topic Re: Overwriting content vs version service in Alfresco Archive

Overwriting content vs version service

ruighr — Fri, 22 Oct 2010 17:06:52 GMT

Hi,I have some content (PDF) that has the "versionable" aspect set. I'm using some java with contentWriter.getWriter.putContent to replace the content without changing the version. The Share preview panel and download action point to the new content just fine. However it looks like the version se

Re: Overwriting content vs version service

mrogers — Fri, 22 Oct 2010 17:32:24 GMT

How can you "change the content" without changing the version? The act of committing your change will version the node.

More details please.

Re: Overwriting content vs version service

ruighr — Fri, 22 Oct 2010 18:42:17 GMT

I'm just using the example at this link:

http://wiki.alfresco.com/wiki/NodeRef_cookbook

under the heading "Writing a file's data to a node's content" which specifies:


       ContentWriter writer = contentService.getWriter(nodeRef, ContentModel.PROP_CONTENT, true);
       writer.setLocale(CONTENT_LOCALE);
       File file = new File("c:/temp/images/BigCheese1.bmp");
       writer.setMimetype("image/bmp");
       writer.putContent(file);
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My understanding is that it just replaces the content without changing versions, and this is what I'm seeing, since the version number isn't changing.