What parameters does one pass into the getPluginInterface() method?

[pheynman]

Hi,

This is a simple question but for some reason I can't find a solution or example of usage of this method and the documentation is not useful. It tells you the type to pass in but I not what the values of your options are.

In CSP, and .NET, you can pass parameters like (examples):
1) Reports.Item(1).PluginInterface("Report")
2) report.PluginInterface("")
3) oReport.GetPluginInterface("") and I think
4) obj.PluginInterface

I read somewhere that the preferred method is to pass an empty string but in Java, you're supposed to pass an object AND a string. I tried the following:

1) getPluginMgr().getPluginInterface("CrystalEnterprise.Reports", "Report");
2) getPluginMgr().getPluginInterface("", "");
3) getPluginMgr().getPluginInterface(null, ""); and
4) getPluginMgr().getPluginInterface("CrystalEnterprise.Reports", IPluginMgr.Category.DESKTOP);

Is there a place where the available plugins are documented? It throws an SDKException:

"The plugin does not exist in the APS "

Thanks.

 

[Turkbear]

Hi,
Anything here help;

http://devlibrary.businessobjects.com/BusinessObjectsXIR2/en/devsuite.htm

Choose the Java Developers Guide ( under BusinessObjects Enterprise SDK in the left hand menu) and the Java API reference.





To Paraphrase:"The Help you get is proportional to the Help you give.."

 

[pheynman]

I had looked there and many other sites and also searched through code.google.com and also some books. I suppose it's not heavily used.

Anyway, this is what I'll try later today when I have the environment:

getPluginMgr().getPluginInterface(CeProgID.REPORT, IPluginMgr.Category.ADMIN);

It's not that much different from what I was doing - those arguments are just strings, the first of which is "CrystalEnterprise.Report" and the second one is "admin" so I guess the typo and the wrong argument in my earlier method wouldn't do - but we'll see.

I'll post a solution if I find one - or affirm if it's this.

Thanks.

 

[pheynman]

This eventually worked but I have a different problem now:

getPluginMgr().getPluginInterface(CeProgID.REPORT, IPluginMgr.Category.DESKTOP);

If anyone's wondering, this method is for the IPluginMgr interface.

Link -

http://devlibrary.businessobjects.c...Interface(java.lang.Object, java.lang.String)

The ProgIDs can be investigated at the SDK site:

http://devlibrary.businessobjects.c...com/crystaldecisions/sdk/plugin/CeProgID.html

and the Categories can be found at:

http://devlibrary.businessobjects.c...s/sdk/occa/pluginmgr/IPluginMgr.Category.html

You can also look for CePropertyID.

And these links may change as SAP moves stuff to their site and their site is a little difficult to navigate.

Thanks, Turk.