updating FCKEditor contents in Javascript

I have my FCKEditor working great using the supplied ASP instructions but I am trying to figure out how to, in Javascript, update the FCKEditor client side.

Seems simple but I have tried everything. I tried calling the FCKeditorAPI.__Instances and setting value, innerHTML, anything but nothing I do will change the contents (mouse-click for example). Am I missing something obvious? I can of course use the .GetXHTML() fine of course to pull out but what about putting into it?

My end result is tying the form into some AJAX/Web 2.0 to dynamically update some session variables on a review page w/out having to go to the form.

Thanks in advance!

Thu, 01/12/2006 - 10:09

alfonsoml

Joined: 31/12/2006

Posts: 3735

RE: updating FCKEditor contents in Javascript

You can use FCK.SetHTML, one would expect to find a matching .SetXHTML, but I don't think that it does exists (although it could be just an alias)

Thu, 01/12/2006 - 11:02

clemonator

Joined: 12/01/2006

Posts: 4

RE: updating FCKEditor contents in Javascript

What is the syntax?

I tried doing this:
FCKeditorAPI.__Instances['DESCRIPTION'].SetHTML = "test";

Nothing goes in.

The thing I am assuming is since I am creating the object in ASP and not creating a JS object I cannot directly reference it but use the API call instead. Wild thing is I don't get an error it just doesn't change what is within the body of the richtext box.

Thanks for your reply!

Thu, 01/12/2006 - 11:26

clemonator

Joined: 12/01/2006

Posts: 4

RE: updating FCKEditor contents in Javascript

I see where in editor/js/fck_startup.js it is building the actual object so my previous comment about referencing it is probably invalid but it still doesn't answer why no matter what I issue it won't change it but wanted to let you know what I had found.

Thu, 01/12/2006 - 11:35

clemonator

Joined: 12/01/2006

Posts: 4

RE: updating FCKEditor contents in Javascript

Found the syntax.

.SetHTML(html, ForceWYSWYG);

Found it on all places, Wiki. d'oh!

Thanks for the direction Alfonso!

Chris