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Orbeon Forms: Convert Dynamic URL string into hyperlink

We can generate a URL string in a Text Control using the following Calculated Value option:

concat('https://www.google.com/maps/search/?api=1&query=', $Latitude, '%2C', $Longitude)

And this will return something like: https://www.google.com/maps/search/?api=1&query=51.5067%2C-0.07357

But how do we convert this into a hyperlink that the user can click on?

Many thanks in advance.

PeteA

Solution

    1. Use a Calculated Value control to generate the HTML link. So your expression will look something like:

      concat(
    '<a href="https://www.google.com/maps/search/?api=1&query=', 
    $Latitude, '%2C', $Longitude,
    '">Link to map</a>'
)

    2. Edit the source of the form (Advanced, Edit Source), and add the attribute mediatype="text/html" <xf:output> that corresponds to your control.