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I need to get the list of files and directories selected in the TS gui to change owner on those files. how can i get the list of selected file in a script that gets called from a custum file menu item.

Here is what i am doin:
I have a custom file menu item called change_group. On clicking this item from file menu I invoke the change_group.ipl file. In this script file, i am trying to get the list of selected items by the user from the interface.

Please let me know how to get the list of selected items in the script file?

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Migrateduser

Well, if you were to read the section in the Admin Guide called "Custom Menu Items" (imagine that) you would see that all custom menu item scripts are passed a bunch of CGI form variables, including the list of files, if any are selected. Specifically the variables named:

name_0, name_1, ...
path_0, path_1...

Dave Smith
Sr. Software Engineer
Nike, Inc.
(503) 671-4238
DavidH.Smith@nike.com

tvaughan

Hi Kay,

Don't mind my saucy friend from Nike, he's suffering from post-5.5.2 traumatic stress syndrom. ;-)

Here's some sample code from a custom menu item that I used to deploy user-selected files from within TeamSite


#=================================================================
#
#  Iterate over all the keys in the cgi form and pick out the environment
# variables we're interested in.  Namely, files and location.
#
foreach $key (sort keys %{$cgi->{form}})
{
   #
   #  For any name_* key we find, figure out what the type (dir or file)
   # is and also what the full path to the dir or file is.
   #  This depends on having found a valid $directory_path
   #
   if ($key  =~ /name_/) {

      $key_num =~ s/name_//;

      #
      #  If we find a file, write the file to our growing list of
      # selected files in the @files array.
      #  If we find a directory, traverse the directory and write
      # all files in the directory to the @files array.
      #
      my $type = $cgi->{form}{"type_".$key_num};
      my $path = $cgi->{form}{"path_".$key_num};
      if($path =~ /.iwmnt(.*)/) {
          $path = "/iwmnt" . $1;        # New in TS 5.5.2
      }

      if ($type eq "directory") {
         recurse_dir($path);
      } elsif($type eq "file") {
         put_file($path);
      }
   }
}

The key here is just that any cgi parameter in your menu item that starts with "name_" is going to refer to some file or directory that the user checkmarked.

That code example show syou that I differentiate what to do based on if the selection is a file or a directory, which I figure out by cross-referencing the 'xxxx' part of "name_xxxx" with the value in the "type_xxxx" variable.

Another trick is to select a bunch of stuff, and use the "Show Env" custom menu item to see what parameters are getting passed to your custom menu item.

Tom

Migrateduser

Tom, you big teddy bear you. Although you interpreted my response correctly to the initial question, I have to say as bad as the documentation is, there are some parts that are actually decent. One of the decent parts is the section on how to build custom menu items. If people would at least attempt to look at the docs before asking a question, it would be a good thing. It bothers me a little bit when people expect others to simply do their work for them without lifting a finger. A little effort can go a long way, and sometimes RTFM is a very reasonable answer. I must admit, though, you are much more noble than I.

Dave Smith
Sr. Software Engineer
Nike, Inc.
(503) 671-4238
DavidH.Smith@nike.com

Kay

Thank you folks, It works great.

tvaughan

I have to say as bad as the documentation is, there are some parts that are actually decent. One of the decent parts is the section on how to build custom menu items. If people would at least attempt to look at the docs before asking a question, it would be a good thing.

Amen, brother.