Joe Kaufman Bell Laboratories Inc No longer there

Thanks, Phil!

I hope you come back with good news -- downloading multiple documents via URL could be really, really handy for folks who do not want to get into Platform coding. I mentioned the use of Folders on that other thread, but needing to set up a folder just to overcome the 100-document view limit is sort of a kludge.

In any case, I appreciate your attention, and hope you have a great weekend!

Thanks,

Joe Kaufman

Casey,

I have posted a more direct question on this topic, complete with my URL Integration creator screenshots, so hopefully someone will tell us what's what. Maybe it has been un-featured for a while now.

Thanks,

Joe Kaufman

Hello,

Over on this thread we have been discussing the nifty idea of using URL integration to download a lot of documents at once:

https://www.docuware.com/forum/english-forums/docuware-questions-about-usage-and-configuration/how-download-more-100-documents-file-cabinet

The idea is that in the same way you can download multiple documents from the web client as a ZIP file, a free query in URL Integrator would allow one to download more than 100 at a time. One user stated that he gets a zip file containing multiple documents to download in this fashion.

I have attached the screens from the URL Integrator wizard as I attempt the same thing. I am gathering all documents from our Fixed Assets cabinet that start with a "P" in the Asset ID. The query is correct. I know there are several documents that meet this criteria. In fact, if I change the Integration Type to Result List and Viewer, I see multiple documents returned without error.

But when I use "Download" as the integration type (as depicted in the attached pictures), only one document downloads, the first result found. By changing the query I can make that first document change, and a different document does download each time. But under no scenario can I make multiple documents download as a ZIP file.

I am on 6.11, and another user says they have the same issue in 7.0 -- multiple documents will not download as a ZIP file.

Can someone explain what the correct behavior is and why it works for some but not for others? Can one reliably count on URL integration to download multiple documetns in a ZIP file, and what versions of DocuWare should this be working in?

Thanks,
Joe Kaufman

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Fabrice,

Glad you got that working! Python makes the coding look easy.  *smile*

Thanks,

Joe Kaufman

Power BI supports just about every data source under the sun, though of course that will only work if you have DocuWare installed in-premise. If you are attempting to access cloud data, then the Platform Service route may be your only play.

Thanks,

Joe Kaufman

Casey,

I have used many different queries, most recently:

[ASSET_ID] LIKE "P*"

to get all Fixed Asset documents having an Asset ID starting with "P". I have also used:

[DWDOCID]>0

which should return everything for the file cabinet.

As I said, the queries work, and they return multiple documents in the result list integration. So, it isn;t that I am just always returning a single document. It is clearly downloading lust the first document of multiples, instead of combining them all into a ZIP file.

What version of DW are you on?

Thanks,

Joe Kaufman

Casey,

No, should I need that? I am using Windows integration, and I get logged in fine. 

If I run the integration in Result List mode, I get all documents according to the query. "Display first one" is not turned on.

If I run the integration as the Viewer, the first matching document (only) is displayed in the viewer.

If I run the integration in Download mode, the first found document for the search is downloaded.

There is no scenario I can generate where multiple documents download as a ZIP file, and I am receiving no authentication or query errors. I am on 6.11. What version of DocuWare is working correctly for you?

EDIT: I thought versioning might have something to do with it, but I have now tried this on versioned and non-versioned cabinets -- still cannot get multiple files to download as a ZIP file in DocuWare 6.11 (on-premise).

Thanks,

Joe Kaufman

Tim,

The result list is not set to display first, though I did make the error go away by making the "Source" a result list instead of a File Cabinet.

But it is still only downloading the first document it finds that meets the criteria. 

I assume a "Download Type" of "Download" is appropriate ("Plugin" is also an option)? I cannot get the Download integration type working for multiple files no matter what I try.

But, as I said, going with the reult list gets rid of the File Cabinet direct query error, so thanks for that!

Thanks,

Joe Kaufman

Casey,

I am afraid it is not working for me.  :\   I get query errors and the result is a single. downloaded file that is the first to meet the criteria.

Can you provide a screenshot of your query, one that will download multiple documents at once? I am on 6.11, so maybe that is the problem...

Thanks,

Joe Kaufman

Casey,

Is that effective for hundreds of documents? Or can you do multiple documents that way? In other words, can you do a very wide query and have it download hundreds of docs at once? Smart enough to put them in a zip file? That is a cool trick, and a great use of URL integration!

EDIT: I keep getting errors on my query, even something that should return everything like:

[DWDOCID]>0

Though, it does still download the first document in the search results. How are you able to download multiple documents at once using this methodology? How can you force multiple documents into a ZIP file the way the web client would download them?

Thanks,

Joe Kaufman