https://connect.hyland.com/t5/alfresco-archive/strange-javascript-api-behavior/m-p/23093#M11142 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><SPAN>Alfresco,</SPAN><BR /><BR /><SPAN>I'm testing the new JavaScript API features in 1.3 and they look nice. The default simple Backup script works fine. I changed line 14 from </SPAN><EM>copy.name = "backup of" + copy.name;</EM><SPAN> to:</SPAN><BR /><PRE class="language-none line-numbers"><CODE>copy.name = copy.name; <SPAN class="line-numbers-rows"><SPAN>‍</SPAN></SPAN></CODE></PRE><SPAN>This still works, no problems here but it seems like a totally useless line, it assigns the the variable to itself. So I removed the line and tested this again… but ran into the following error:</SPAN><PRE class="language-none line-numbers"><CODE>An error occurred<BR /><BR />Failed to update category due to system error: Transaction didn't commit: Failed to execute script 'workspace://SpacesStore/f900e25e-0a69-11db-b76c-410603f2342f': Wrapped java.lang.NullPointerException (AlfrescoScript#14)<SPAN class="line-numbers-rows"><SPAN>‍</SPAN><SPAN>‍</SPAN><SPAN>‍</SPAN></SPAN></CODE></PRE><SPAN>It works again when I put the "copy.name" line back in place. Why is this?</SPAN><BR /><BR /><SPAN>I'm still on Alfresco 1.3 preview, if this is a bug it could be fixed in 1.3, is it?</SPAN><BR /><BR /><SPAN>Thanks!</SPAN></BODY></HTML> Mon, 03 Jul 2006 09:18:09 GMT simon 2006-07-03T09:18:09Z https://connect.hyland.com/t5/alfresco-archive/strange-javascript-api-behavior/m-p/23093#M11142 Alfresco,I'm testing the new JavaScript API features in 1.3 and they look nice. The default simple Backup script works fine. I changed line 14 from copy.name = "backup of" + copy.name; to:copy.name = copy.name; ‍This still works, no problems here but it seems like a totally useless line, it assigns Mon, 03 Jul 2006 09:18:09 GMT https://connect.hyland.com/t5/alfresco-archive/strange-javascript-api-behavior/m-p/23093#M11142 simon 2006-07-03T09:18:09Z https://connect.hyland.com/t5/alfresco-archive/strange-javascript-api-behavior/m-p/23094#M11143 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><SPAN>Yes this was a problem with the save() API call not initiasing properties of a node if you hadn't accessed them yet. This is fixed in 1.3 final.</SPAN><BR /><BR /><SPAN>Thanks,</SPAN><BR /><BR /><SPAN>Kevin</SPAN></BODY></HTML> Mon, 03 Jul 2006 11:52:19 GMT https://connect.hyland.com/t5/alfresco-archive/strange-javascript-api-behavior/m-p/23094#M11143 kevinr 2006-07-03T11:52:19Z https://connect.hyland.com/t5/alfresco-archive/strange-javascript-api-behavior/m-p/23095#M11144 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><SPAN>Thanks Kevin!</SPAN><BR /><BR /><SPAN>That's why it's called a "preview" I suppose.&nbsp; <img id="smileyvery-happy" class="emoticon emoticon-smileyvery-happy" src="https://connect.hyland.com/i/smilies/16x16_smiley-very-happy.png" alt="Smiley Very Happy" title="Smiley Very Happy" /></SPAN></BODY></HTML> Mon, 03 Jul 2006 13:03:59 GMT https://connect.hyland.com/t5/alfresco-archive/strange-javascript-api-behavior/m-p/23095#M11144 simon 2006-07-03T13:03:59Z