How to pass values from CGI task to Workflow

I want to pass the user selected values from CGI task to Workflow.
Can any one help me in this.

And also can we get the variable (Environment) from the workflow to CGI task by using following line. If so please let me know how to retrive in the CGI task.
wfvarstartop op="set" name="Environment" value="Development"

Thanks in Advance

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ISCBorisB

I want to pass the user selected values from CGI task to Workflow.
Can any one help me in this.

And also can we get the variable (Environment) from the workflow to CGI task by using following line. If so please let me know how to retrive in the CGI task.
wfvarstartop op="set" name="Environment" value="Development"

Thanks in Advance

(Re)read TeamSite® Workflow Developer’s Guide and run perldoc on TeamSite::WFworkflow package.
Check GetVariable, GetVariables and SetVariable methods

kaalraa

I want to pass the user selected values from CGI task to Workflow.
Can any one help me in this.

it can be done by setting the workflow variable within your CGI script. You have to create a WfObject using the job id being passed as default param to CGI task froma workflow.
my $jobObj = TeamSite::WFworkflow->new($jobid);
$jobObj->SetVariable("environment", "development");

And also can we get the variable (Environment) from the workflow to CGI task by using following line. If so please let me know how to retrive in the CGI task.
wfvarstartop op="set" name="Environment" value="Development"
Thanks in Advance

It is also be done using job Object and its GetVariable method.
$myValue = $jobObj->GetVariable("Environment");

Having said this.... still read on more for Wft Developers Guide.

Adam Stoller

it can be done by setting the workflow variable within your CGI script. You have to create a WfObject using the job id being passed as default param to CGI task froma workflow.
my $jobObj = TeamSite::WFworkflow->new($jobid);
$jobObj->SetVariable("environment", "development");

Actually, there is no job id passed to CGI tasks - there is a task_id (or iw_taskid) passed in as a form variable - from which you can create a TeamSite::WFtask object, from which you can obtain the job id, from which you can then create a TeamSite::WFworkflow object.

I'd suggest looking at the appendix in the TeamSite Workflow Developer's guide - but I just noticed some typos in the boilerplate code in the 6.5.0SPx version - the same typo exists in the 6.7 manual too - more embarrassing - the typo came from my workflow tutorial document and I never noticed it until now - so I'll post the correction here (highlighted):

use TeamSite::CGI_lite; 
use TeamSite::WFtask; 
use TeamSite::WFworkflow; 
... [do stuff] ... 
my $cgi = TeamSite::CGI_lite->new(); 
$cgi->parse_data(); 
my $taskid = $cgi->{form}{iw_taskid} || $cgi->{form}{task_id}; 
$taskid = $$taskid[0] if (ref($taskid) eq "ARRAY"); 
my $task = TeamSite::WFtask->new($taskid);
if (! $task->IsValid()){
# error handling goes here
} 
my @files = $task->GetFiles();
# specific addition for this posting
my $jobid = $task->GetWorkflowId();
my $job   = TeamSite::WFworkflow->new($jobid); 
if (! $job->IsValid()) { 
# error handling goes here
}
... [do stuff] ... 
$task->CallBack(0, "Rejected Generated HTML File"); 
print join("", 
           "<script language='JavaScript'>", 
           "if (opener.top.Ctl) { opener.top.Ctl.pw_refresh(); }", 
           "else                { opener.location.reload();    }", 
           "window.close();", 
           "</script>");

It is also be done using job Object and its GetVariable method.
$myValue = $jobObj->GetVariable("Environment");

Having said this.... still read on more for Wft Developers Guide.