Example: Passing a Record ID from an Add Record Page

This example illustrates how to pass a newly created record ID value (primary key value) from an Add Record page to another page.  In this example, the user is redirected to another page when a “Save” button is clicked on an Add Record page.  The newly created record ID is passed as a URL parameter to the redirected page.

Step 1:  In Design Mode, select the Save button control.

Step 2:  In the Property Sheet, set these properties:

Group

Property

Setting

 

Control name

SaveButton

[Application Generation]

Button actions

Save data on page

Button Action Wizard

Redirect

Go to specific URL

Button Action Wizard

URL

../Employees/EditEmployees.aspx

Button Action Wizard

URL parameter

EmployeeID=[Data Value From: EmployeeRecord]

Step 3:  In the Button Actions dialog, click Add… to add the URL parameter.

URL Parameter

Setting

URL parameter name

EmployeeID

Data Value From

EmployeeRecord

Parameter Value

Primary key

Press OK on the URL Parameter dialog.

Step 4:  Build and run your application.

See Also

Using URL Parameters