topic Re: a problem with javascript in Alfresco Archive

a problem with javascript

donnie — Tue, 27 Jul 2010 09:36:58 GMT

Hello ,im a begginer in alfresco 3.2r ,my task is to creat a content rule over a space , when i add a new document into the space ,a script(javascript) must be executed ,this JS must call a web application (either applet ,jsp or servlet) that handle a java class managing research over the document a

Re: a problem with javascript

jpotts — Tue, 27 Jul 2010 16:19:24 GMT

It sounds like you are writing a rule action that triggers some JavaScript. That JavaScript needs to invoke a service (a servlet) running elsewhere.

JavaScript that runs on the Alfresco server from the Scripts directory is server-side JavaScript. The sample you pasted in looks like client-side JavaScript (I see HTML tags and a window.document.write call).

You should look at the other scripts in the Scripts directory as well as the JavaScript API page on the wiki (http://wiki.alfresco.com/wiki/JavaScript_API) for examples of what's possible.

In your case, you need to open a connection over the network to invoke a service running somewhere else. For that, I think your best bet is to forget JavaScript and instead use a Java-based Action Executor that does this using standard HTTP commons libraries. See http://ecmarchitect.com/images/articles/alfresco-actions/actions-article.pdf for a tutorial on writing custom Java actions.

Jeff

Re: a problem with javascript

donnie — Tue, 27 Jul 2010 19:44:47 GMT

jeff ,thanks for the replay ,i will try this ,and im gonna let u know

Re: a problem with javascript

mourougan — Mon, 29 Aug 2011 05:05:09 GMT

Hi,

Have you find the solution to call external Servlet service from Alfresco scripts (either server side javascript or using custom actions?) ?

Please share if you have relevant info, I'm looking for a similar solution.

Thanks & regards,
Mourougan