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How can we get the workarea and other details such as username, session, etc for a cgi file, if we are running the file from a wrapper cgi and how in case if we are running the cgi from a menu item ?

TS 6.1 SP2

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PianoMan

$file This will return the name of the file unless the event is submit and then it returns submit number

$workarea This will return the full path

$event This will return the event

$user This will return the user - if WINDOWS domain/userid

$role This will return the Teamsite role, MASTER, ADMIN, EDITOR

$date This will return date tim in the following format including brackets [Wed Jun 06 13:24:25 2007]

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nipper

How can we get the workarea and other details such as username, session, etc for a cgi file, if we are running the file from a wrapper cgi and how in case if we are running the cgi from a menu item ?

TS 6.1 SP2

Load the sample show_env.cgi and it will show you what choices you will have

Pawan

Load the sample show_env.cgi and it will show you what choices you will have

Thanks Andy,
But still I can't see the workarea from where the cgi file is initiated, Is there any way to get that ?

nipper

From what screen are you running this ? CC_STD or CC_Pro ? If Pro, from file manager or WF ?

Not all screens have a WA associated, including WF and cc_std.

Pawan

I am running this in CCPro from a menu item under "View" in the menubar. This is not from a WF. I need to access the workarea from where the cgi file is invoked to check the branch name.

Any help is appreciated.

nipper

It appears that the only info you will get is if you select a file before running show_env. Then you get the VPATH and can regex out the Workarea.

Adam Stoller

It appears that the only info you will get is if you select a file before running show_env. Then you get the VPATH and can regex out the Workarea.

Isn't there a cwd.vpath form variable?

nipper

Isn't there a cwd.vpath form variable?

Only if you select a file when you run show_env. If no file is selected, then there is no information with the workarea (DOS, 6.7.1)

ISCBorisB

Only if you select a file when you run show_env. If no file is selected, then there is no information with the workarea (DOS, 6.7.1)

In 6.5 Windows there are 'branch_name' and 'branch_path' CGI Parameters. If you happened to be in some area(WA, STAGIN, Editions) when CGI menu is activated you get 'area_name' and 'area_path' as well, with or without selected Files