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BrianToussaint19-Tanzanite
19-Tanzanite
April 12, 2022
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Issue with HTML Variable in Workflow Task Where HTML has a "#" in the address

  • April 12, 2022
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I am using Windchill PDMLink Release 11.1 and Datecode with CPS M020-CPS08

How do I use a variable of html with a "#" in it? It keeps translating it to a ",". I am trying to point to a document in Windchill within a workflow task activity page. So the web address has http:///Windchill/app/#ptc1/ and it is putting http:///Windchill/app/,ptc1/

It changes it in the variable section of the task, where I defined the variable and saved it with a "#".

Here are the errors that I faced
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rhart16-Pearl
16-Pearl
April 12, 2022

Perhaps try encoding it, with ASCII # is %23, so http:///Windchill/app/%23ptc1/

https://www.w3schools.com/tags/ref_urlencode.asp

Or maybe get the doc link from somewhere else, go to a version in the document history, then copy the shortcut from the ‘go to latest’ button.

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    rhart16-Pearl
    16-Pearl
    April 14, 2022

    Another option is avoid the # entirely with a link like this ...

    http://<my_plm_host>/Windchill/servlet/TypeBasedIncludeServlet?oid=VR%3Awt.doc.WTDocument%3A842640248&u8=1

    http://<my_plm_host>/Windchill/servlet/TypeBasedIncludeServlet?oid=OR%3Awt.doc.WTDocument%3A842637366&u8=1

     

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    BrianToussaint19-TanzaniteAuthor
    19-Tanzanite
    April 14, 2022

    The ASCII code doesn't work.  If I left click I go to my homepage and if I middle click I get the following, and I find it funny that the system will not disclose if one exists:

    Type Status Report

    Message /Windchill/netmarkets/jsp/

    Description The origin server did not find a current representation for the target resource or is not willing to disclose that one exists.

     

     

    On the servlet suggestion, if I left click the link I get an error, but if I middle click the link, it will go to the document.  Kind of strange.  

    This is the error that I get when I left click:

    Windchill Error

    Contact your administrator for assistance. Information for their reference follows.
    Request Id: 4eiib09p;l1np3gtz;22780;a45nad;163384
    Request URI: /Windchill/servlet/TypeBasedIncludeServlet
    Query String: oid=VR%3Awt.doc.WTDocument%3A147258216&u8=1&portlet=component
    Status Code: 501
    Message: Service not found for context child: com.ptc.netmarkets.util.misc.FilePathFactory@6e80098f, requestor: wt.doc.WTDocument:147258249, serviceName: com.ptc.netmarkets.util.misc.FilePathFactory.

    Current Time: 2022-04-14 04:33:54.517 -0700

     

     

    If I put the document in SharePoint I do not get an error.  For now, I am probably going to go that route and revisit this after rollout.

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    d_graham18-Opal
    18-Opal
    April 17, 2022

    Brian,

    Post the code you are using to generate the document’s URL.

     

    It is not necessary to hardcoding any portion of the web address. You can simple pass the object you want the link for to a method and return the address.

    The code will work on any Windchill system.

    I’ve been using the same method since Windchill 8.0 (or is it 6.2.6) and it still works just fine in 12.1

     

    It’s simple and bombproof.

     

    If you want my help you know how to get in touch with me.

    windchill.developer@yahoo.com 

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    cgautier18-Opal
    18-Opal
    May 2, 2022

    Hello d_graham,

    Did you get a chance to review last message?

    KR,

    Charles.

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