Check project authors

[1c3m4n]

Hi,

i want to check, if the repository user equals in the project authors list. I successfully determined the rep. user, but i had some problems to check the project authors list.
I tried the repository.authors.... functions, but it didn't work.

Can you please give me a good solution?

Thanks.

Florian

[1c3m4n]

I have solved the problem. Now i want to create a new project author. How can i do this?

[Geert Bellekens]

From TFM:

Authors
 Collection
 Read only. The system Authors collection. Contains 0 or more Author objects, each of which can be associated with, for example, elements or diagrams as the item author or owner. Use AddNew, Delete and GetAt to manage Authors.
 

Geert

[1c3m4n]

Hi Geert,

thank you, i have already tried this. The AddNew function has 2 arguments:

string name: The name of the new project athor?
string type: What does this mean?

Cheers,
Florian

[Geert Bellekens]

I think you'll have to use as such:

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myRepository.Authors.AddNew("AuthorName","Author")
Geert

[1c3m4n]

I have tried this, but it doesn't create a new author.

[Geert Bellekens]

Post the code snippet, there might be an update() missing or something like that.

Geert

[1c3m4n]

Ok, here is the snippet which should create the new author:

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// Author nicht vorhanden -> neu anlegen
Log = "Project Author nicht vorhanden";
oberflaeche.vSetMessage(Log);
repository.Authors.AddNew("Project Author", "Author");
repository.Authors.Refresh();


[Geert Bellekens]

try

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// Author nicht vorhanden -> neu anlegen
Log = "Project Author nicht vorhanden";
oberflaeche.vSetMessage(Log);
EA.Author newAuthor = repository.Authors.AddNew("Project Author", "Author");
newAuthor.Update();


[1c3m4n]

Thank you very much !!!

I got an error message with the use of your solution. I modified your code, now it works.

Here it is:

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// Author nicht vorhanden -> neu anlegen
Log = "Project Author nicht vorhanden";
oberflaeche.vSetMessage(Log);
EA.Author newAuthor = repository.Authors.AddNew("Project Author", "Author") as EA.Author;
newAuthor.Update();


[Geert Bellekens]

Oh, yes sure, I forgot the cast to Author.

Geert

PS. I hate EA.Collection

[1c3m4n]

PS. I hate EA.Collection

I agree

[Eve]

PS. I hate EA.Collection

Well, you could always use the Java interface.  It's slightly easier in that the collections are generics.  Here's a sample from the code samples directory in EA.

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Collection<Author> authors = rep.GetAuthors();
String newAuthorName = "Author P. McAuthor";
Author newAuthor = authors.AddNew( newAuthorName, "Writer" );
newAuthor.Update();
authors.Refresh();