IManExt SearchCmd / IManExt View Cmd

am trying to add functionality to allow a user to delve into the DMS for a specific document or documents and then to display the document / documents.

am using the v8 SDK - Worksite Extension Library
am trying to use the code from there (converted to c#)

first problem is when the search dialog form first comes up, there is a "white area" at the bottom with "i Action canceled" on it. ??

here is the code

IMANEXTLib.SearchCmd pSrchCmd = new IMANEXTLib.SearchCmdClass();
IMANEXTLib.ContextItems pCtxtItems = new IMANEXTLib.ContextItemsClass();
IManage.NRTSearchParameters pSrchParams;
IManage.NRTDocuments pNRTDocs;

IManage.NRTSession[] sessions = new IManage.NRTSession[1];
sessions[0] = (IManage.NRTSession)Login.DMS.Sessions.ItemByIndex(1);

pCtxtItems.Add ("ParentWindow", this.ParentForm.Handle);
pCtxtItems.Add ("NRTDMS", (IManage.NRTDMS) Login.DMS);
pCtxtItems.Add ("SelectedNRTSessions", sessions);

pSrchCmd.Initialize(pCtxtItems);

pSrchCmd.Update();

if (pSrchCmd.Status == (int) IMANEXTLib.CommandStatus.nrActiveCommand)
{
pSrchCmd.Execute();
pNRTDocs = (IManage.NRTDocuments) pCtxtItems.Item("SearchedNRTDocuments");

// following line removed or fails during run-time with ArgumentException - the parameter is incorrect
//pSrchParams = (IManage.NRTSearchParameters) pCtxtItems.Item("SearchParameters");

IMANEXTLib.ViewCmd pViewCmd = new IMANEXTLib.ViewCmdClass();
IMANEXTLib.ContextItems pCtxt2Items = new IMANEXTLib.ContextItemsClass();

pCtxt2Items.Add ("ParentWindow", this.ParentForm.Handle);
pCtxt2Items.Add ("SelectedNRTDocuments", pNRTDocs);
pCtxt2Items.Add ("TemporaryDirectory", @C:\InterwovenWork);

pViewCmd.Initialize(pCtxt2Items);
pViewCmd.Update();

if (pViewCmd.Status == (pViewCmd.Status & (int) IMANEXTLib.CommandStatus.nrActiveCommand))
{
pViewCmd.Execute();

if (Convert.ToBoolean(pCtxtItems.Item("IManExt.Refresh")))
{
MessageBox.Show("its ready");
}
pCtxtItems.Remove("IManExt.Refresh");
}

pCtxtItems.Remove("SearchedNRTDocuments");

// following line removed or fails during run-time with ArgumentException - the parameter is incorrect
//pCtxtItems.Remove("SearchParameters");
// changed it to
pCtxtItems.Remove("SearchedParameters");

pCtxtItems.Remove("SearchedDatabases");
pCtxtItems.Remove("varOverFlow");
}

the view command is never Executed as the pviewCmd.Status = 1 after the Update method is called.

also - is there any way of having a look at the context items that are returned from the Search command - specifically the documents to see what it is bringing back ??

all help gratefully appreciated

tia

m

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jny

To use the ViewCmd immediately after the searchresults are returned from the SearchCmd, here's a code example you may use:

IManDocuments searchresults;
IManProfileSearchParameters searchparams;

IManDMS dms = new ManDMSClass();
IManSession sess = dms.Sessions.Add("");
sess.TrustedLogin();

SearchCmd scmd = new SearchCmdClass();
ContextItems context = new ContextItemsClass();

context.Add ("ParentWindow", this.Handle.ToInt32());
context.Add ("NRTDMS", dms);
context.Add("SelectedIManSession", sess);

scmd.Initialize(context);
scmd.Update();

if (scmd.Status == (int)CommandStatus.nrActiveCommand)
{
scmd.Execute();
searchresults = (IManDocuments)context.Item("SearchedNRTDocuments");
searchparams = (IManProfileSearchParameters)context.Item("IManSearchParameters");

ViewCmd vcmd = new ViewCmdClass();

int size = searchresults.Count;

NRTDocument[] saDox = new NRTDocument[size];
for (int i = 0; i < size; i++)
saDox =(NRTDocument)searchresults.ItemByIndex(i+1);

context.Add("SelectedNRTDocuments", saDox);
context.Add("TempDirectory", @C:\Temp);

vcmd.Initialize(context);
vcmd.Update();

if (vcmd.Status == (int)CommandStatus.nrActiveCommand)
{
vcmd.Execute();
}
}

Keep in mind that if the search results returned by the SearchCmd is fairly large, using the ViewCmd to see each returned document might become quite cumbersome.

You may want to consider using the IIntegrationDlg.DocOpenDlg Object to show the list of search results, then use the ViewCmd to see only the document(s) the end-user selects from within the DocOpenDlg document grid. Like so:

IManDocuments searchresults;
IManProfileSearchParameters searchparams;

IManDMS dms = new ManDMSClass();
IManSession sess = dms.Sessions.Add("");
sess.TrustedLogin();

SearchCmd scmd = new SearchCmdClass();
ContextItems context = new ContextItemsClass();

context.Add ("ParentWindow", this.Handle.ToInt32());
context.Add ("NRTDMS", dms);
context.Add("SelectedIManSession", sess);

scmd.Initialize(context);
scmd.Update();

if (scmd.Status == (int)CommandStatus.nrActiveCommand)
{
scmd.Execute();
searchresults = (IManDocuments)context.Item("SearchedNRTDocuments");
searchparams = (IManProfileSearchParameters)context.Item("IManSearchParameters");

// Show results in a doc grid.
DocOpenDlg dlg = new DocOpenDlgClass();

// Set properties on dialog object
dlg.NRTDMS = dms;
dlg.SingleSel = false;
dlg.ShowContainedDocuments = searchparams;

// Define the commands that should appear on the action Menu
string[] commands = new string[1];
commands[0] = "@1@&View";
dlg.CommandList = commands;

// Display the dialog.
dlg.Show(dlg.Window());

// Determine the action selected by the user. Value is ñ1 when Cancel is selected
long lCommandSelected = dlg.CommandSelected;

// Put documents selected by end-user in an array
Array selectedDox = (Array)dlg.DocumentList;

int iCount = selectedDox.Length;
if ((iCount > 0) && (lCommandSelected == 1))
{
NRTDocument[] saDox = new NRTDocument[iCount];
selectedDox.CopyTo(saDox, 0);

ViewCmd vcmd = new ViewCmdClass();

context.Add("SelectedNRTDocuments", selectedDox);
context.Add("TempDirectory", @C:\Temp);

vcmd.Initialize(context);
vcmd.Update();

if (vcmd.Status == (int)CommandStatus.nrActiveCommand)
{
vcmd.Execute();
}
}
}

sideline

thanks for the reply

unfortunately hasn't worked

didn't know about the IIntegrationDlg DLL - but thought your suggestion was good so went with the second example

amended the top bit of code as follows...
IManage.IManDocuments searchresults;
IManage.IManProfileSearchParameters searchparams;

IManage.IManDMS dms = new IManage.ManDMSClass();
IManage.IManSession sess = dms.Sessions.Add("123.456.789.6");
sess.Login("testuser1","testuser1");

SearchCmd scmd = new SearchCmdClass();
ContextItems context = new ContextItemsClass();

context.Add("ParentWindow", this.ParentForm.Handle.ToInt32());
context.Add("NRTDMS", dms);
context.Add("SelectedIManSession", sess);

scmd.Initialize(context);
scmd.Update();

//
// code following this point is not executed as the scmd.status is set to 1
//
if (scmd.Status == (int)CommandStatus.nrActiveCommand)
{

//
but
if i step over the conditional statement and restart at the line that declares the DocOpenDlg object, that appears ok. I can search for a document via the Search dialog form and the document is found ok. Can look at its properties and history.

but when i try and view the document (click on the View button), get
"ERROR: At least one element in the source array could not be cast down to the destination array type". This occurs on the line that copies the Selecteddocument over from selectedDox to saDox

selectedDox.CopyTo(saDox, 0);

???
???

(dont know if its the same problem on my previous post - for the ViewCmd) ??

???

jny

Which version of the SDK is this?

sideline

Version is from
Interwoven WorkSite SDK 8.0.msi

jny

I tested my code in both 8.2 and 8.0 SP1, and it all worked successfully. If you don't have 8.0 SP1, you may want to apply this service pack and retest.

sideline

I have updated to SP1.

this has removed the problem with the Search dialog form having the "action Cancelled" text at the bottom - it now has the Worksite logo at the bottom.

has also removed the problem with the Search command status being set to 1 - now works fine and comes back with a status == 0, so displays fine.

have amended the code after selecting one of the documents to view as it was still coming up with the "ERROR: At least one element in the source array could not be cast down to the destination array type" error when executing the following line

selectedDox.CopyTo(saDox, 0);

so have changed this to be

//selectedDox.CopyTo(saDox, 0);
saDox[0] = (IManage.NRTDocument) selectedDox.GetValue(0);

now just get the same message as with other post
- the EXECUTE method on the view command brings up the WorkSite Error form with the message "Could not Launch Viewer !"

jny

In my code example, I've mistakenly added the variable that points to the DocOpenDlg.DocumentList to the SelectedNRTDocuments ContextItem:
context.Add("SelectedNRTDocuments", selectedDox);

This ContextItem should have the saDox array instead:

context.Add("SelectedNRTDocuments", saDox);

Could you check that your code has the right value in the ContextItem?

jny

Also, make sure you have the View32.exe program installed on the machine -- as the error you have encountered seems to indicate that it cannot find this program so to launch it.

sideline

Jny

have run the prog on another test machine - works well - the view32 exe must have been missing

many thanks for your help

m