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SpServices.SpAutocomplete - problem with jquery

Hello,   Following this https://github.com/sympmarc/SPServices/wiki/SPAutocomplete I'm i'm trying to build an autocomplete field on SharePoint online(O365)   I have followed all instructions but ...
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    Sep 09, 2016

    Thanks Marc and Juan Carlos for your help.
     
    After a little bit of reasearch and some help I managed to get it done with jQueryUI and SPServices.
    I attached the script in a .docx file if anyone ever wants to use it.
    There are some things that need to be modified depending on the list, field names and fiels id's used - i marked all things with "ToModify_".
     
    The script needs to be loaded in a CEWP on newform.aspx and it does the following:
     - it reads the data from a list with two columns(it reads only the Title field) -  it populates the autocomplete Title field for the current list
     - when you SELECT the line that you want it then searches for the second field(populated with usernames) wich corresponds with the line selected and populates a people picker field and resolves the person.
     
    Hope this helps someone.
     
    Thanks.
    Catalin.

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Sep 09, 2016

Thanks, i'll do that.

 

MarcDAnderson - do you have an ideea why the above code is not working in SPO?

 

Thanks in advance,

Catalin.

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    MarcDAnderson
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    Sep 09, 2016
    p.s. I haven't done any testing with jQuery 3.x. You might try 1.x. Also, SPServices 2014.02.

    M.
    • Deleted's avatar
      Deleted
      Sep 09, 2016

      Thanks Marc and Juan Carlos for your help.
       
      After a little bit of reasearch and some help I managed to get it done with jQueryUI and SPServices.
      I attached the script in a .docx file if anyone ever wants to use it.
      There are some things that need to be modified depending on the list, field names and fiels id's used - i marked all things with "ToModify_".
       
      The script needs to be loaded in a CEWP on newform.aspx and it does the following:
       - it reads the data from a list with two columns(it reads only the Title field) -  it populates the autocomplete Title field for the current list
       - when you SELECT the line that you want it then searches for the second field(populated with usernames) wich corresponds with the line selected and populates a people picker field and resolves the person.
       
      Hope this helps someone.
       
      Thanks.
      Catalin.

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    MarcDAnderson
    MVP
    Sep 09, 2016
    Catalin:

    There are many things changing in SharePoint Online all the time, and I haven't even tried to keep up. I don't see anything obvious about what you're doing that wouldn't work.

    In any case, there are better autocomplete options, like jQueryUI's or Bootstrap's.

    M.

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