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updating a file using Alfresco JavaScript API

ngiolet — Thu, 26 Mar 2009 12:03:14 GMT

Using the Alfresco JavaScript API, I noticed that when you run a script that changes a file, the file is not updated until the script does not finish its execution.At least to me seems to behave in this way. :x I wanted to know if it is actually so, and if you can force the update of the file during

Re: updating a file using Alfresco JavaScript API

mikeh — Thu, 26 Mar 2009 12:10:18 GMT

If you've updated properties only, then use node.save().

I suspect the issue you have is that webscripts execute in one transaction - currently this is not configurable. You could change the webscript descriptor to not use transactions, but this isn't recommended.

Mike

Re: updating a file using Alfresco JavaScript API

lista — Fri, 27 Mar 2009 07:52:17 GMT

These are your options, when talking about transactions:

transaction (optional) is the required level transaction; valid values are:

    * none specifies that no transaction is required at all
    * required specifies that a transaction is required (and will inherit an existing transaction, if open)
    * requiresnew specifies that a new transaction is required ‍‍‍‍‍

MikeH, do you know of any documentation talking about transactions? I'm having troubles finding any.

Re: updating a file using Alfresco JavaScript API

mikeh — Fri, 27 Mar 2009 08:25:23 GMT

MikeH, do you know of any documentation talking about transactions? I'm having troubles finding any.

Not specifically, but these are the top wiki hits which talk about them:

http://wiki.alfresco.com/wiki/Java_Foundation_API
http://wiki.alfresco.com/wiki/Introducing_the_Alfresco_Java_Content_Repository_API#Transaction_Management
http://wiki.alfresco.com/wiki/Alfresco_Repository_Architecture

Thanks,
Mike