Set Search Parameters for Search Command

I want to use the Search command to Search for all documents in a database with some customattribute values. Can any one tell me how it is done.

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jny

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

//Build search criteria
IManProfileSearchParameters sps = dms.CreateProfileSearchParameters();
sps.Add(imProfileAttributeID.imProfileAuthor, sess.UserID);
sps.Add(imProfileAttributeID.imProfileCheckedOut, "N");

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

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

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

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

Note: the searchcmd pre-populates with search values from the reg key setting, "". This implies that the search values you pass into the IManSearchParameters ContextItem will be an overlay of those in the reg key. If you want to ommit those in the reg key, you should catch OnInitDialog event of the search dialog and call the .ClearAll Property first.

egauthier

Hello

I'm trying to use the exact same code as above and I cannot see the parameters I set on my IManProfileSearchParameters object.

Ideally, I would like to be able to launch a "silent" search but no luck for now, I tried to base my code on the example of the SDK manual, but in the manual there is no detail as how the search parameters object is defined, it's just passed to the searchcmd.

I am pretty sure that my problem for running a silent search is that I am not able to correctly pass search parameter to the searchcommand.

Maybe someone can help me.

Thanks a lot.

Here is the complete code :

IMANEXTLib.SearchCmd pSrchCmd = new IMANEXTLib.SearchCmdClass();

pSrchCmd.OnInitDialog += new IMANEXTLib._ICommandEvents_OnInitDialogEventHandler(pSrchCmd_OnInitDialog);

IMANEXTLib.ContextItems pCtxtItems = new IMANEXTLib.ContextItemsClass();

IManProfileSearchParameters pSrchParams = dms.CreateProfileSearchParameters();
pSrchParams.Add(imProfileAttributeID.imProfileFullText, "someText");
pSrchParams.Add(imProfileAttributeID.imProfileAuthor, sess.UserID);

IManage.NRTSession[] sessions = new IManage.NRTSession[1];
sessions[0] = (NRTSession) sess;

string[] dbs = new string[1];
dbs[0] = "tikit";

pCtxtItems.Add("ParentWindow", this.Handle.ToInt32());
pCtxtItems.Add("NRTDMS", dms);

pCtxtItems.Add("SelectedIManSession", sess);

pCtxtItems.Add("IManSearchParameters", pSrchParams);

pSrchCmd.Initialize(pCtxtItems);

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

}

void pSrchCmd_OnInitDialog(object pMyInterface)
{
((SearchDlg)pMyInterface).ClearAll();
}

jny

Hello

I'm trying to use the exact same code as above and I cannot see the parameters I set on my IManProfileSearchParameters object.

Ideally, I would like to be able to launch a "silent" search but no luck for now, I tried to base my code on the example of the SDK manual, but in the manual there is no detail as how the search parameters object is defined, it's just passed to the searchcmd.

I am pretty sure that my problem for running a silent search is that I am not able to correctly pass search parameter to the searchcommand.

Maybe someone can help me.

Thanks a lot.

Here is the complete code :

IMANEXTLib.SearchCmd pSrchCmd = new IMANEXTLib.SearchCmdClass();

pSrchCmd.OnInitDialog += new IMANEXTLib._ICommandEvents_OnInitDialogEventHandler(pSrchCmd_OnInitDialog);

IMANEXTLib.ContextItems pCtxtItems = new IMANEXTLib.ContextItemsClass();

IManProfileSearchParameters pSrchParams = dms.CreateProfileSearchParameters();
pSrchParams.Add(imProfileAttributeID.imProfileFullText, "someText");
pSrchParams.Add(imProfileAttributeID.imProfileAuthor, sess.UserID);

IManage.NRTSession[] sessions = new IManage.NRTSession[1];
sessions[0] = (NRTSession) sess;

string[] dbs = new string[1];
dbs[0] = "tikit";

pCtxtItems.Add("ParentWindow", this.Handle.ToInt32());
pCtxtItems.Add("NRTDMS", dms);

pCtxtItems.Add("SelectedIManSession", sess);

pCtxtItems.Add("IManSearchParameters", pSrchParams);

pSrchCmd.Initialize(pCtxtItems);

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

}

void pSrchCmd_OnInitDialog(object pMyInterface)
{
((SearchDlg)pMyInterface).ClearAll();
}

If you want to set only your search values on the search dialog, omit the IManSearchParameters ContextItem, and instead, call the SetAttributeValueByID Method from within the OnInitDialog Event after you have first cleared the dialog, like so:



private void exSearchCmd()
{
ContextItems context = new ContextItemsClass();
SearchCmd oCmd = new SearchCmdClass();

oCmd.OnInitDialog += new IMANEXTLib._ICommandEvents_OnInitDialogEventHandler(oCmd_OnInitDialog);

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

oCmd.Initialize(context);
oCmd.Update();
try
{
if (oCmd.Status == (int)CommandStatus.nrActiveCommand)
{
oCmd.Execute();
bool bRefresh = false;
bRefresh = (bool)context.Item("iManExt.Refresh");
}
}
catch (Exception ex)
{
MessageBox.Show(ex.Message);
}
}

void oCmd_OnInitDialog(object pMyInterface)
{
SearchDlg dlg = (SearchDlg)pMyInterface;
dlg.ClearAll();
dlg.SetAttributeValueByID(AttributeID.nrAuthor, sess.UserID, true);
dlg.SetAttributeValueByID(AttributeID.nrFullText, "someText", true);
}

You will, however, not be able to call searchcmd silently. If your intention is to get a handle to the documents collection from a search, just use the SearchDocuments (IManDatabase/IManSession) Method off of the low-level API, which is from the IManage.dll. This method is documented in the SDK manual, COM Object for WorkSite Developer's Reference Manual.pdf. Just search by keyword, "SearchDocuments", and you'll eventually come into a VB code example for this method.

egauthier

Thanks a lot for your answer.

The tip with the dialog will be useful for sure.

However, I tought I would be able to use searchcmd without displaying the dialog :

To perform a search again without redisplayed the WorkSite Search dialog, add the name-value pairs, ReSearchParameters and ReSearchedDatabases, to the ContextItems collection. For further clarification, see the examples in this manual.

That's what I was trying to do.

Anyway, the other method for searching a document should also fit my needs so I will be alright from there.
Thanks a lot