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Last Post 09/01/2010 12:37 PM by Peter Donker. 8 Replies.

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ryan

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08/18/2010 9:07 PM
I am looking to add files programatically, I can get it working while I create collections(folders) and then add the files to the collections(folders). I have tried adding the files via EntriesController.SimplifiedUpload passing in both 0 and -1 as the collection id, I have also tried using EntriesController.UploadEntry however using any of these methods I receive an Object not found exception. Is there a way to do this? What is the way to do it? Thanks, Ryan

Peter Donker

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08/19/2010 3:52 PM
Hi Ryan, Please use an existing folder's EntryId (i.e. not -1 or 0) as CollectionID. Peter

ryan

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08/19/2010 4:06 PM
Will that not add it to that collection/folder then? I want to add the file to the root, if I use the CollectionID of an existing folder it will at the file under that folder, no? What is the CollectionID for the root? Is there a way to get the root folder? When I use EntriesController.GetRootEntry(portalId) the returned entity has an entry id of -1.

ryan

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08/19/2010 4:13 PM
Note, this can be done through the UI, I just can not figure out how to do it programmatically using the EntriesController.

Peter Donker

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08/19/2010 4:30 PM
Hi Ryan, No. Adding to the Root is not supported through SimplifiedUpload. It has to do with permissions inheritance. Peter

ryan

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08/19/2010 4:59 PM
How would one go about doing it then?

Peter Donker

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08/25/2010 3:10 PM
The root was never meant to be used as a main storage point. It has always been intended to be used for creating the first layer of subfolders specific to your application. Files would eventually be added to those folders. To add a file to folder 0 you need to manually create it and do the uploading. So 1. Create an EntryInfo 2. Set CollectionId, PortalId, EntryType, Author, TitleML (not Title), Version (1), Owner, IsApproved, MD5Hash, FileSize, OriginalFilename, Permissions 3. Call StorageProvider.Instance().StoreFile with the entry and file to store. This will fill the fields Entry and StorageProviderID 4. Call EntriesController.AddEntry to add the entry Peter

ryan

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08/30/2010 8:05 PM
Is there a public method used to generate the EntryType or at least query it from the extensions table?

Peter Donker

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09/01/2010 12:37 PM
Yes. You find it here: Common.Globals: Public Function GetFileType(ByVal PortalId As Integer, ByVal FileExtension As String) As String Extension can be with or without the leading "." Peter

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