Documentum Content Server - Retrieve Documents

arauf
arauf
edited January 28, 2009 in Documentum #1

Hi,

Some very basic questions about documentum API. What we need to do is retrieve documents stored within a particular documentum repository through a Microsoft .Net application from Documentum Content Server  - 6.0 SP1.

What is the simplest method to achieve this?

Is there a simulator available for developers who do not yet have access to an installed version of documentum server to test code?

I would appreciate any help you can provide to point me in the right direction.

Thanks.

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  • msroth
    msroth
    edited January 28, 2009 #2

    To use the Documentum API (DFC) from .Net, you will need to install both the DFC (Java) and the Primary Interrupt Assembly (PIA) -- the .Net wrapper for the DFC.  You can avoid installing these two rather large code libraries if you use Documentum Foundation Services (DFS) -- Documentum's new web services interface.

    In the DFC/PIA look at the IDfSysObject.getFile() method, that will probably get you what you want as far as the retrieval.

    As for a repository simulator...well, most everyone I know just installs Content Server on a local VMware image and uses that as their local development environment.

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