This post shows you how you can reference another object through it’s external id. This is useful if you do not know the Salesforce ID but know the external ID. Example: You have an external field on the Account object with an API named myExternal_Id__c. You have an account record named “Burlington Textile of America”… Read More Reference the External ID on Lookup
I came upon this error when I am assigning the custom object to the master standard object. Eg. accountId derived from a query Then I get this error. The fix was actually easy. I just rewrote it to assign the master id on instantiating the child object. Hope somebody finds this useful. Recommended Reading:
Having a list in your controller that is displayed as input fields either through pageblock or repeat and you need to add another row to the list via a button. Â Chances are when you enter data on any input field on any row and you hit Add Row button that has a rerender attribute that… Read More Add row rerender on a list with input fields looses data
Last week I had a challenge of making a API callout to Instagram from Salesforce and then parse the returned JSON content and the mapped the values to become a record for a custom object. Basically each media post and comments becomes a record in Salesforce. First off you can start by reading this article… Read More Parsing Instagram JSON on Apex
Stumbled upon this issue and found an easy fix. You have a VF page that you want to redirect a user to a different website, say for OAuth2 authenticate. window.location.href=’https://api.instagram.com/oauth’; This will not work as the browser will complain about Iframe security or Security sandbox violation. This is because VF page are iframed, to get… Read More Javascript Page Redirect on a VF Page
I just wanted to share that I took the Advanced Force.com Developer exam and passed the first part of the test which is the multiple choice 69 question exam. The exam test your knowledge on advanced topics covering triggers, execution context, visual force pages, standard and custom controllers, running unit test, development lifecycle, data migration… Read More Preparing for the Advanced Force.com Developer Exam
Just sharing some information which I hope some would find useful. I’ve been tinkering around with the Google API Toolkit for Force.com. For starters, these are basically client libraries built on Apex for Force.com that connect to Google API like Google Docs API, Blogger API, Google Calendar API among others. The method for authentication on… Read More Getting the Google Data Authentication for Force.com working