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access Alfresco file directory?

esource — Fri, 11 Jun 2010 10:33:01 GMT

with Java, from within Alfresco, what is the correct syntax, what classes do I call, to access the Alfresco file directory? For example if I want to access with Java the templates located under …\WEB-INF\classes\alfresco\templates\ how can I do this?

Re: access Alfresco file directory?

esource — Fri, 11 Jun 2010 11:09:09 GMT

for instance how can we access with Java:

…tomcat\shared\classes\alfresco\extension\templates?

Re: access Alfresco file directory?

gyro_gearless — Fri, 11 Jun 2010 12:04:22 GMT

SInce you may assume that both tomcat/shared/classes and alfresco/WEB-INF/classes are in the classpath, you can access them as resource.
Something like that (untested):

ClassLoader cl = Thread.currentThread().getContextClassLoader();
InputStream is = cl.getResourceAsStream("/alfresco/templates/foobar.ftl")

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HTH
Gyro

Re: access Alfresco file directory?

esource — Fri, 11 Jun 2010 13:54:03 GMT

Thank you for the post, but how can I access the freemarker template in a way that would allow me to apply against a node or array or set of data? Also how can I create a file and write to it in the Alfresco file system? For instance:

../tomcat/shared/classes/alfresco/extension/output/someoutput.html

Re: access Alfresco file directory?

esource — Fri, 11 Jun 2010 14:22:56 GMT

also how can I call

tomcat\shared\classes\alfresco\extension\templates

as a href in a jsf component in .jsp?

Re: access Alfresco file directory?

esource — Fri, 11 Jun 2010 14:55:48 GMT

SInce you may assume that both tomcat/shared/classes and alfresco/WEB-INF/classes are in the classpath, you can access them as resource.
Something like that (untested):
ClassLoader cl = Thread.currentThread().getContextClassLoader();
InputStream is = cl.getResourceAsStream("/alfresco/templates/foobar.ftl")

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HTH
Gyro

Is there a way I can get an output stream instead of an input stream?

Re: access Alfresco file directory?

mrogers — Fri, 11 Jun 2010 15:54:23 GMT

You probably want to load your script into the alfresco data dictionary rather than the file system.

Re: access Alfresco file directory?

esource — Sat, 12 Jun 2010 05:39:04 GMT

You probably want to load your script into the alfresco data dictionary rather than the file system.

Thank you for the suggestion, but I wanted to generate an html file to display in a new window from a jsf actionlink. If I store the generated html in a node, how do I retrieve it and call it from the jsp opening it in a new window?

Re: access Alfresco file directory?

esource — Sat, 12 Jun 2010 08:59:32 GMT

Okay, I have it working. Thank you for all the suggestions!

Re: access Alfresco file directory?

esource — Sun, 13 Jun 2010 17:02:22 GMT

You probably want to load your script into the alfresco data dictionary rather than the file system.

One question. What is the correct syntax to display html that I've loaded into a node in a jsp page?

I've tried:

<r:template template="#{DialogManager.bean.displayUrl}" />

<%@ include file="${url.context}#{DialogManager.bean.displayUrl}"%>

<jsp:include page="${url.context}#{DialogManager.bean.displayUrl}" />

Re: access Alfresco file directory?

esource — Tue, 15 Jun 2010 07:51:12 GMT

SInce you may assume that both tomcat/shared/classes and alfresco/WEB-INF/classes are in the classpath, you can access them as resource.
Something like that (untested):
ClassLoader cl = Thread.currentThread().getContextClassLoader();
InputStream is = cl.getResourceAsStream("/alfresco/templates/foobar.ftl")

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HTH
Gyro

it found a resource I placed under alfresco/WEB-INF/classes but not under tomcat/shared/classes. would you know how I can locate resources placed under tomcat/shared/classes?