Question

I have created a custom list input form based on the default New.aspx template. I have tabs on my form, so I need some javascript to activate the selected tab. I have all of the code written, but I can’t figure out where to put the <script />. If I put it in the header areas above or below the <ZoneTemplate> tags, I get various errors and the buttons on the ribbon stop working. If I put it in between the <ZoneTemplate> tags, the form loads, but not the javascript. Any help is appreciated.

J–

Answer 1

Bascially, you want to put the code to set the active tab on the server side, not with javascript. Heres an example of a Sharepoint tabbed multiview:

<asp:Menu ID="menu1" runat="server" Orientation="Horizontal" StaticEnableDefaultPopOutImage="False" >
    <Items>
        <asp:MenuItem  Text="Tab 1" Value="0"></asp:MenuItem>
        <asp:MenuItem  Text="Tab 2" Value="1"></asp:MenuItem>
    </Items>
</asp:Menu>

<asp:MultiView ID="Multiview1" runat="server" ActiveViewIndex="0"  >
    <asp:View ID="view1" runat="server">
        <div>STUFF</div>
    </asp:View>
    <asp:View ID="view2" runat="server">
        <div>STUFF</div>
    </asp:View>
</asp:MultiView>

You then need to write a function server side to handle the tab clicks:

Private Sub menu1_MenuItemClick(ByVal sender As Object, ByVal e As System.Web.UI.WebControls.MenuEventArgs) Handles menu1.MenuItemClick
    Try
        If Multiview1.ActiveViewIndex <> Int32.Parse(e.Item.Value) Then
            Select Case Multiview1.ActiveViewIndex
                Case PageView.Tab1
                    Multiview1.ActiveViewIndex = Int32.Parse(e.Item.Value)
                Case PageView.Tab2
                    Multiview1.ActiveViewIndex = Int32.Parse(e.Item.Value)
            End Select
        End If
        ActiveView(e.Item.Value)
    Catch ex As Exception
        Throw ex
    End Try
End Sub

And a function to handle the Active View switching:

Public Sub ActiveView(ByVal value As Integer)
    Try
         Multiview1.ActiveViewIndex = value
    Catch ex As Exception
        Throw ex
    End Try
End Sub

This is all written in VB. so if you have any questions, I’d be happy to answer. I hope this gets you on the right track. For clarity, I haven’t added anything related to page validation.