Web script authentication

[ben256]

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 here come my questions:

As the user connect after loging in Alfresco, can I make an automatic authentication to the webscript so that I will ba able to get his name, and the user does't need to enter his login and password again?

And second question: as I was testing this small application with different users, the authentication was required only for the first user: if I logout from Alfresco and login with a different user, the authentication for the webscript is not required and the userName I get is the one of the 1st user. I have to close my internet browser to get the authentication again. There is probably a simple solution to have the authentication each time, any idea?

Thanks

[davidc]

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.

[ben256]

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>‍‍‍‍‍‍‍

Bad idea my button?

[davidc]

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

[ben256]

It works perfectly
Thanks a lot

[faisal]

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