Visual Annotate workflow

fjvelasco

Hi

I'm using TeamSite 6.1 on Windows 2000 platform. I'm working on a WF that use VisualAnnotate. My WF works fine with the next tasks:

1. (start) Increment review cycle (go to 2)
2. Mail to Review (go to 3)
3. Review. Accept (go to 6) Reject (go to 4)
4. Mail to Author (go to 5)
5. Author work (go to 1)
6. Submit. (go to 7)
7. End.

It works fine. But I need to add some treatment with an external task prior to SubmitTask (regenerate some files and them to the submit) and next submit I need to add an external task to call OpenDeploy.

I write a Perl script to call it from the external task and put it between tasks 3 and 6 (Review and Submit). When I obtain the list of files I obtain an empty list ($task->GetFiles ()) but the Submit task submits the files! where are the files?

The external task obtains the full list in another place in the workflow.

Someone can help me?

Thanks in advance.

FJ

NOTE: Workflow Builder helps me to construct the workflow but I need to edit the WFT because the <variables> are placed in wrong order and other things are incorrect.

Adam Stoller

If $task->GetFiles() is empty - it's probably (not definitely, but probably) a problem with the code in your externaltask script. If you post the script, we can take a look for anything "obvious" (also, please show us exactly how it's referenced within the wft - e.g. the <command v="..."/> line)

With respect to WFB - there are a number of problems with it - but the one you mentioned (variables in the wrong place) sounds like an old one that I thought was fixed. Are you sure you have the most recent version with patches and service packs applied?
(Personally, I don't use WFB - but if you're going to try to use it - make sure you keep it current)


--fish
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