Media Bin 4.5 Webservices .Net Search Examples

ferg

Hello. I have the WebServices API documentation, but, given the lack of explanation of certain fields related to the search (specifically members of the MBMetaData object), I would find it useful to have some examples using the Search webmethod. Right now, I'm relegated to trial and error, and it's slow going.

I have the C# sample code for 4.0, but it has no Search samples, nor can I compile it when referencing version 4.5 of the web service.

Any help greatly appreciated.

Thanks,
CF

msnider

Check out the following post for a discussion and sample code on how to perform a MediaBin search from Java:

http://devnet.interwoven.com/forums/cgi-bin/showflat.pl?Cat=&Board=PRODUCTS_MEDIABIN&Number=45496&page=4&view=collapsed&sb=5&o=0&part=

Also, here is the C# version of the sample search code detailed in the above post:

public static string[] SearchByName( string name, string containerID, int maxHits, bool bRecursive, bool bExactMatch, bool bReturnNames, MediaBinServer mMediaBinServer)
{
MBSearchCriteria criteria = new MBSearchCriteria();

criteria.mContainerID = containerID;
criteria.mAssetID = null;
criteria.mRecursive = bRecursive;
criteria.mMaxHits = maxHits;

MBMetadata metadata = new MBMetadata();
metadata.mName = "Name";
metadata.mID = "{B297C571-F083-11D4-8200-0060080D8AC2}";
metadata.mValue = name;

MBSearchConstraint[] constraints = new MBSearchConstraint[1];

constraints[0] = new MBSearchConstraint();
constraints[0].mMetadata = metadata;

if( bExactMatch )
constraints[0].mSearchOperator = "Equality";
else
constraints[0].mSearchOperator = "Contains";

constraints[0].mBooleanOperator = MBBooleanOperator.NotSet;

criteria.mSearchConstraints = constraints;

string[] ids = null;

if( !bReturnNames )
{
ids = mMediaBinServer.Search_GetAssetIDsOnly( criteria );

}
else
{
MBAsset[] assets = mMediaBinServer.Search( criteria, false );

if( assets != null && assets.Length > 0 )
{

ids = new string[assets.Length];

for(int i=0; i< assets.Length; i++)
{
//Format string info
string str = "Asset #" + i;
str += "\nName: " + assets.mName;
str += "\nPath: " + assets.repositoryPath + "\n\n";

ids = str;
}
}
}

return ids;

}
There should be a 4.5 compatible version of the SDK available on the support site. However, you can also use the 4.0 version as long as you update the web reference as the WSDL has changed.

Mark