Copying link to file?

[ngegw]

Is it possible to copy a link to a file?
If I have
foreach(egw_link::get_links(‘infolog’,$id) as $copy_link)
{
egw_link::link(‘calendar’, $link_to_id, $copy_link[‘app’],
$copy_link[‘id’],$copy_link[‘remark’]);
}
it works fine for normal links, but it fails for files.

Also doesn’t work if I change the ID with:
$copy_link[‘id’] = array(
‘name’ => $copy_link[‘id’],
‘type’ => $copy_link[‘type’],
‘tmp_name’ => egw_link::vfs_path(‘infolog’,$link_id,$copy_link[‘id’])
);

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[Cole001]

Hello,

I also face the same problem so please if you get the solution than let me know.

Thanks & Regards,
Cole

[JDlugi]

Hello Nathan,

I get this work - copying files when generating for example tickets on base of infolog entries.
My Code looks like that:

$vfshost = ($GLOBALS[‘egw_info’][‘server’][‘hostname’]);
foreach(egw_link::get_links(‘infolog’,$link_id) as $copy_link)
{
if ($copy_link[‘app’] == ‘file’)
{
$ccopy_link = $copy_link;
unset ($copy_link);
$copy_link[‘id’][‘tmp_name’] = ‘vfs://’.$vfshost.’/apps/infolog/’.$ccopy_link[‘id2’].’/’.$ccopy_link[‘id’];
$copy_link[‘id’][‘name’] = $ccopy_link[‘id’];
$copy_link[‘id’][‘type’] = $ccopy_link[‘type’];
$copy_link[‘id’][‘path’] = $ccopy_link[‘id’];
$copy_link[‘app’] = ‘file’;
}
egw_link::link(‘tracker’, $content[‘link_to’][‘to_id’], $copy_link[‘app’], $copy_link[‘id’],$copy_link[‘remark’]);
}

but what I would like more is a solution to make automaticaly symlinks instead. But as far as I can see there is no function for “not yet created entries” like in the linking class, right?
Talking about the fact that you need to name of the destination like /apps/tracker/ID??/filename, but ID is unkown, because tracker entry is not saved yet.

Any ideas, hints for me?

regards, Jürgen

[JDlugi]

in addition,

the actual code produces a bug. If the linking array contains a file (attachment) it breaks the linking, only links will be created till the first file link comes up, so if this happens in the first loop no link will be created in the new tracker entry.

if ($copy_link[‘app’] != ‘file’)
{
egw_link::link(‘tracker’, $content[‘link_to’][‘to_id’], $copy_link[‘app’], $copy_link[‘id’],$copy_link[‘remark’]);
}

this would prevent it… or you just implement my code above if you like it.
But a solution to symlink files while generating somthing of something, eg. infolog -> tracker, cal -> infolog would be even better, because I wouldn’t like to have a dozen of identical, copied files… what do you think?

Edit: this happens in trunk and also in the official demo of EPL11.1

Jürgen

[ngegw]

I agree, there are times when symlinking would be good.
You have the problem - symlink to where? If the new item doesn’t have an
ID, there’s no symlink destination.
Hints… not sure. Maybe try some way of preserving the desired links
until saved, and the ID is known?