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Using JavaScript in other Contexts
Email clients do not support JavaScript. Therefore, Email contexts cannot include JavaScript
resources.
When a JavaScript file is included in a Print section, the Designer itself acts as the browser.
When generating Print output, it runs the JavaScript after generating the main page flow
contents and the pagination. So, it is possible to change the Print output by a JavaScript; you
could, for example, add a barcode that includes the page number to each document. A warning
is appropriate, however: changing the DOM may change the page flow and doing so at this
point may result in bad output and/or serious errors or a crash of the software.
Capture OnTheGo
With the Designer you can create Capture OnTheGo templates. COTG templates are used to
generate forms for the Capture OnTheGo mobile application. For more information about the
application refer to these websites: Capture OnTheGo and Capture OnTheGo in the Resource
Center.
COTG Forms
A Capture OnTheGo Form is actually just a Web Form that has a number of characteristic
features:
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Its action always specifies a Workflow HTTP Server Input task, so that when the Form is
submitted, the form data is sent to the Workflow server. (See: "Specifying an action" on
the facing page.)
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It may contain special COTG Input elements, like a Signature, Geolocation, or Camera
element. These require the COTG JavaScript library to be added to the template. This
happens automatically when the Form is created with a COTG Template Wizard.
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Thanks to the mobile app, it may be used offline. The app will submit the Form data when
a connection to the internet is available. Just make sure, if the Form uses remotely stored
style sheets or JavaScript files, that the option 'Use cached Capture OnTheGo resource'
is enabled when adding the resources to the template. This prevents that the app tries to
download a file again that has already been downloaded.
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It may be reusable. This depends on a setting in the Output to Capture OnTheGo plug-in
(found on the Connectors tab) in Workflow (see the Workflow Help: Output to
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