I feel like a total n00b asking this question as the concept of public, global, static keywords seems pretty basic but are there any negatives to declaring class variables as static?

 

I have an asynchronous method that needs to access variables in the class but the only way for this static @future method to see the variables is to make them static. Is this acceptable? Is there a better way? See example below.

 

public class EmailDomains {

//Only way for @future method can see these variables is to make then static
static List<Account> accountsToUpdate = new List<Account>();
static Set<String> currentEmailDomains;
static Set<String> emailDomainsAfterClean;

//Called from trigger, visualforce, etc
@future
public static void rescanAccounts(Set<Id> acctIDs){
//Do cool stuff
//need to access list variables above
}
}

 

I suppose when you are self taught you miss some programming basics.

 

Thanks,

Jason

I feel like a total n00b asking this question as the concept of public, global, static keywords seems pretty basic but are there any negatives to declaring class variables as static?

 

I have an asynchronous method that needs to access variables in the class but the only way for this static @future method to see the variables is to make them static. Is this acceptable? Is there a better way? See example below.

 

public class EmailDomains {

//Only way for @future method can see these variables is to make then static
static List<Account> accountsToUpdate = new List<Account>();
static Set<String> currentEmailDomains;
static Set<String> emailDomainsAfterClean;

//Called from trigger, visualforce, etc
@future
public static void rescanAccounts(Set<Id> acctIDs){
//Do cool stuff
//need to access list variables above
}
}

 

I suppose when you are self taught you miss some programming basics.

 

Thanks,

Jason

When you use apex:selectList or apex:inputText you get this nasty error message. Something like this:

 

 

I could live with this for internal apps but I am now working on a force.com site that will face customers and partners so this won't fly.

 

Is there anyway to clean this up? I have many other apex:inputFields with required set to true so I can't do inspection on the apex side to see if the field is null and then display a nice clean message as the requiredness of the other fields prevents the apex from executing.

 

Any ideas? Workarounds?

 

Thanks,

Jason

 

I have a checkbox on the case object that, when checked, I want to put a check in another checkbox on a custom object.  I can't do this through workflow b/c of the relationship between the Cases object and the custom object.  So I'm assuming that the best way to do this is via a trigger, which I've never done but am eager to learn.  Basically, it needs to do this:

(Preface: the case will be entered from a record in a custom object called Request; and will, therefore, be related to the Request.)

If Hold_Addressed__c (custom field on Cases object)=TRUE,  then look at the request with which the case is related and update Hold__c (custom field on the Request object) to TRUE.

 

Any suggesstions are appreciated.

 

Thanks

we're running into an issue where we're hitting errors like "unable to gain exclusive access" when triggers and apex are being fired off.  i started looking into pulling the code out of the triggers and loading it into standalone Apex classes with @future methods, but, the more I dig, the more it looks like I'll have to do a complete rewrite.

 

example

 

I have a trigger that fires AfterInsert on Case.  It looks to see if a contact is assigned to the Case, and if not, creates one based on Case.SuppliedEmail and Case.SuppliedName, then assigns it and updates the Case.  Part of this creation involves a Contact helper class I wrote for doing various things on the Contact object.  For instance, ContactUtils (the class) has a method called exists(string email) that returns true or false depending on whether the Contact exists.  I can't convert this method to @future unless I change it from returning a boolean to being both static and void.

 

I couldn't find a lot of detailed strategy around using @future with triggers, and even more so, ensuring "bulkification", which I'm sorry to say that this doesn't currently do.  We don't batch import Cases, so bulk isn't currently an issue, but I'd also like to get the code prepped and ready for that to ensure future issues do not come up.

 

Any thoughts on strategy here?

I have a VF page with showHeader="false" sidebar="false".  Inside it I'm starting at the <html> element, as can be done when showheader="false".  I'm also delcaring some xml namespaces, which subsequent elements belong to. The problem is that the VF compiler thinks that a namespace'd element *must* be a reference to a VF component.  Well, in my case it's not; it's just an xml element in a namespace.  The error message is:

 
Save error: The prefix "x" for element "x:p" is not bound. at line 1

 

Is there some way to relax the VF compiler?  Is VF compatible with xhtml and namespaces?

 

thanks

 

Jeremy Ross

I have created a custom field on the Lead object called LegacyId.

This query works fine (Java code):
   SObject[] sObjects = binding.retrieve("Id, FirstName, LastName, City, State, Company, Email, Website", "Lead", new String[] {id});

But this one, not so well (error is down at the bottom):
   SObject[] sObjects = binding.retrieve("Id, FirstName, LastName, City, State, Company, Email, Website, LegacyId__c", "Lead", new String[] {id});

Obviously, trying to figure out why.

Oddly, it used to work until I changed the label on my custom field.  I have since deleted it and created a new one but I'm still stuck with my error.  Note that if I do a describeSObject("Lead") I do see my field name.

When it was working, I was trying to figure out how to get the value out of my result set.  Obviously, there was no method called lead.getLegacyId__c().  I tried to get it via reflection but that didn't work either.  (No surprise there)  But I couldn't find another way.  While I'm asking questions I thought I'd throw that in there.


The error:
[ERROR] Exception:
org.xml.sax.SAXException: Invalid element in com.sforce.soap.enterprise.sobject.Lead - LegacyId__c
    at org.apache.axis.encoding.ser.BeanDeserializer.onStartChild(BeanDeserializer.java:258)
    at org.apache.axis.encoding.DeserializationContext.startElement(DeserializationContext.java:1035)
    at org.apache.axis.message.SAX2EventRecorder.replay(SAX2EventRecorder.java:165)
    at org.apache.axis.message.MessageElement.publishToHandler(MessageElement.java:1141)
    at org.apache.axis.message.RPCElement.deserialize(RPCElement.java:236)
    at org.apache.axis.message.RPCElement.getParams(RPCElement.java:384)
    at org.apache.axis.client.Call.invoke(Call.java:2467)
    at org.apache.axis.client.Call.invoke(Call.java:2366)
    at org.apache.axis.client.Call.invoke(Call.java:1812)
    at com.sforce.soap.enterprise.SoapBindingStub.retrieve(SoapBindingStub.java:3309)
    at com.vistage.salesforce.ToddTest.retrieveLead(ToddTest.java:92)
    at com.vistage.salesforce.ToddTest.findRecentUpdates(ToddTest.java:58)
    at com.vistage.salesforce.ToddTest.sfTests(ToddTest.java:38)
    at com.vistage.salesforce.ToddTest.<init>(ToddTest.java:27)
    at com.vistage.salesforce.ToddTest.main(ToddTest.java:212)
An unexpected error has occurred.; nested exception is:
    org.xml.sax.SAXException: Invalid element in com.sforce.soap.enterprise.sobject.Lead - LegacyId__c

Hi,
I have developed a application that runs on an external server. This application is embeded in the Salesforce site using "Display in existing window with sidebar" behaviour of "Custom Button or Link" option. This application has a close button in one of its GUI. When this close button is pressed I want it to return to the "All Opportunities" view.

1) How could I achieve this through an API call?
2) Also I want to later make this application an AppExchange application. Will your solution proposed for (1), will be get affected by this new situation?

Viraj

Hi,
Is there a way to create a view using API calls ?

Eg: I want to create a view named "Probability >= 90%" in the "Opportunities" tab.
In this view I want show "Opportunity Name", "Account Name", "Amount" of opportunities which has probability >= 90.
Please teach me how to do the above using API calls.

Viraj

perhaps i'm doing this incorrectly, but I'm trying to grab the User name using the following code:

Code:

for (var i:int=0;i<qr.records[j].Responsible_Party__r.records.length;i++)
{
  partyArray.addItem(  { 
  id:qr.records[j].Checklist_Comment__r.records[i].Id, 
  who:qr.records[j].Checklist_Comment__r.records[i].User__r.Name, 
  item:qr.records[j].Checklist_Comment__r.records[i].Checklist_Line_Item__c 
 } );
}

 
I keep getting "TypeError: Error #1010: A term is undefined and has no properties." on the "who" line of the addItem method.  I know it's there because I've debugged it in Flex and I've tested the SOQL query in apex explorer 8.0. 

Any ideas?

is there a sample using a relationship query in .net you can point me to?  I have looked all through the forums but can’t find anything for .net… I have something like this from the samples…

Code:

private string getFieldValue(string fieldName, System.Xml.XmlElement[] fields) {
    string returnValue = "";
    if (fields != null) {
        for (int i = 0; i < fields.Length; i++) {
            if (fields[i].LocalName.ToLower().Equals(fieldName.ToLower())) {
                returnValue = fields[i].InnerText;
            }
        }
    }
    return returnValue;
}

My function…
 
string q = "Select a.Id,a.Name,a.Field1__c,a.Field2__c," +
    "(Select d.Id,d.Name,d.Related_Field1__c,d.Related_Field2__c From MyRelatedObject__r d) " +
    "From MyCustomObject__c a";

QueryResult qr = m_binding.query(q);
sObject sobj = null;

for (int i=0; i<qr.records.Length; i++) {
    sObject record = qr.records[i];

    string objId = getFieldValue("Id", record.Any);
    string objName = getFieldValue("Name", record.Any);
    string objField1 = getFieldValue("Field1__c ", record.Any);
    string objField2 = getFieldValue("Field2__c ", record.Any);

    //how do I access the related object query results—
    //can I use QueryResult again or do I have to use xml methods to get at the sub results–
    //I want to get at the fields below…
    string relatedObjId = getFieldValue("Id", subrecord.Any);
    string relatedObjName = getFieldValue("Name", subrecord.Any);
    string relatedObjField1 = getFieldValue("Related_Field1__c", subrecord.Any);
    string relatedObjField2 = getFieldValue("Related_Field2__c", subrecord.Any);

 

Thanks for any help you can provide as I am stuck…

We have an application in c# that uses the sales force api to communicate with sales force. When the code is compiled and published, it works fine. Then after a couple of hours or a day, the code generates the following error:

INVALID_FIELD: No such column 'CurrencyIsoCode' on entity 'Opportunity'. If you are attempting to use a custom field, be sure to append the '__c' after the custom field name. Please reference your WSDL or the describe call for the appropriate names.

To get rid of the error, all we need to do is re-compile the code and publish it again. It will work fine for a couple of hours, then it will generate the exact same error mentioned above.

We now have two applications that suffer from the exact same issue. We have many other applications that communicate with Sales Force and they don't have this problem!!!

Please advise

I've successfully created a form in Flex to insert leads to my sf account. But I'm having trouble figuring out how to assign a campaign to the new lead added.

Thanks,
Dusty