Create "add an appointment" button in a calendar

[Ioannis]

In Caspio's template "Appointment Scheduler" there is a calendar (https://apps.caspio.com/demo18/asr/admin/schedule-patients.html) with a "new appointment" button. Is there any idea how could I create a similar button in a calendar?

[Alison]

Hi @Ioannis,

You may request this application to be uploaded into your account and check the code how it was created. Also, you may follow this article for anothere approach:
https://howto.caspio.com/tech-tips-and-articles/common-customizations/how-to-create-date-specific-new-record-links-in-calendar-datapages/

[Ioannis]

Hi Alison

Thanks for your reply

Caspio has uploaded the app into my account. In the calendar form the "add new" button is missing even with the following code in the footer:

<script>
  document.addEventListener('DataPageReady', function (event) {

    // Set links for navigation bar
    $('a[data-cb-name="JumpToFirst"] > img').attr('src', '[@app:URL_2]');
    $('a[data-cb-name="JumpToPrev"] > img').attr('src', '[@app:URL_5]');
    $('a[data-cb-name="JumpToNext"] > img').attr('src', '[@app:URL_4]');
    $('a[data-cb-name="JumpToLast"] > img').attr('src', '[@app:URL_3]');

    // Add link to New Appointment page
    var month = "";
    var allSpanTags = document.getElementsByTagName("li");
    for (i = 0; i < allSpanTags.length; i++) {
      if (allSpanTags[i].className == "cbResultSetCalendarCaption") {
       month = allSpanTags[i].innerText;
      }
    }
    month = month.replace(/January /gi, "1/Day/");
    month = month.replace(/February /gi, "2/Day/");
    month = month.replace(/March /gi, "3/Day/");
    month = month.replace(/April /gi, "4/Day/");
    month = month.replace(/May /gi, "5/Day/");
    month = month.replace(/June /gi, "6/Day/");
    month = month.replace(/July /gi, "7/Day/");
    month = month.replace(/August /gi, "8/Day/");
    month = month.replace(/September /gi, "9/Day/");
    month = month.replace(/October /gi, "10/Day/");
    month = month.replace(/November /gi, "11/Day/");
    month = month.replace(/December /gi, "12/Day/");
    var allHTMLTags = new Array();
    // Create Array of All HTML Tags
    var allHTMLTags = document.getElementsByTagName("div");
    // Loop through all tags using a for loop
    for (i = 0; i < allHTMLTags.length; i++) {
      // Get all tags with the specified class name.
      if (allHTMLTags[i].className == "cbResultSetCalendarField") {
        var transfer = month.replace(/Day/gi, allHTMLTags[i].innerHTML);
        // Check if date is not past date
        var sysDate = '[@cbTimestamp*]';
        var dateToday = new Date(sysDate); 
        var dateCalendar = new Date(transfer);
        if (dateCalendar >= dateToday) {
          // Begin Add New Link Section
          allHTMLTags[i].innerHTML =  '<a class="truncated float-left" title="New Appointment" style="text-decoration:none;" href="./new-appointment.html?Date=' + transfer + '"><i class="fa fa-calendar-plus fa-lg"></i></a>' + allHTMLTags[i].innerHTML;
          // End of Add New Link Section
        }     
      }
    }    
  });
</script>

I have also tried the directions of the article and I pasted the following code into the footer of calendar form:

<script>
document.addEventListener('DataPageReady', function(event) {
var month = "";
var allSpanTags = document.getElementsByTagName("span");
for (i=0; i<allSpanTags.length; i++) {
if (allSpanTags[i].className == "cbResultSetCalendarCaption"){
month = allSpanTags[i].innerHTML;
}
}
month = month.replace(/January /gi,"1/Day/");
month = month.replace(/February /gi,"2/Day/");
month = month.replace(/March /gi,"3/Day/");
month = month.replace(/April /gi,"4/Day/");
month = month.replace(/May /gi,"5/Day/");
month = month.replace(/June /gi,"6/Day/");
month = month.replace(/July /gi,"7/Day/");
month = month.replace(/August /gi,"8/Day/");
month = month.replace(/September /gi,"9/Day/");
month = month.replace(/October /gi,"10/Day/");
month = month.replace(/November /gi,"11/Day/");
month = month.replace(/December /gi,"12/Day/");
var allHTMLTags = new Array();

//Create Array of All HTML Tags
var allHTMLTags = document.getElementsByTagName("div");

//Loop through all tags using a for loop
for (i=0; i<allHTMLTags.length; i++) {

//Get all tags with the specified class name.
if (allHTMLTags[i].className == "cbResultSetCalendarField") {
var transfer = month.replace(/Day/gi,allHTMLTags[i].innerHTML);

/*Begin Add New Link Section*/
allHTMLTags[i].innerHTML = allHTMLTags[i].innerHTML +'<br><a style="text-decoration:none;" href="https://www.breastmedicare.eu/test.html?Date='+transfer+'">Add New</a>';

/*End of Add New Link Section*/
}
}
});
</script>

where https://www.breastmedicare.eu/test.html is the URL of the submission form. The "add new" button is there but it doesn't transfer the date to the submission form!

Is there something I have done wrong?

[Kurumi]

Hi everyone - Just wanted to share this solution. If you want to save the date in your Calendar or download it as a .ics file. You may use an external JS library called Add-to-Calendar Button:
https://jekuer.github.io/add-to-calendar-button/
https://github.com/jekuer/add-to-calendar-button

[Kurumi]

Hi - Good news! Caspio has a new Tech tip called Downloading Appointments to Calendars Using ICS Files. To know more on how to implement it in the DataPage, you can check it here: https://howto.caspio.com/tech-tips-and-articles/advanced-customizations/download-appointments-to-calendars-using-ics-files/

[PotatoMato]

Hi! Just to add, Caspio has also an article that enables you to download Calendar events as PDF: https://howto.caspio.com/tech-tips-and-articles/downloading-calendar-events-as-pdf-files/

 

-Potato