Max Attachment Path Length?

[ctaleck]

I’ve discovered that I cannot attach files with a very long file path to a message.

I am using this code:

For i = 0 to AttachList.Lines.Count - 1

If Trim(AttachList.Lines(i)) <> "" Then

DraftMsg.Attachments.Add(AttachList.Lines(i))

End If

Next

If the

Len(AttachList.Lines(i)) >= 132

characters then the attachment fails.

There is no mention of a limit in the Novel Docs:

http://developer.novell.com/documentation//gwobjapi/gwobjenu/index.html?page=/documentation//gwobjapi/gwobjenu/data/hej0zz9f.html#hej0zz9f

We have very deep folder structures on our network from which we need to attach files from. Any ideas on how to overcome this limit?

Topic

[Support 3]

It appear the GroupWise API limitation on file path length. In GroupWise client, I can add more then 200+ path length to a draft message but unable to do the same using the API. We will report this issue to Novell and post any update here. Btw, our test shows the maximum path length limit is 124.

In the meantime, you may need to copy the file to another location where the file path length will not exceed the maximum limit. You can use the Formativ Temporary directory (utilities.TempFiles) where the contents of this directory are cleared on GroupWise startup and shutdown. See the Formativ Language Guide for more information.

The code below copy a given file to the Formativ Temporary directory.

  

'-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
' Main line processing
'-------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Sub Main(Client, GWEvent)

  dim iNewPath

  '<< ....Your implementation of accessing message....>>

  if (len(iFilePath) > 123) then
    if CopyFileToFormativTempFolder(iFilePath, iNewPath) then
      DraftMsg.Attachments.Add(iNewPath)
    end if
  end if

End Sub



'=================================================================
' Copy a given file to the Formativ Temporary directory
'=================================================================
function CopyFileToFormativTempFolder(aFilePath, byref aNewPath)

  CopyFileToFormativTempFolder = false
  aNewPath = ""

  if (len(aFilePath) = 0) then
    exit function
  end if

  aNewPath = utilities.AddBackSlashToPath(utilities.TempFiles) & utilities.ExtractFilenameFromPath(aFilePath)

  CopyFileToFormativTempFolder = Utilities.FileSystem.CopyFile(aFilePath, aNewPath, false)

end function

Regards,
Advansys Support

[This message was edited by Support 3 on September 11, 2008 at 05:29 PM.]

[ctaleck]

Good suggestion on copying it to a temp directory. Thank you.

[Support 3]

You are welcome.

Regards,
Advansys Support

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