topic Updating multi-value properties with php in Alfresco Archive https://connect.hyland.com/t5/alfresco-archive/updating-multi-value-properties-with-php/m-p/230033#M183163 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><SPAN>Is it possible to update a multi-value property using the php api?&nbsp; </SPAN><BR /><BR /><SPAN>Here is what I am trying to do:</SPAN><BR /><UL>I have created a custom aspect with the multi-value property partnumref.<BR />I can update this properly via the Alfresco explorer client and also via javascript.<BR />I would like to create a rule to query an external datasource and add values to partnumref when a document is added or updated.<BR />I could not figure out how to perform an httpget type function in javascript (seems to only be possible in webscripts).<BR />In php, it is very simple to call an external page via cURL.<BR />Unfortunately, I have been unable to set or update a mult-value property in php</UL><SPAN>This works:</SPAN><BR /><SPAN>&nbsp; //Apply the aspects to the file ($httpresults is an array of values)</SPAN><BR /><SPAN>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; //Define the properties</SPAN><BR /><SPAN>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; $props=array('custom_partnumref'=&gt;$httpresults[0]);</SPAN><BR /><SPAN>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; //Add the aspect</SPAN><BR /><SPAN>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; $document-&gt;addAspect("custom_stdref", $props);</SPAN><BR /><BR /><SPAN>This does not:</SPAN><BR /><SPAN>&nbsp; //Apply the aspects to the file ($httpresults is an array of values)</SPAN><BR /><SPAN>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; //Define the properties</SPAN><BR /><SPAN>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; $props=array('custom_partnumref'=&gt;$httpresults);</SPAN><BR /><SPAN>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; //Add the aspect</SPAN><BR /><SPAN>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; $document-&gt;addAspect("custom_stdref", $props);</SPAN><BR /><BR /><SPAN>Nor does updating:</SPAN><BR /><SPAN>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; $props = $document-&gt;properties;</SPAN><BR /><SPAN>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; $props['{custom.model}partnumref']=$httpresults;</SPAN><BR /><SPAN>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; $document-&gt;properties=$props;</SPAN><BR /><BR /><SPAN>I am using community 3.2r</SPAN><BR /><SPAN>Typical error might be: </SPAN><BR /><SPAN>…</SPAN><BR /><SPAN>error executing script…</SPAN><BR /><SPAN>…</SPAN><BR /><SPAN>Caused by: java.lang.UnsupportedOperationException: openRead:com.caucho.vfs.NullPath</SPAN><BR /><SPAN>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; at com.caucho.vfs.Path.openReadImpl(Path.java:1319)</SPAN><BR /><SPAN>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; at com.caucho.vfs.Path.openRead(Path.java:1039)</SPAN><BR /><SPAN>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; at com.caucho.quercus.env.Env.getSourceLine(Env.java:4311)</SPAN><BR /><SPAN>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; at com.caucho.quercus.parser.QuercusParser.error(QuercusParser.java:488</SPAN><BR /><SPAN>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; at com.caucho.quercus.expr.Expr.createAssign(Expr.java:172)</SPAN><BR /><SPAN>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; at com.caucho.quercus.parser.QuercusParser.parseAssignExpr(QuercusParse</SPAN><BR /><SPAN>…</SPAN><BR /><BR /><BR /><SPAN>Any ideas on how to get values from an external data source into a multi-value property based on a rule action (php or otherwise welcome)?</SPAN><BR /><BR /><SPAN>Thanks,</SPAN><BR /><SPAN>BRAD</SPAN></BODY></HTML> Thu, 22 Jul 2010 13:06:19 GMT bweiss 2010-07-22T13:06:19Z Updating multi-value properties with php https://connect.hyland.com/t5/alfresco-archive/updating-multi-value-properties-with-php/m-p/230033#M183163 Is it possible to update a multi-value property using the php api?&nbsp; Here is what I am trying to do:I have created a custom aspect with the multi-value property partnumref.I can update this properly via the Alfresco explorer client and also via javascript.I would like to create a rule to query an ext Thu, 22 Jul 2010 13:06:19 GMT https://connect.hyland.com/t5/alfresco-archive/updating-multi-value-properties-with-php/m-p/230033#M183163 bweiss 2010-07-22T13:06:19Z Re: Updating multi-value properties with php https://connect.hyland.com/t5/alfresco-archive/updating-multi-value-properties-with-php/m-p/230034#M183164 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><SPAN>Hi,</SPAN><BR /><BR /><SPAN>A long time ago (2 years), i have submitted a patch that allow you to update multi-value properties with the php api : </SPAN><A href="http://issues.alfresco.com/jira/browse/PHP-14" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">http://issues.alfresco.com/jira/browse/PHP-14</A><SPAN> .</SPAN></BODY></HTML> Thu, 16 Sep 2010 20:32:52 GMT https://connect.hyland.com/t5/alfresco-archive/updating-multi-value-properties-with-php/m-p/230034#M183164 romain_lamarche 2010-09-16T20:32:52Z