iw_ostream and editting

ejeNetcompany

Hi again

I need some help with iw_ostream and editting.
I have attached a simple presentation.tpl file that shows my setup.

My workflow:
- I fill in my datacapture form (two input areas).
- I then press 'generate' and two files are generated (one container the stuff outside the iw_ostream tags (called outside.html), and one with the stuff inside the tags (called footer.html)).
Everything works fine so far.
- I would then like to 'edit' the generated pages. I find 'outside.html' and press the 'edit' button and the capture form is loaded and everything is fine.
- I then find footer.html (the one created by iw_ostream), and i press 'edit'. This time no datacapture form i loaded.

How can i make 'edit' for footer.html open up the datacapture form that created it?

Adam Stoller

You need to add the same EAs that appear on the one file to the other.
iw_ostream does not do this for you, so you have to include code to do it yourself.

In the past (and it's been a while since I've dealt with this), I was able to do it directly within the PT itself - but it requires include iw_perl blocks because you need to call the iwextattr CLT. There's some question about the order in which the files get created and EAs get set; I don't remember for sure but you may be able to do a simple:

iwextattr -l -x main_file | iwextattr -s -x sub_file

The other question is whether you always generate the files from the Edit DCR form, or as part of a workflow. If the latter, you can include the extra processing step (above) as part of an external task - and there's less need to worry about the order of file creation and CLT application.