Custom Ribbon Button server side click handling

Question

Hi,

I am working on SharePoint 2010. In my application we need to perform some server side logic on click of custom ribbon button, I have added a custom button to sharepoint ribbon but not sure how to execute server side logic on ribbon button click.

How to Specify the Assembly/Class/Method name for button click handler? Can some one post a sample on this?

My CustomAction definition is below:

<CustomAction
    Id="MyTaskList.Complete"
    Title="Complete"
    Description="Completes tasks"
    RegistrationId="10006"
    RegistrationType="List"
    Location="CommandUI.Ribbon"
    Sequence="1">
    <CommandUIExtension>
      <CommandUIDefinitions>
        <CommandUIDefinition Location="Ribbon.ListItem.Actions.Controls._children">
          <Button
            Id="CompleteButton"
            LabelText="Complete"
            Sequence="1"
            Command="CompleteButton"
            Image32by32="/_layouts/complete.PNG"
            TemplateAlias="o1"/>
        </CommandUIDefinition>
      </CommandUIDefinitions>
      <CommandUIHandlers>
        <CommandUIHandler
          Command="CompleteButton"
          EnabledScript="javascript:EnableCompleteButton();"
          CommandAction="" />
      </CommandUIHandlers>
    </CommandUIExtension>
  </CustomAction>

Thanks,
Sujanakar

Answer 1

Hi,

You can't invoke server side code directly from this kind of CustomAction. Instead you must use a JavaScript function to invoke something to run the code. I usually use a confirmation form.

See this post on my blog for the basic technique. Passing Values from a List Custom Action to Server Code

Hope this helps,

--Doug

 

Answer 2

You could also use the:

 CommandAction="javascript:__doPostBack('SomeAction', 'SomeParameter')"

And then register a custom pageheader using something like:

 <Control Id="AdditionalPageHead" Sequence="150"
 ControlClass="class"
 ControlAssembly="assembly" />

after your custom action, and in your class you could use

if (this.Page.Request["__EVENTTARGET"] == "SomeAction")
{
 SPListItem currentItem = SPContext.Current.ListItem;
}

 

Answer 3

create a dialog page and pass the desired paramets to the page which will execute your custom code. see the related post below.

 How do I add a Button in the ribbon which executes server side code

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Answer 4

I have blogged on this:

http://jasear.wordpress.com/2010/11/21/sharepoint-2010-custom-action-that-executes-custom-code/

Basically, you create a custom action which is just a link to an apx page with code behind. In the page load you can run your custom code.

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Answer 5

Server side code can be executed on ribbon button click in several ways.

1. Using JavaScript form Submit.
2. Using JavaScript _dopostback
3. Using SharePoint Page Dialog framework 

See this for more information: http://www.sharepointnadeem.com/2012/07/invoke-server-side-code-on-sharepoint.html