topic Problems updating a folder Name! in Alfresco Archive https://connect.hyland.com/t5/alfresco-archive/problems-updating-a-folder-name/m-p/234589#M187719 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><SPAN>Hello, </SPAN><BR /><SPAN>strage Problem: when i use the following method to rename a folder in alfresco the new name is shown in alfresco web application. but when i try to get files in these folder, it says the new folder path does not exist. there is still the old folderpath after the update :?: </SPAN><BR /><SPAN>please may anybody help me.</SPAN><BR /><BR /><PRE class="language-none line-numbers"><CODE><BR />&nbsp;&nbsp; public void updateFolderName (String folderPath, String newFoldername){<BR /><BR />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; UpdateResult [] result = null;&nbsp; <BR />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; final Reference reference = new Reference(STORE, null, folderPath);&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <BR />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; final Predicate p = new Predicate(new Reference[]{reference},null,null);<BR />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; final CMLUpdate updateFolder = new CMLUpdate( new NamedValue[]{Utils.createNamedValue(Constants.PROP_NAME, newFoldername),p,null);<BR />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <BR />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; CML cml = new CML();<BR />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; cml.setUpdate(new CMLUpdate[]{updateFolder});&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <BR />&nbsp; <BR />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; try {<BR />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; result = WebServiceFactory.getRepositoryService().update(cml);<BR />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; //getting the old path!!<BR />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; System.out.println("path: " + result[0].getSource().getPath());<BR />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; } catch ( RepositoryFault rf ) {<BR />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; rf.printStackTrace();<BR />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; } catch ( RemoteException re ) {<BR />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; re.printStackTrace();<BR />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; }<BR />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; }<BR /><SPAN class="line-numbers-rows"><SPAN>‍</SPAN><SPAN>‍</SPAN><SPAN>‍</SPAN><SPAN>‍</SPAN><SPAN>‍</SPAN><SPAN>‍</SPAN><SPAN>‍</SPAN><SPAN>‍</SPAN><SPAN>‍</SPAN><SPAN>‍</SPAN><SPAN>‍</SPAN><SPAN>‍</SPAN><SPAN>‍</SPAN><SPAN>‍</SPAN><SPAN>‍</SPAN><SPAN>‍</SPAN><SPAN>‍</SPAN><SPAN>‍</SPAN><SPAN>‍</SPAN><SPAN>‍</SPAN><SPAN>‍</SPAN><SPAN>‍</SPAN></SPAN></CODE></PRE></BODY></HTML> Tue, 26 Jan 2010 13:31:23 GMT robobot 2010-01-26T13:31:23Z Problems updating a folder Name! https://connect.hyland.com/t5/alfresco-archive/problems-updating-a-folder-name/m-p/234589#M187719 Hello, strage Problem: when i use the following method to rename a folder in alfresco the new name is shown in alfresco web application. but when i try to get files in these folder, it says the new folder path does not exist. there is still the old folderpath after the update :?: please may anybody Tue, 26 Jan 2010 13:31:23 GMT https://connect.hyland.com/t5/alfresco-archive/problems-updating-a-folder-name/m-p/234589#M187719 robobot 2010-01-26T13:31:23Z Re: Problems updating a folder Name! https://connect.hyland.com/t5/alfresco-archive/problems-updating-a-folder-name/m-p/234590#M187720 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><SPAN>Hi,</SPAN><BR /><SPAN>Check that the persisted data matches the result you are getting using the Node Browser.&nbsp; In Alfresco, node properties are independent of the node path i.e. the </SPAN><STRONG>cm:name</STRONG><SPAN> property is not given any special treatment as such.&nbsp; There are interfaces (e.g. FileFolderService) and clients that will modify a node's path if the name changes, but it's not something that happens automatically.&nbsp; If your business logic requires it - or you're interacting with a client that mandates it - then you will have to modify the path, too.</SPAN><BR /><SPAN>Regards</SPAN></BODY></HTML> Thu, 28 Jan 2010 12:47:30 GMT https://connect.hyland.com/t5/alfresco-archive/problems-updating-a-folder-name/m-p/234590#M187720 derek 2010-01-28T12:47:30Z