topic Re: Web script authentication in Alfresco Archive

Web script authentication

ben256 — Wed, 08 Aug 2007 14:26:07 GMT

Hello, I would like to access a webscript from Alfresco, and in this websript, I need to get the login (Alfresco login) of the user (which means get person.properties.userName through a template file). I've seen the 'person' node can be used in a webscript only when there is an authentication.So her

Re: Web script authentication

davidc — Wed, 08 Aug 2007 14:28:43 GMT

How are you referencing the web script from Alfresco?

If it's from the dashboard, the web script should pick up the user logged into Alfresco.

Re: Web script authentication

ben256 — Wed, 08 Aug 2007 15:09:16 GMT

I was experimenting : I call the web script from a custom view using a template which displays a button.
The button call the web script:
Here is the code of template used in the custom view:


<table>
<tr>
<td><input type="button" value=" Launch " onclick=window.open("http://localhost:8080/alfresco/service/app_launcher/launch_appli.html")></td>
</tr>
</table>
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Bad idea my button?

Re: Web script authentication

davidc — Wed, 08 Aug 2007 15:15:51 GMT

Replace /alfresco/service with /alfresco/wcservice

The Web Script should then hook up to the Web Client authentication.

See http://wiki.alfresco.com/wiki/Web_Script_Runtimes#Servlet_Runtime_.28HTTP_Access.29

Re: Web script authentication

ben256 — Wed, 08 Aug 2007 15:24:30 GMT

It works perfectly
Thanks a lot

Re: Web script authentication

faisal — Fri, 16 Oct 2009 17:02:37 GMT

hi,

I have a webscript that forms a dashlet in alfresco. that webscript depending on which link the user clicks calls another webscript and the modifies a particular div tag with the response from another webscript. I am using /wcs instead of /service. My dashlet loads fine everytime, But the problem is when the user clicks a link sometimes the second webscript fails. What can be the reason behine this it is working most of the time but sometime when a user logs in triges to click a link in the dashlet it throws communication failure.

If somebody can suggest something that will be really helpful, I am really stuck with this one.

thanks in advance

Faisal