Getting object Id with the object's path

Is there any direct LAPI call to get the ID of an object (doc/folder) by supplying its path (eg. : Enterprise/folder1/doc1.doc)? Right now, we're following a top down approach where we use the ListObjects call at each step until we get the desired ID. But this takes quite a bit of timing and is having an adverse effect on the performance.

Any way to do the same but in a faster way is what we're looking for.

Also, a faster/direct way to do the reverse (id to path) would also be of much help.

Thanks.

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Ferdinand Prantl

I'm not aware of such LAPI call. If you need it you can write your own based on DAPI.GetNode which accepts the node path.

If you can switch to EWS, there is a method DocumentManagement:GetNodeByPath there.

--- Ferda

Sunitha_Iyer

Much thanks for the reply.

I'm not very familiar with DAPI. Could you direct me to any guide for it?

Ferdinand Prantl

Writing a LAPI call of your own involves creating a new Livelink module (or extending an existing one if your solution already has a custom one) and creating a new API request handler in that module for the new LAPI call.

How to create a new LAPI call in a Livelink module or how to use DAPI in OScript is beyond the scope of this topic. See the Livelink Developer's Documentation for more information about this.

Particularly for this case, you will find helpful the implementation of the function GetNodeByPath in the ospace DOCMANSERVICE in LL 9.7.1 which supports the functionality available in the EWS.

--- Ferda

Appu_Nair

Ferda said this

DAPI.GetNode

This meant that to use Oscript for which you need builder.All LAPI code finally boil down to a call

in oscript,so it is possible to implement your own lapi call for your organization,which will require you to take up builder(oscript) programming,wrap up the new call in a module and install it on a livelink server.

Ferda also said to use Enterprise web services which is the replacement to LAPI which already has this built in.it works only against a livelink server 9.7.1

I also have a suggestion that I have seen people use,why not create a function or stored procedure that does exactly what your lapi call is doing and use that from your lapi code wouldn't it work ?