Accessing Livelink via script language

[llprogrammer]

Hi,
does anybody know how to access Livelink via script language (VBScript, for example)? Is it possible?

Can we access the user personal workspace and find a certain folder via script?

Any ideas are hugely appreciated!

 

[ggriffit]

LAPI only supports a limited subset of languages - .Net, Java and VB - you may be better to use AJAX to call each page over HTTP and then process the results.

Greg Griffiths
Livelink Certified Developer & ECM Global Star Champion 2005 & 2006

http://www.greggriffiths.org/livelink/

 

[appnair]

if you have access to the KB this may give you some ideas

https://knowledge.opentext.com/knowledge/llisapi.dll?func=ll&objId=2582614&objAction=view

Really the lapi client files in my idea can be added as references to vbscript and I have used them in excel VBA.I am not too sure if VBA is a script language though


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[llprogrammer]

No I don't have acces to KB...
Thank you, Greg, appnair!

 

[llprogrammer]

appnair,
what do you mean by saying "lapi client files in my idea can be added as references to vbscript and I have used them in excel VBA"? Does it mean that there's a COM interface for accessing Livelink? Does Livelink support COM API? I have looked in OleView and LAPI dlls but didn't find any type library or DllRegirterServer() function.

 

[appnair]

What I meant was you could declare all the lapi functions in a macro or module.I do not program or understand a lot of MS terminology just to get by.I put this macro just now it does not run completely but at least I know it is hitting the livelink server and executing LL code as I can see thru builder that the server is doing just fine.I do not really know why windows is complaining of access violation.It used to run fine in the older windows days as far as I can recall.Create
yourself a login and see if you can follow the macro.As far as COM support is concerned

http://www.formark.com

used to make a product called LLCOM.

[URL unfurl="true"]http://communities.opentext.com/communities/llisapi.dll/8546020/lapiMacro.xls?func=doc.Fetch&nodeid=8546020[/URL]

BTW if you get this past the windows errors teach me what it took to fix it.

Well, if I called the wrong number, why did you answer the phone?
James Thurber, New Yorker cartoon caption, June 5, 1937
Certified OT Developer,Livelink ECM Champion 2008

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[llprogrammer]

Thank you for your explanation, appnair!
This approach doesn't suit me. Well... I have to write my own COM interface to Livelink

 

[prantlf]

One idea could be to use the .NET LAPI via CCW in VBScript. However, I doubt that the tlbimp would generate scripting-friendly interfaces.

A ready-to-go product LLCOM seems to be a good alternative, you will save time.

Alternatively, you need not integrate the entire LAPI. You can also define the functionality you need in an interface with a few methods and implement it as (COM) component callable from VBScript. For such facade you could use C++ or .NET LAPI.

--- Ferda

--- Ferdinand Prantl