Need to move/copy the folder from local server to Livelink Server

[sxjain3]

Hi,

I have a requirement where I need to;

1) Move a folder, its subfolders, and files inside over to Livelink server. This would avoid to keep track of all the folders and their properties and just copy/move everything inside over to LiveLink.
2) I also need to replace a folder with the same name if already exists on Livelink.

I am using VB.

Any advice/suggestion is apprecaited.

Thanks and Regards,

SJ

 

[appnair]

If you want to programmatically use VB(VB6 I presume) to get access into the livelink server(which is not windows per-se,but a database application),Opentext gives something called Livelink Application Programming Interface.LAPI as it is usually called has several flavors,methodology etc which is too big to discuss here.Talk to whoever that manages your livelink and see if they have got the livelink SDK CD.LAPI is bundled into that.Load that into a client machine where you will be working with your VB6 IDE and lo and behold churn out your programs.

In the meantime also try to undestand how livelink works going thru the http GUI or livelink explorer because not many people realize privileges,permissions etc.Livelink explorer also may have its own pice SDK that you could probably use.


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[sxjain3]

Hi Appnair,

I already have a VB application which uses LAPI where I am able to perform most of the operations needed for document management. The above mentioned is the only requirement where I am not able to find any help using the LAPI docs.

I tried using ll_CreateObjecTex but that creates a new folder, whereas I was a folder to be picked up along with its subfolders and copied/moved to Livelink and object ids assigned to each of the items.

I am thinking if I am able to perform this operation using the LiveLink explorer, there must be an API I can used to do it programmitically.

Thanks

Sameer

 

[appnair]

Most commercially available windows drag and drop products with LAPI has the functionality built in.Livelink Explorer,authorlink explorer are a few.Regarding replacing the "same name" object.I think you may have to write a custom app for it,because as soon as a node is allocated,it checks whether or not the nodename is unique.You may have to work around it

Well, if I called the wrong number, why did you answer the phone?
James Thurber, New Yorker cartoon caption, June 5, 1937