Accessing OID API from Javascript

Question

Hi,
is there a way to access OID API directly from the client side ? using javascript ? Thanks.
To help you understanding what I intend to do : I need to display a hyperlink but this hyperlink will be dynamic based on the "location" of the current user. This "location" can be found by querying OID.
Thanks.
Jeff

Answer 1

Hi
You don't need client side scripting, neither XMLHTTPRequest. Just write a small PL/SQL procedure on the serveur that will create the link you want based on the current user/location retrieved from OID, then call it for instance with a dynamic page
In a dynamic page, write
begin
portal.my_package..my_proc;
end;
and my_proc on the server would do something like :
declare
lc_url long;
begin
-- retrieve into lc_url the oid info you need for current user, may be using additionnal wwctx_api library
htp.p('<a href="http://my_serveur/' || lc_url || ">link</a>');
end;
Loko