Controlling the Description of a file?

I am developing a set of business wide standard Word templates which will create and then save documentation to Worksite 8.

I have so far been able to fathom out how to:

Control the save location - workspace and folder for a new document based its a client reference information…

…and…

…how to profile the majority of the Save As dialogue box using information given by a user when a document is first created. The profile information is populated as the user saves their document.

However!

I cannot find any means of controlling the Description field of the Save As dialogue box.

I am stumped by this one, is it actually possible?

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reesbevan

Any chance of seeing the code for "profile the majority of the Save As dialogue box using information given by a user when a document is first created. The profile information is populated as the user saves their document"?

Thanks,
Allan

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Allan Rees-Bevan
DM Server Analyst - Herbert Smith
London, United Kingdom

Migrateduser

It's slightly monstorous code.

However, to clarify I have been using VBA to edit the users Registry settings for the new document default for Worksite.

I now think this is the wrong approach and that I should be using the "SaveAsOptionCmd" (sp?) command / object to control a documents profile as it is saved.

Do you have any experience of this object and how it may be implemented?

Thanks

Edited by StuFromBurness on 12/06/05 04:35 AM (server time).

Migrateduser

This approach was a blind alley as well...

It looks like I will have to save the document to the root database, where I can gain access to full profiling functionality and am able to control the documents description through the Default New profile for the current user (by manipulating the registry). I can then move the newly created document to its intended workspace / folder as it is closed... (I hope)

This whole thing feels clumsy and inefficient, does anyone know how to control the default profile / profile assigned to a document as it is saved to a Workspace / folder?

jny

You may catch the OnIManFileSave eventhandler that is exposed by the IManO2K.IManageExtensibility Object. From within this eventhandler, you may then hook into the OnInitDialog eventhandler via a handle to the IMANEXT2Lib.IManFileSaveCmd. It is in the IManFileSaveCmd_OnInitDialog event that you may prepopulate the description field:

Private WithEvents objExtensibilitySink As iManO2K.iManageExtensibility
Private WithEvents objIManFileSaveCmdSink As IMANEXT2Lib.IManFileSaveCmd

Private Sub objExtensibilitySink_OnIManFileSave(ByVal objIManFileSaveCmd As Object)
Set objIManFileSaveCmdSink = objIManFileSaveCmd
End Sub

' This will prepopulate the description field.
Private Sub objIManFileSaveCmdSink_OnInitDialog(ByVal pMyInterface As Object)
Dim objFileSaveDlg As IMANEXT2Lib.IManFileSaveDlg
Set objFileSaveDlg = pMyInterface
objFileSaveDlg.SetAttributeValueByID imProfileDescription, "My description.", True
End Sub

' This will postpopulate the description field.
Private Sub objIManFileSaveCmdSink_PostOnOK(ByVal pMyInterface As Object)
Dim objDocument As IManDocument
Set objDocument = objIManFileSaveCmdSink.Context("ImportedDocument")
objdocument.SetAttributeByID imProfileDescription, "My description"
End Sub

For details on how to set up a sink to the IManO2K.IManageExtensibility Object, please see custom footer macro code example in Technote #112004-1102 from: http://worksitesupport.interwoven.com.

Migrateduser

Thank you, Thank you, Thank you, Thank you, Thank you, Thank you, Thank you, Thank you, Thank you....!

After weeks of struggle, your solution slotted into my exisitng code in under two minutes.

Where the heck did you learn all this?

Many Thanks Again!

Stuart

Edited by StuFromBurness on 12/13/05 08:37 AM (server time).

jny

Glad to have helped. I'm a software engineer at Interwoven.

In the future, if you have any specific questions on the WorkSite iToolkit API's -- and that you've purchased the iToolkit -- you may submit your questions to WorkSite-DevSupport@interwoven.com. Although the turn-around time is, at most, two business days, DevSupport usually does respond within the same day.

Rho

In the future, if you have any specific questions on the WorkSite iToolkit API's

How do I find out the API's available in the Toolkit?

jny

The WorkSite Type Libraries are distirbuted with the SDK, the WorkSite iToolkit. You may purchase one by contacting your regional WorkSite Sales representative.