Attachments.Add not working in V2.02 and GW8

[Marco]

We have just switched from Groupwise 7 to Groupwise 8 and so I installed Formativ V2.02 Beta.
Most of our applets are running well but one is not working anymore. This applet is using the .Attachement.Add method with a selected message in Groupwise.

Is this an error in Formativ V2.02 Beta?
Or an error in Groupwise 8?
Or is there an change in the GW8 interface?

I have break down the applet into a short example reproducing the bug very easily:

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Sub Main(Client, GWEvent)
dim Msg
dim MyNewtask
dim i
dim index
dim Kategorien
dim TaskPrio
dim TaskCat
dim Bu

On Error Resume Next
Set Msg = Client.ClientState.CommandMessage
If Msg Is Nothing Then
exit sub
End If
On Error Goto 0

set MyNewTask = GroupWise.Account.Calendar.Messages.Add(“GW.MESSAGE.TASK”, fgwPersonal)
With MyNewTask
‘.FromText = GroupWise.Account.Owner.DisplayName
.FromText = Msg.FromText
‘.OnCalendar = FALSE
‘.Priority = fgwNormal
.AssignedDate = today
.StartDate = today
.DueDate = today
‘.Completed = FALSE
.Subject = “New job”

.TaskCategory = “A”
.TaskPriority = 1

.Attachments.Add(Msg) ‘ <<— Error
End With

set MyNewtask = nothing

Set Msg = nothing
End Sub

Topic

[Support 3]

Sample code above works in GroupWise 7.0.3 (build date 08/05/2009) but failed in GroupWise 8.0.1 (build date 26/08/2009).

Looks like a bug in GroupWise 8 client, we will report this to Novell.

Regards,
Advansys Support

[Marco]

Hi,

Is there any progress from Novell?

Or do you know any workaround for me?

regards

[Support 3]

We have reported this issue to Novell but haven’t heard any response yet. You can also post GroupWise Object API related questions into the following forum:
http://groups.google.com.au/group/novell.devsup.gwobjapi?hl=en

In regards to alternative approach, you could consider to use Token API to add attachment. See ItemAttachmentAdd for more information.

Regards,
Advansys Support

[Marco]

Hi,

I have found a workaround, which works for me:
Using a draft message (fgwDraft instead of fgwPersonal) you can add attachments.
This will not create a posted task, but a normal task which I have assigned to myself.

set MyNewTask = GroupWise.Account.Calendar.Messages.Add(“GW.MESSAGE.TASK”, fgwDraft)
With MyNewTask
.FromText = GroupWise.Account.Owner.DisplayName
‘.OnCalendar = FALSE
‘.Priority = fgwNormal
.AssignedDate = today
.StartDate = today
.DueDate = today
‘.Completed = FALSE
.Subject = “New job”
.TaskCategory = “A”
.TaskPriority = 1

.Attachments.Add(MyMsg)
End With

MyNewTask.Recipients.Add(GroupWise.Account.Owner.DisplayName)
MyNewtask.Send

set MyNewtask = nothing

best regards
Marco

[Support 3]

Great news, thanks for sharing the idea.

Regards,
Advansys Support

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