Field should have a icon from which a window should Popup

Question

Hi,
I am new to apex, the scenario is I have a Comments field where it should have an icon when i click on that icon a window should popup. In that window the user should enter the comments and when they click on the Save button on the popup window the popup window should close and save the data into the main page.
Also, the same data should be available on both the pages(i.e. Main page and Popup window).
Can any one help me in moving ahead with this scenario with a detailed information.
Thanks,
Priyanka.

Answer 1

Hmm, custom pop-ups in APEX is imho a little creepy. You can however create a page with the pop-up template and call it in a javascript: javascript:popUp2('f?p=&APP_ID.:POPUP_PAGE:&SESSION.::&DEBUG.::PARAM1:VALUE',500,500);
Replace POPUP_PAGE with your popup page ID
PARAM1: with a key column of your comments table
VALUE: with the key value of your comments table
Now that you know your primary key from your comments table in your pop-up you could assign a value to the comment.
Be aware that there are many problems with this method like refreshing of the main page, and so one.
Many of these problems can be resolved with simple javascript but if I where you, and especial if you are new with APEX, I suggest you create a new form to enter your comments.
YOu could simply navigate to this form when you click on an edit button. Especially for starters in APEX I recommend the KISS (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/KISS_principle) principle ;)
Hope this helps
Br,
Nico