public ActionResult CreateConsultationTicket()
{
// convnention for making it easier to pass messages between controllers
if (TempData["Message"] != null)
{
ViewBag.Message += (" " + TempData["Message"].ToString());
}
CreateConsultationTicket ticket = new CreateConsultationTicket();
return(View(ticket));
}
public ActionResult CreateConsultationTicket([Bind(Include = "DescriptionName,DescriptionDetails")] CreateConsultationTicket ticket)
{
// convnention for making it easier to pass messages between controllers
if (TempData["Message"] != null)
{
ViewBag.Message += (" " + TempData["Message"].ToString());
}
if (ModelState.IsValid)
{
OrcaContext db = new OrcaContext();
int oid = Convert.ToInt32(Session["OrcaUserID"].ToString());
// make sure the user hasn't already created a ticket with the same name
if (!db.Tickets.Any(tic => (tic.OrcaUserID == oid && tic.DescriptionName == ticket.DescriptionName)))
{
Ticket newTicket = new Ticket();
TicketEntry newTicketEntry = new TicketEntry();
DateTime dtStamp = DateTime.Now;
// enter the values for the ticket
newTicket.OrcaUserID = newTicket.OrcaUserIDLastReplied = Convert.ToInt32(Session["OrcaUserID"].ToString());
newTicket.DTStamp = dtStamp;
newTicket.DescriptionName = ticket.DescriptionName;
newTicket.IsTicketOpen = true;
db.Tickets.Add(newTicket);
db.SaveChanges();
// enter the values for the first ticket entry
newTicketEntry.TicketID = newTicket.TicketID;
newTicketEntry.OrcaUserID = newTicket.OrcaUserID;
newTicketEntry.EntryDTStamp = dtStamp;
newTicketEntry.EntryText = ticket.DescriptionDetails;
db.TicketEntries.Add(newTicketEntry);
db.SaveChanges();
return(RedirectToAction("EditConsultationTicket", new { newTicket.TicketID, id = newTicket.TicketID }));
// DOUBLE NOTE: Leaving this here for now, this was annoying and still doesn't work as I would like it, or maybe it does.
// NOTE: The following RedirectToAction takes me to the right url but the id value is null so I will pass it in TempData and pick it up in the EditConsultationTicket
// NOTE: Need to do this differently, but will have to do this workaround for now. I think the RoutConfig.cs needs to be edited in App_Start but I'm not sure.
//TempData["TicketID"] = newTicket.TicketID;
//return RedirectToAction("EditConsultationTicket", new { id = newTicket.TicketID } );
//("EditConsultationTicket", new RouteValueDictionary( new { Controller = "Consultee", Action = "EditConsultationTicket", Id = newTicket.TicketID }));//
//// the following seems to mostly work as needed, but there is something odd
//int id = newTicket.TicketID;
//return RedirectToAction("EditConsultationTicket", new { id = id , newTicket.TicketID} );
//// the above seems to mostly work as needed, but there is something odd
//int id = newTicket.TicketID;
//return RedirectToAction("EditConsultationTicket", new { newTicket.TicketID, id = id });
}
else
{
ViewBag.Message += "You have previously created a ticket with the same Short Description/Name. Please, either edit that ticket or change the Short Discription/Name of the new consultation ticket.";
}
}
return(View(ticket));
}
