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Custom action for create PDF

sebbri — Tue, 12 Jul 2016 09:47:09 GMT

I want to create an action to allow the user to create a PDF document from another document ( eg DOCX ).I took a sample found on this forum tep 1 : I created un custom action custom-action-services-context.xml<?xml version='1.0' encoding='UTF-8'?><!DOCTYPE beans PUBLIC '-//SPRING//DTD BEA

Re: Custom action for create PDF

sebbri — Tue, 12 Jul 2016 14:41:52 GMT

I add this in share-config-custom.xml :


   <config evaluator="string-compare" condition="transform-to-pdf-action">
      <forms>
         <form>
            <field-visibility>
               <show id="destination-folder" />
            </field-visibility>
            <appearance>
               <field id="destination-folder" label="Choisir la destination">
                        <control template="/org/alfresco/components/form/controls/myassociation.ftl">
                                <control-param name="displayMode">items</control-param>
                                <control-param name="showTargetLink">true</control-param>
                                <control-param name="compactMode">true</control-param>
                        </control>
               </field>
            </appearance>
         </form>
      </forms>
   </config>
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Why "myassociation.ftl" ? : it's for this bug https://forums.alfresco.com/forum/developer-discussions/alfresco-share-development/potential-share-association-issue-07082013

It works, but now big problem: how to pass the destination-folder value to JS script ???

Pleaaaase !

Re: Custom action for create PDF

muralidharand — Tue, 12 Jul 2016 18:47:32 GMT

You can develop a simple form / control in the document library actions, like how we will be uploading new version of the document.
It just popups a small windows select the document, selection major or minor version and comment, then document will be uploaded into document library. Does this kind of approach will help you ?
You can even think like, Manage aspects, Manage permission option from the document library.
Please let me know, if you need additional help on this.

Re: Custom action for create PDF

sebbri — Wed, 13 Jul 2016 09:00:56 GMT

Thank you very much for your answer.

I tried to explain what I want to do (not easy because my English is not very good).

I want my users to have the ability to create a PDF from a document ( such as a .doc , etc.). I first activate the Transform action that allows it but that does not suit me perfectly.

Indeed, the action of native processing allows the user to select the type . Except that I only want a transformation in PDF .
The other constraint is that the created PDF document must have a property containing one hand the name of the source document and version . It is a request of my users.

So I experienced my own JS script that does this.

I try to create an action " Transform to PDF " which launches this script after the user chose the destination folder.

I managed to create an action with a form that lets you choose a destination folder. Now I'm stuck because I can not pass to the script the value of the destination folder.

Greetings

Re: Custom action for create PDF

sebbri — Wed, 13 Jul 2016 09:01:35 GMT

Thanks

Re: Custom action for create PDF

sebbri — Fri, 15 Jul 2016 08:59:06 GMT

Hello,

I 'm sorry but I 'm completely stuck . I need help.

How can I have a value entered in a form from a JS script?

Here, my action displays a form to choose the destination folder but I do not know how to extract this value from the script !!! I despair