Binary file handling

[gdejong]

I am in the process of investigating which ECM to use for a customer.
One requirement is that binary files need to be uploaded and downloaded to the ECM in a generic way such that it can easily done also by external parties that want to acces the system from the internet.

What are the possibilities to upload and download a file into the alfresco ECM, can I do this using REST or SOAP requests? Are there examples available?

Greetings,
Gert de Jong

[openpj]

Yes, you can use Alfresco Webscript RESTful API or Alfresco Web Service Client, below you can find Alfresco wiki pages.

Alfresco Webscript RESTful API:
http://wiki.alfresco.com/wiki/Web_Scripts#Alfresco_RESTful_API_Reference

Alfresco Web Service Client:
http://wiki.alfresco.com/wiki/Alfresco_Content_Management_Web_Services

To download Alfresco Web Service Client go here:
http://wiki.alfresco.com/wiki/Labs_3_Final_download_files#Alfresco_Web_Service_Client

You can include Alfresco Web Service Client JAR in your Java application as a library and then you can easily make calls to Alfresco repository invoking your needed methods  :wink:
In the wiki you can find many examples, but on this forum maybe you will find more details about implementations or solutions.

Hope this helps.