Getting profile information

I'm updating an old application that works with version 6.5, getting and setting profile information for specific documents. I'm running into problems on a machine with version 8.2. The code uses GetAttributeByID to get and set these values; it works fine with the old version of Desksite, but with 8.2 GetAttributeByID returns a System.__ComObject for some attribute ids (for example, nrCustom1 or nrCustom2, which do have values). On the other hand, when I use nrCustom1Description or nrCustom2Description, I do get values. Can anyone explain what's going on?

Thanks.

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jny

I'm updating an old application that works with version 6.5, getting and setting profile information for specific documents. I'm running into problems on a machine with version 8.2. The code uses GetAttributeByID to get and set these values; it works fine with the old version of Desksite, but with 8.2 GetAttributeByID returns a System.__ComObject for some attribute ids (for example, nrCustom1 or nrCustom2, which do have values). On the other hand, when I use nrCustom1Description or nrCustom2Description, I do get values. Can anyone explain what's going on?

Thanks.

The underlying types have changed. The 8.x DLL returns objects for the GetAttributeByID. Would you show your code?

ToddB

Thanks, I found that that's true for some attributes, but not all. Some still return a simple value, but some return objects. By trial and error, I changed:

txtClient.Text = getDocument.GetAttributeByID(iManage.AttributeID.nrCustom1).ToString
txtMatter.Text = getDocument.GetAttributeByID(iManage.AttributeID.nrCustom2)

to

If Not getDocument.GetAttributeByID(iManage.AttributeID.nrCustom1) Is Nothing Then
txtClient.Text = getDocument.GetAttributeByID(iManage.AttributeID.nrCustom1).name
End If

If Not getDocument.GetAttributeByID(iManage.AttributeID.nrCustom2) Is Nothing Then
txtMatter.Text = getDocument.GetAttributeByID(iManage.AttributeID.nrCustom2).name
End If

This seems to work. Is this the correct way to do it, or am I still missing something?

jny

Thanks, I found that that's true for some attributes, but not all. Some still return a simple value, but some return objects. By trial and error, I changed:

txtClient.Text = getDocument.GetAttributeByID(iManage.AttributeID.nrCustom1).ToString
txtMatter.Text = getDocument.GetAttributeByID(iManage.AttributeID.nrCustom2)

to

If Not getDocument.GetAttributeByID(iManage.AttributeID.nrCustom1) Is Nothing Then
txtClient.Text = getDocument.GetAttributeByID(iManage.AttributeID.nrCustom1).name
End If

If Not getDocument.GetAttributeByID(iManage.AttributeID.nrCustom2) Is Nothing Then
txtMatter.Text = getDocument.GetAttributeByID(iManage.AttributeID.nrCustom2).name
End If

This seems to work. Is this the correct way to do it, or am I still missing something?

If you use the set of IMan... Interfaces, which is from the 8.x imanage.dll, then the GetAttributeByID returns the value as the object. You may convert it to the actual type like so:

IManUser author = (IManUser)doc.GetAttributeByID(imProfileAttributeID.imProfileAuthor);

IManCustomAttribute cust1 = (IManCustomAttribute)doc.GetAttributeByID(imProfileAttributeID.imProfileCustom1);

You may also use the GetAttributeValueByID which returns the value as a primitive type. Like so:

string sauthor = (string)doc.GetAttributeValueByID(IManage.imProfileAttributeID.imProfileAuthor);

string cust1Alias = (string)doc.GetAttributeValueByID(imProfileAttributeID.imProfileCustom1);

if you're sticking with the older interfaces then this is what you can also do:

NRTUser author = (NRTUser)doc.GetAttributeByID(AttributeID.nrAuthor);
string sauthor = author.Name;

NRTCustomAttribute cust1 = (NRTCustomAttribute)doc.GetAttributeByID(AttributeID.nrCustom1);
string cust1Alias = cust1.Name.ToString(); //NRTCustomAttribute.Name returns Object thus it needs to be converted to string.

ToddB

I'm strictly a vb guy, but I think I see what you're saying. I'm trying to get a copy of the sdk (only have the documentation for 6.5), which might help.

Thanks.

jny

I'm strictly a vb guy, but I think I see what you're saying. I'm trying to get a copy of the sdk (only have the documentation for 6.5), which might help.

Thanks.

Yeah, I got your Devsupport request on that. Unfortunately, you'd need to download it from the FTP site governed by TSS. Let me know how it went!