TeamSite on non default port and cgi server calls

Hi,
We have a TeamSite 7.4.0 instance on windows.
We are using modeler workflows.

In custom instantiation.cfg file we are using the callserver methods.
The code snippet looks like:

var server = window.location.hostname;
IWDatacapture.callServer("http://"+server+"/iw-cc/gl/ajax?data=submission",params);

This works OK when TeamSite is on port 80.
However this will not work for clients who installed TeamSite on non standard port say (8088). since then the call will be required to be
IWDatacapture.callServer("http://"+server+":8088" + "/iw-cc/gl/ajax?data=submission",params);

However this is an issue because then we cannot generalize the script and will not work with all the clients because of the hardcoded port.

So my question is how to get the port on which the teamsite server is runnning. Is there a something like
var server = window.location.hostname;
var port = window.location.port_number;???

Please let me know if you need more info.

Also, another similar situation...
We are using modeler workflows.
In the workflow cgi task we are calling externaltask URI as

http://$IW_SERVER/iw-cc/.../externaltask

This works OK when TeamSite is on port 80.
However this will not work for clients who installed TeamSite on non standard port say (8088). since then the call will be required to be
http://$IW_SERVER:8088/iw-cc/.../externaltask

However this is an issue because then we cannot generalize the script and will not work with all the clients because of the hardcoded port.
So my question is how to get the port on which the teamsite server is runnning. Is there a predefined variable like
$IW_PORT to know the port on which TeamSite server is running? where $IW_PORT should return 8088.

Please let me know what is the variable to be used for the port.

You may also have better suggestions to get the port number in the modeler workflow. Please do not hesitate to share that.

Thanks
-Gautam

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Rick Poulin

However this is an issue because then we cannot generalize the script and will not work with all the clients because of the hardcoded port.

And why is it that your target environments aren't all installed the same way? This is going to lead to bigger problems in the future.

So my question is how to get the port on which the teamsite server is runnning. Is there a something like
var server = window.location.hostname;
var port = window.location.port_number;???

How hard did you try to find this answer on your own? It should take you less than 5 seconds on google.

So my question is how to get the port on which the teamsite server is runnning. Is there a predefined variable like
$IW_PORT to know the port on which TeamSite server is running? where $IW_PORT should return 8088.

Again, how hard did you try? Because this is clearly documented in the manuals, and had you even tried your guess you'd have seen that it works.

padmanabh

Thanks for your kind reply rpoulin! It was precise and solved both my problems!!
You are awesome! Regarding investigating, I searched Interwoven knowledge base and devnet for something similar. But did not find anything. I think I should have looked at the pdf docs more closely. I totally agree. Actually I did not had access to the TeamSite machine so could not try anything. Now I tried and it works. My apologies for my laziness!
Thanks again for your help!
-Gautam