFieldText"
      -->
      <span dir="none">
        <input type="text" class="ms-long ms-spellcheck-true" title="Work Pack" id="ctl00_m_g_5c0307bf_c2b3_4ab6_adcd_561b63452eda_ctl00_ctl05_ctl00_ctl00_ctl00_ctl04_ctl00_ctl00_TextField" maxlength="50" name="ctl00$m$g_5c0307bf_c2b3_4ab6_adcd_561b63452eda$ctl00$ctl05$ctl00$ctl00$ctl00$ctl04$ctl00$ctl00$TextField"><br>
      </span>
    </td>
  </tr>
[...]
</table>

How looks like your HTML code for this form?!

Some what close. The form applies the tag SharePoint FormField/FormDescription. Here is the excerpt

<table border="0" cellspacing="0" width="100%">
                    <tr>
                        <td width="190px" valign="top" class="ms-formlabel">
                            <H3 class="ms-standardheader">
                                <nobr>Work Pack<span class="ms-formvalidation"> *</span></nobr>
                            </H3>
                        </td>
                        <td width="400px" valign="top" class="ms-formbody">
                            <SharePoint:FormField runat="server" id="ff2{$Pos}" ControlMode="New" FieldName="Work_x0020_Pack" __designer:bind="{ddwrt:DataBind('i',concat('ff2',$Pos),'Value','ValueChanged','ID',ddwrt:EscapeDelims(string(@ID)),'@Work_x0020_Pack')}" />
                            <SharePoint:FieldDescription runat="server" id="ff2description{$Pos}" FieldName="Work_x0020_Pack" ControlMode="New"/>
                        </td>
                    </tr>
[......]
</table>

[Aymkdn]

That is the code from the server. It's better to provide the client
side code, so the code that is seen by the user. Look at the source of the
form in your web browser.
But if you have this kind of code on the server side, then it means it's
not a regular Sharepoint form but a customized one so SharepointPlus is not
for you. In that case you have to use another way.

Le vendredi 8 novembre 2013, marcwenger a écrit :

Some what close. The form applies the tag SharePoint
FormField/FormDescription. Here is the excerpt

[......]

Work Pack *

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Aymeric

[Aymkdn]

Oh I just realize something.... You call the JavaScript before the
form.... So the JS is not able to find the fields because the form doesn't
exist yet ! So two options : move your code after the form, or use
jQuery.ready(document)

Le vendredi 8 novembre 2013, marcwenger a écrit :

Some what close. The form applies the tag SharePoint
FormField/FormDescription. Here is the excerpt

[......]

Work Pack *

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Aymeric

I have this as the client side code - is this the type of code SPPlus was meant for? I also moved the content editor part containing the javascript below the form. Unfortunately I still get an undefined exception.
regards,
-m

<table border="0" cellspacing="0" width="100%"><tr><td width="190px" valign="top" class="ms-formlabel">
    <H3 class="ms-standardheader"><nobr>Work Pack<span class="ms-formvalidation"> *</span></nobr></H3></td>
    <td width="400px" valign="top" class="ms-formbody"><span dir="none">
        <input name="ctl00$m$g_08f8fecd_350e_4d1c_b2ba_27623780a845$ff2_1$ctl00$ctl00$TextField" type="text" maxlength="8" id="ctl00_m_g_08f8fecd_350e_4d1c_b2ba_27623780a845_ff2_1_ctl00_ctl00_TextField" title="Work Pack" class="ms-long ms-spellcheck-true" /><br />
    </span></td></tr>
    .....

[Aymkdn]

I'm sure you're doing something wrong but with no access to your page is
difficult to say what. The html code for the form is good and the way you
call the api also. So if SharepointPlus is called after that the form has
been built then no reason that doesn't work.

An alternative is to use jQuery('input[title="Work Pack"]') that week work
with simple fields.
Le 11 nov. 2013 05:21, "marcwenger" [email protected] a écrit :

I have this as the client side code - is this the type of code SPPlus was
meant for? I also moved the content editor part containing the javascript
below the form. Unfortunately I still get an undefined exception.
regards,
-m

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Work Pack *

[Aymkdn]

Otherwise you can paste the full HTML code of your page and I'll have a better idea of what you're doing wrong!

I'll get back to you real soon after my testing. Thanks

The " jQuery('input[title="Work Pack"]') " works, and I can input values that way. I'll upload my client-side code shortly - can I upload a text file?

It's longer than 65k characters, so here's a link to get the client side html: http://marcwenger.ca/everyone/sharepoint-src.txt

[Aymkdn]

OK so when I look at the console error I got :
$SP().formfields("Work Pack") Error: Error: unable to find the table.ms-formtable!

Your form should have the ms-formtable class... I think it's by default on all Sharepoint forms, isn't it?
The script uses the class name to locate the correct table.

Almost there - and thank you! Yes, I added ms-formtable and the script appears to start working... in Firefox, but not IE. SharePoint, being a Microsoft product, would need to work in IE (right?)

This is the exception in IE. I read that this method isn't recognized in IE. Is the script compatible in IE? Or do I have to make a work-around?

Thanks again!

[Aymkdn]

Of course SharepointPlus is compatible with IE and all other browsers. Because your form is customized, it creates a weird error in IE only. I've just updated the current version (3.0.6) to fix this problem for your case.

So download again Sharepoint 3.0.6

Nice, thanks!