CrmService.Create Method Using JScript

This sample shows how to use the CrmService.Create method using the same example provided in the Server Programming Guide

// Prepare values for the new contact.
var firstname = "Jesper";
var lastname = "Aaberg";
var donotbulkemail = "true";
var address1_stateorprovince = "MT";
var address1_postalcode = "99999";
var address1_line1 = "23 Market St.";
var address1_city = "Sammamish";
var authenticationHeader = GenerateAuthenticationHeader();

// Prepare the SOAP message.
var xml = "" + 
"" xmlns:xsi='http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance'"+
" xmlns:xsd='http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema'>"+ 
authenticationHeader+
""+ 
""+ 
""+ 
""+address1_city+""+ 
""+address1_line1+""+ 
""+address1_postalcode+""+ 
""+address1_stateorprovince+""+ 
""+donotbulkemail+""+ 
""+firstname+""+ 
""+lastname+""+ 
""+ 
""+ 
""+ 
"";
// Prepare the xmlHttpObject and send the request.
var xHReq = new ActiveXObject("Msxml2.XMLHTTP");
xHReq.Open("POST", "/mscrmservices/2007/CrmService.asmx", false);
xHReq.setRequestHeader("SOAPAction","http://schemas.microsoft.com/crm/2007/WebServices/Create");
xHReq.setRequestHeader("Content-Type", "text/xml; charset=utf-8");
xHReq.setRequestHeader("Content-Length", xml.length);
xHReq.send(xml);
// Capture the result
var resultXml = xHReq.responseXML;

// Check for errors.
var errorCount = resultXml.selectNodes('//error').length;
if (errorCount != 0)
{
 var msg = resultXml.selectSingleNode('//description').nodeTypedValue;
 alert(msg);
}
// Open new contact record if no errors.
else
{
   var contactid = resultXml.selectSingleNode("//CreateResult");
 window.open("/sfa/conts/edit.aspx?id={"+contactid.nodeTypedValue+"}");
}

A successful response includes XML with a CreateResponse element that returns the ID for the record created. The following is an example of a successful response:

 
  
   368c8b1b-851c-dd11-ad3a-0003ff9ee217
  
 

Changing the title of a CRM form

This will cahange the title of the crm From

document.title = "Hello World!";

Adding additional values to duration fields

The following script adds the new option "42 Minutes" to the actualdurationminutes field in a task:

var duration = crmForm.all.actualdurationminutesSelect;

var tables = duration.getElementsByTagName("table");
var table = tables[1];

var row = table.insertRow();
var newOption = row.insertCell(-1);

var newValue = "42 Minutes";
newOption.setAttribute("val", newValue);
newOption.innerText = newValue;

Replacing the content of an IFRAME

If you really want to do some funny things in your CRM form, you can create an IFRAME serving as a placeholder for your real HTML code. Create an IFRAME in an entity and name it "IFRAME_TEST". In the Onload event put the following code:

crmForm.all.IFRAME_TEST_d.innerHTML ="Some HTML text";

Note the "_d" at the end of IFRAME_TEST. This single line replaces the whole IFRAME element with your own HTML.

Standard XmlHttpRequest using JScript

// Standard XmlHttpRequest using JScript
 sendXmlHttpRequest = function (xml){

        //send the xml request and return  the responseXML
        var xmlHttpRequest = new ActiveXObject("Msxml2.XMLHTTP");
        xmlHttpRequest.Open("POST", "http://service url", false);
        xmlHttpRequest.setRequestHeader("SOAPAction",'http://schemas.microsoft.com/crm/2007/WebServices/RetrieveMultiple');
        xmlHttpRequest.setRequestHeader("Content-Type", "text/xml; charset=utf-8");
        xmlHttpRequest.setRequestHeader("Content-Length", xml.length);
        xmlHttpRequest.send(xml);
        if (xmlHttpRequest.responseXML == null || xmlHttpRequest.responseXML.xml == null || xmlHttpRequest.responseXML.xml == "") {
            if (xmlHttpRequest.responseText != null && xmlHttpRequest.responseText != "")
                throw new Error(xmlHttpRequest.responseText);
            else
                throw new Error("Error returning response");
        }
        var responseXML = xmlHttpRequest.responseXML;
        if (xmlHttpRequest.responseXML.documentElement.selectNodes("//error/description").length > 0) {
            throw new Error(responseXML.xml);
        }

        return responseXML;
    }

Retrieve Method Using JScript

This sample shows how to use the CrmService.Retrieve method using the example provided in the following topic: CrmService.Retrieve method.

// Prepare variables for a contact to retrieve.
var contactid = "4696f8cb-9a1c-dd11-ad3a-0003ff9ee217";
var authenticationHeader = GenerateAuthenticationHeader();

// Prepare the SOAP message.
var xml = ""+ 
"" xmlns:xsi='http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance'"+
" xmlns:xsd='http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema'>"+ 
authenticationHeader+ 
""+ 
""+ 
"contact"+ 
""+contactid+""+ 
""+ 
""+ 
"fullname"+ 
""+ 
""+ 
""+ 
""+ 
"";
// Prepare the xmlHttpObject and send the request.
var xHReq = new ActiveXObject("Msxml2.XMLHTTP");
xHReq.Open("POST", "/mscrmservices/2007/CrmService.asmx", false);
xHReq.setRequestHeader("SOAPAction","http://schemas.microsoft.com/crm/2007/WebServices/Retrieve");
xHReq.setRequestHeader("Content-Type", "text/xml; charset=utf-8");
xHReq.setRequestHeader("Content-Length", xml.length);
xHReq.send(xml);
// Capture the result.
var resultXml = xHReq.responseXML;

// Check for errors.
var errorCount = resultXml.selectNodes('//error').length;
if (errorCount != 0)
{
 var msg = resultXml.selectSingleNode('//description').nodeTypedValue;
 alert(msg);
}
// Display the retrieved value.
else
{
alert(resultXml.selectSingleNode("//q1:fullname").nodeTypedValue);
}

CrmService.Delete Method Using JScript

This sample shows how to use the CrmService.Delete method using the same example provided in the Server Programming Guide

// Identify the contact to delete.
var contactid = "57a4e111-7027-dd11-b452-0003ff9ee217";
var authenticationHeader = GenerateAuthenticationHeader();

// Prepare the SOAP message.
var xml = ""+ 
"" xmlns:xsi='http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance'"+
" xmlns:xsd='http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema'>"+ 
authenticationHeader+ 
""+ 
""+ 
"contact"+ 
""+contactid+""+ 
""+ 
""+ 
"";
// Prepare the xmlHttpObject and send the request,
var xHReq = new ActiveXObject("Msxml2.XMLHTTP");
xHReq.Open("POST", "/mscrmservices/2007/CrmService.asmx", false);
xHReq.setRequestHeader("SOAPAction","http://schemas.microsoft.com/crm/2007/WebServices/Delete");
xHReq.setRequestHeader("Content-Type", "text/xml; charset=utf-8");
xHReq.setRequestHeader("Content-Length", xml.length);
xHReq.send(xml);
// Capture the result,
var resultXml = xHReq.responseXML;

// Check for errors,
var errorCount = resultXml.selectNodes('//error').length;
if (errorCount != 0)
{
 var msg = resultXml.selectSingleNode('//description').nodeTypedValue;
 alert(msg);
}
// Display confirmation message.
else
{
alert("Contact with id = "+contactid+" successfully deleted");
}