Browse Content from other workarea

Hi,

We generally browse the content from datacapture through...

But in this way we can browse contents from the same workarea.. can we browse contents available in some other workarea.. ??

Thanks & Regards,
Nitesh Ambuj

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Sailesh

Hi,

We generally browse the content from datacapture through...

But in this way we can browse contents from the same workarea.. can we browse contents available in some other workarea.. ??

Thanks & Regards,
Nitesh Ambuj

Not sure if you can do it directly through browse, but you can do the same through using a CGI-callout I believe.

Adam Stoller

Hi,

We generally browse the content from datacapture through...

<browser extns="htm" initial-dir="/im_global" size="40" required="t"></browser>

But in this way we can browse contents from the same workarea.. can we browse contents available in some other workarea.. ??

Thanks & Regards,
Nitesh Ambuj

If you search the forums you'll find that cross-workarea / cross-branch browsing comes up fairly often. You'll also find references to concepts for design of and/or donated scripts for doing this kind of thing. I don't believe there's any one-best solution yet - at least not one that's been posted (Greg posted code a long time ago that continues to get tossed around - some folks have managed to use it, others have rolled their own).

Also - it generally should not be an issue of selecting a file from another workarea on the same branch. If you need to copy a file from one workarea to another workarea on the same branch, you're usually best off doing so with the Copy To menu option prior to trying to utilize the file in the current workarea.

ISCBorisB

Hi,
We generally browse the content from datacapture through...
<browser extns="htm" initial-dir="/im_global" size="40" required="t"></browser>

But in this way we can browse contents from the same workarea.. can we browse contents available in some other workarea.. ??

Thanks & Regards,
Nitesh Ambuj

[thread=14049]Cross Branch file browser[/thread]

Ambuj

Thanks adam.. I will try to look into threads...

gzevin

[thread=14049]Cross Branch file browser[/thread]

yep, this post needs to become a devnet article. I keep getting e-mails and messages about my old file browser, but this new solution is better now....

However myself and nipper have recently refitted my filebrowser for metadata DCT... and it works fine.....

pravi

Hopefully This Piece of Info will Help you.

Step 1 :

Other File
Browse Other WA File.

Step 2 :

Register the Event on Call Out Item for "Browse" Button..

/*Event registry to browse File*/
IWEventRegistry.addItemHandler("/core_product_details/core_product","onCallout",openBrowseWindow);

Step 3:

Call this Function

/********************************************************************************************************
Purpose : A function to call popup of dcr selection(Product Core)
Parameters : Item button
Returns : N/A
Author : James Bond
Date : 10-Aug-2006
Revision History
********************************************************************************************************/
function openBrowseWindow(button){
var workArea;
var ceilingDir;
var buttonName = button.getName();
var buttonArray = buttonName.split("/");
var itemName = buttonArray[buttonArray.length-1];

// This is a Global Item Name of Item caling Browse Function
globalItemName = itemName;

// Where coreProductBranchPath is the Core Branch WA Path.

if (globalItemName == "core_product"){
ceilingDir = coreProductBranchPath+"/templatedata/Content/ProductCore/data";
globalItemName = buttonName;
}

//Set the Celing the DIR to Obsolte Path of DCR data folder

var url = "/iw-cc/command/iw.formspub.browse_for_link?vpath="+ceilingDir+"&ceiling="+ceilingDir+"&hier_callback=eval(callback_81=function(path){opener.parent.getScriptFrame()._doBrowseCallback(path)})&show_thumbnail=true";

window.open(url,"","resizable=yes,width=500,height=400");
}

Step 4:

// Use this Function which returns the Obsolute Path of the DCR Browsed.

/********************************************************************************************************
Purpose : Callback function from openBrowseWindow fucntion
Parameters : Selected DCR path
Returns : N/A
Author : James Bond
Date : 10-Aug-2006
Revision History
********************************************************************************************************/
function _doBrowseCallback(filePath){
var pathArray = globalItemName.split("/");
var lastName = pathArray[pathArray.length-1];

// U can Omit this Part.. Use Else Part only..
if (lastName == "core_product"){
var filePath = new String(filePath);
var oldPath = filePath;
var pathArray = new Array();
pathArray = filePath.split("/");
var newPathArray = new Array();
var index = 0;
for (var ind = 3;ind newPathArray[index++] = pathArray[ind];
}
filePath = newPathArray.join("/");
filePath = "/"+filePath;
absPath = filePath;
coreBrowseFlag = 1;
/*Value of Product core is set in checkngPDB function as Core details page need to update*/
IWDatacapture.callServer("/iw-bin/getngPDB.ipl?abs_path="+oldPath);
}else{
/*This is additional code for browse of other item which will have callout button
Here this code is not used*/
var filePath = new String(filePath);
var oldPath = filePath;
filePath = filePath.replace(/.*\b((WORKAREA|EDITION)[\\\/][^\\\/]*|STAGING\b)/, "");
IWDatacapture.getItem(globalItemName).setValue(filePath);;
}
}

Adam Stoller

For those looking for the XML code embedded in the previous response (I take neither credit nor blame for it's ability to do what you want):

Hopefully This Piece of Info will Help you.

Step 1 :[html]
Other File
Browse Other WA File.

[/html]Step 2 :

Register the Event on Call Out Item for "Browse" Button..[html]/*Event registry to browse File*/
IWEventRegistry.addItemHandler("/core_product_details/core_product","onCallout",openBrowseWindow);[/html]Step 3:

Call this Function[html]/********************************************************************************************************
Purpose : A function to call popup of dcr selection(Product Core)
Parameters : Item button
Returns : N/A
Author : James Bond
Date : 10-Aug-2006
Revision History
********************************************************************************************************/
function openBrowseWindow(button){
var workArea;
var ceilingDir;
var buttonName = button.getName();
var buttonArray = buttonName.split("/");
var itemName = buttonArray[buttonArray.length-1];

// This is a Global Item Name of Item caling Browse Function
globalItemName = itemName;

// Where coreProductBranchPath is the Core Branch WA Path.

if (globalItemName == "core_product"){
ceilingDir = coreProductBranchPath+"/templatedata/Content/ProductCore/data";
globalItemName = buttonName;
}

//Set the Celing the DIR to Obsolte Path of DCR data folder

var url = "/iw-cc/command/iw.formspub.browse_for_link?vpath="+ceilingDir+"&ceiling="+ceilingDir+"&hier_callback=eval(callback_81=function(path){opener.parent.getScriptFrame()._doBrowseCallback(path)})&show_thumbnail=true";

window.open(url,"","resizable=yes,width=500,height=400");
}[/html]Step 4:[html]// Use this Function which returns the Obsolute Path of the DCR Browsed.

/********************************************************************************************************
Purpose : Callback function from openBrowseWindow fucntion
Parameters : Selected DCR path
Returns : N/A
Author : James Bond
Date : 10-Aug-2006
Revision History
********************************************************************************************************/
function _doBrowseCallback(filePath){
var pathArray = globalItemName.split("/");
var lastName = pathArray[pathArray.length-1];

// U can Omit this Part.. Use Else Part only..
if (lastName == "core_product"){
var filePath = new String(filePath);
var oldPath = filePath;
var pathArray = new Array();
pathArray = filePath.split("/");
var newPathArray = new Array();
var index = 0;
for (var ind = 3;ind < pathArray.length;ind++){
newPathArray[index++] = pathArray[ind];
}
filePath = newPathArray.join("/");
filePath = "/"+filePath;
absPath = filePath;
coreBrowseFlag = 1;
/*Value of Product core is set in checkngPDB function as Core details page need to update*/
IWDatacapture.callServer("/iw-bin/getngPDB.ipl?abs_path="+oldPath);
}else{
/*This is additional code for browse of other item which will have callout button
Here this code is not used*/
var filePath = new String(filePath);
var oldPath = filePath;
filePath = filePath.replace(/.*\b((WORKAREA|EDITION)[\\\/][^\\\/]*|STAGING\b)/, "");
IWDatacapture.getItem(globalItemName).setValue(filePath);;
}
}[/html]