partial URL

I bought the menu maker software but found that it didn't work when I entered partial URL associated with a link. I want to use it to create a navigation menu in Oracle Application Express (APEX). Because all the pages are generated from within the database, I need to enter partial link with substitution variables to refer to the current application and session. For example, instead of entering this URL

http://domain:7777/pls/case_htmldb/f...81898616916674

, I need to enter something like f?p=&app_id.:1:&session. When I did that, it returned http://domain:7777/pls/case_htmldb/i...id.:1:&session. (/i/themes/custom/stabilization/ is the folder that I use to store the menu maker .js and .gif files)

It looks like the menu maker software only accepts abosolute URL. Is there any workaround?

Thanks.
Andy

I don't know Menu Maker, but if it's really not possible, I would go into the JavaScript source code and change the absolute URLs by hand.

I'm not sure, if this is helpful for you?

Remi

Can you show me where to change in the javascript? Thanks.

//©Xara Ltd
var clicked="";var gtype=".gif";var selstate="_over";if (typeof(loc)=="undefined" || loc==""){var loc="";if (document.body&&document.body.innerHTML){var tt=document.body.innerHTML;var ml=tt.match(/["']([^'"]*)cutoutpill.js["']/i);if(ml && ml.length > 1) loc=ml[1];}}document.write("<table border=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\"><tr>");tr(false);writeButton("", "http://dph-oracle-10g.dph.sf.ca.us:7777/pls/case_htmldb/f?p=&APP_ID.:2:&SESSION.","cutoutpill_b1",126,27," Client Lookup","",0);writeButton("","http://dph-oracle-10g.dph.sf.ca.us:7777/pls/case_htmldb/f?p=&APP_ID.:5:&SESSION.","cutoutpill_b2",126,27," Basic Report","",0);writeButton("","http://dph-oracle-10g.dph.sf.ca.us:7777/pls/case_htmldb/f?p=&APP_ID.:20:&SESSION.","cutoutpill_b3",126,27, "Password Change","",0);writeButton("","http://dph-oracle-10g.dph.sf.ca.us:7777/pls/case_htmldb/f?p=&APP_ID.:6:&SESSION.","cutoutpill_b4",126,27," Administrator","",0);tr(true);document.write("</tr></table>");loc="";function tr(b){if (b) document.write("<tr>");else document.write("</tr>");}function turn_over(name) {if (document.images != null && clicked != name) {document[name].src = document[name+"_over"].src;}}function turn_off(name) {if (document.images != null && clicked != name) {document[name].src = document[name+"_off"].src;}}function reg(gname,name){if (document.images){document[name+"_off"] = new Image();document[name+"_off"].src = loc+gname+gtype;document[name+"_over"] = new Image();document[name+"_over"].src = loc+gname+"_over"+gtype;}}function evs(name){ return " onmouseover=\"turn_over('"+ name + "')\" onmouseout=\"turn_off('"+ name + "')\""}function writeButton(urld,url,name,w,h,alt,target,hsp){gnam e=name;while(typeof(document[name])!="undefined")name+="x";reg(gname,name);tr(true); document.write("<td>");if(alt!="")alt=" alt=\""+alt+"\"";if(target!="")target=" target=\""+target+"\"";if(w>0)w=" width=\""+w+"\"";else w="";if(h>0)h=" height=\""+h+"\"";else h="";if(url!="")url=" href=\""+urld+url+"\"";if(typeof(clx)!="undefined" ){target="";url=" href=\"?"+clx+"\"";alt=" alt=\"Click to edit\"";}document.write("<a "+url+evs(name)+target+">");if(hsp==-1)hsp=" align=\"right\"";else if(hsp>0)hsp=" hspace=\""+hsp+"\"";else hsp="";document.write("<img src=\""+loc+gname+gtype+"\" name=\""+name+"\""+w+h+alt+hsp+" border=\"0\" /></a></td>");tr(false);}

Look at the red parts of the source code and replace it with your URL:

Code:

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//©Xara Ltd
var clicked="";
var gtype=".gif";
var selstate="_over";
if (typeof(loc)=="undefined" || loc==""){
        var loc="";
        if (document.body&&document.body.innerHTML){
                var tt=document.body.innerHTML;
                var ml=tt.match(/["']([^'"]*)cutoutpill.js["']/i);
                if(ml && ml.length > 1) loc=ml[1];
        }
}
document.write("<table border=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\"><tr>");
tr(false);
writeButton("","http://dph-oracle-10g.dph.sf.ca.us:7777/pls/case_htmldb/f?p=&APP_ID.:2:&SESSION.","cutoutpill_b1",126,27," Client Lookup","",0);
writeButton("","http://dph-oracle-10g.dph.sf.ca.us:7777/pls/case_htmldb/f?p=&APP_ID.:5:&SESSION.","cutoutpill_b2",126,27," Basic Report","",0);
writeButton("","http://dph-oracle-10g.dph.sf.ca.us:7777/pls/case_htmldb/f?p=&APP_ID.:20:&SESSION.","cutoutpill_b3",126,27, "Password Change","",0);
writeButton("","http://dph-oracle-10g.dph.sf.ca.us:7777/pls/case_htmldb/f?p=&APP_ID.:6:&SESSION.","cutoutpill_b4",126,27," Administrator","",0);
tr(true);
document.write("</tr></table>");
loc="";

function tr(b){
        if (b)
                document.write("<tr>");
        else
                document.write("</tr>");
}

function turn_over(name) {
        if (document.images != null && clicked != name) {
                document[name].src = document[name+"_over"].src;
        }
}

function turn_off(name) {
        if (document.images != null && clicked != name) {
                document[name].src = document[name+"_off"].src;
        }
}

function reg(gname,name){
        if (document.images){
                document[name+"_off"] = new Image();
                document[name+"_off"].src = loc+gname+gtype;
                document[name+"_over"] = new Image();
                document[name+"_over"].src = loc+gname+"_over"+gtype;
        }
}

function evs(name){
        return " onmouseover=\"turn_over('"+ name + "')\" onmouseout=\"turn_off('"+ name + "')\""
}

function writeButton(urld,url,name,w,h,alt,target,hsp){
        gnam e=name;
        while(typeof(document[name])!="undefined")
                name+="x";
        reg(gname,name);
        tr(true);
        document.write("<td>");
        if(alt!="")
                alt=" alt=\""+alt+"\"";
        if(target!="")
                target=" target=\""+target+"\"";
        if(w>0)
                w=" width=\""+w+"\"";
        else
                w="";
        if(h>0)
                h=" height=\""+h+"\"";
        else
                h="";
        if(url!="")
                url=" href=\""+urld+url+"\"";
        if(typeof(clx)!="undefined" ){
                target="";
                url=" href=\"?"+clx+"\"";
                alt=" alt=\"Click to edit\"";
        }
        document.write("<a "+url+evs(name)+target+">");
        if(hsp==-1)
                hsp=" align=\"right\"";
        else if(hsp>0)
                hsp=" hspace=\""+hsp+"\"";
        else
                hsp="";
        document.write("<img src=\""+loc+gname+gtype+"\" name=\""+name+"\""+w+h+alt+hsp+" border=\"0\" /></a></td>");
        tr(false);
}

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Regards,
Remi

Hi,

It returned the url but the substitution variables are not converted. It returned this URL in the address bar:

http://dph-oracle-10g.dph.sf.ca.us:7...ID.:5:&SESSION.

When I used the pure CSS menu and put this
<a href="f?p=&APP_ID.:2:&SESSION.">Client Lookup</a>

in the link, everything worked fine and the &APP_ID. and &SESSION. were converted to the real application ID and session.

Do you know the answer of it?

Thanks.
Andy

It seems, you have to insert your code with the correct syntax in a template file of Application Express. I don't know which syntax is necessary, and if it's possible to include JavaScript within a Application Express template file. Perhaps the guys in the Application Express forum are able to help you.

Regards,
Remi