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Custom action for create PDF

sebbri

I want to create an action to allow the user to create a PDF document from another document ( eg DOCX ).

I took a sample found on this forum :

Step 1 : I created un custom action custom-action-services-context.xml

<?xml version='1.0' encoding='UTF-8'?>
<!DOCTYPE beans PUBLIC '-//SPRING//DTD BEAN//EN' 'http://www.springframework.org/dtd/spring-beans.dtd'>
<beans>
      <bean id="transform-to-pdf-action" parent="script">
                <property name="scriptLocation">
                        <bean class="org.alfresco.repo.jscript.ClasspathScriptLocation">
                                <constructor-arg>
                                        <value>alfresco/extension/scripts/transformToPdf.js</value>
                                </constructor-arg>
                        </bean>
                </property>
    </bean>
</beans>
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Step 2 : the JS script (transformToPdf.js) :
This script created a PDF document with a property containing the name of the original document and version.

var name = document.properties["cm:name"];
var version = document.properties["cm:versionLabel"];
newdoc = document.transformDocument("application/pdf");
newdoc.properties["gen:Version"] = name + " ("+ version +")";
newdoc.save();
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Step 3 : share-config-custom.xml :

<config evaluator="string-compare" condition="DocLibActions">
        <actions>
                <!– Transfor Document To PDF –>
                <action id="transform-to-pdf" type="javascript" label="Transformer en PDF">
                        <param name="function">onActionFormDialog</param>
                        <!– Additional parameters for onFormDialog function  –>
                        <param name="itemKind">action</param>
                        <param name="itemId">transform-to-pdf-action</param>
                        <param name="mode">create</param>
                        <param name="destination">{node.nodeRef}</param>
                        <!–
                        <param name="action">transform-to-pdf-action</param>
                        –>
                        <param name="successMessage">Succcès : le document PDF a été créé</param>
                        <param name="failureMessage">Echec : Le document PDF n'a pas été créé"</param>
                </action>
        </actions>
        <actionGroups>
                 <actionGroup id="document-browse">
                         <action index="460" id="transform-to-pdf"/>
                 </actionGroup>
        </actionGroups>
   </config>
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It works. But I'm missing something : I would like the user to select the destination folder . I do not find how to add arrige this form.
As it stands, the PDF is created in the same folder.

Please help !

(Sorry for my english)

Merci d'avance

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sebbri

I add this in share-config-custom.xml :

   <config evaluator="string-compare" condition="transform-to-pdf-action">
      <forms>
         <form>
            <field-visibility>
               <show id="destination-folder" />
            </field-visibility>
            <appearance>
               <field id="destination-folder" label="Choisir la destination">
                        <control template="/org/alfresco/components/form/controls/myassociation.ftl">
                                <control-param name="displayMode">items</control-param>
                                <control-param name="showTargetLink">true</control-param>
                                <control-param name="compactMode">true</control-param>
                        </control>
               </field>
            </appearance>
         </form>
      </forms>
   </config>
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Why "myassociation.ftl" ? : it's for this bug https://forums.alfresco.com/forum/developer-discussions/alfresco-share-development/potential-share-association-issue-07082013

It works, but now big problem: how to pass the destination-folder value to JS script ???

Pleaaaase !

muralidharand

You can develop a simple form / control in the document library actions, like how we will be uploading new version of the document.
It just popups a small windows select the document, selection major or minor version and comment, then document will be uploaded into document library. Does this kind of approach will help you ?
You can even think like, Manage aspects, Manage permission option from the document library.
Please let me know, if you need additional help on this.

sebbri

Thank you very much for your answer.

I tried to explain what I want to do (not easy because my English is not very good).

I want my users to have the ability to create a PDF from a document ( such as a .doc , etc.). I first activate the Transform action that allows it but that does not suit me perfectly.

Indeed, the action of native processing allows the user to select the type . Except that I only want a transformation in PDF .
The other constraint is that the created PDF document must have a property containing one hand the name of the source document and version . It is a request of my users.

So I experienced my own JS script that does this.

I try to create an action " Transform to PDF " which launches this script after the user chose the destination folder.

I managed to create an action with a form that lets you choose a destination folder. Now I'm stuck because I can not pass to the script the value of the destination folder.

Greetings

Thanks

Hello,

I 'm sorry but I 'm completely stuck . I need help.

How can I have a value entered in a form from a JS script?

Here, my action displays a form to choose the destination folder but I do not know how to extract this value from the script !!! I despair