Please help with creating variant through Http API

[FredT]

Hi,

I've tried creating a new Variant for hours through Curl, without success. I
have a document, ID 779, created with Default language and I'm trying to create
the French version.

What's wrong in this?

curl --basic --user myuser:mypassword --form startBranch=1 --form
startLanguage=1 --form startVersion=-1 --form newBranch=1 --form newLanguage=2
http://myserver.com:9263/repository/document/779

I just get back "<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<ns:error xmlns:ns="http://outerx.org/daisy/1.0"><ns:description>The required
field named "xml" is missing.</ns:description></ns:error>"

(I tried many other ways to write this Post...)

Doc says "Creating a new variant based on an existing variant is rather
different. In this case no XML body or multipart-request must be done, but a
POST operation with the following request parameters:"

I'm pulling my (poor) hair on this...

Many thanks in advance,

Fred

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[Michael Thompson-2]

On 1 May 2012 18:07, Fred Thu <fred.thu@...> wrote:

Hi,

I've tried creating a new Variant for hours through Curl, without success. I
have a document, ID 779, created with Default language and I'm trying to create
the French version.

What's wrong in this?

curl --basic --user myuser:mypassword --form startBranch=1 --form
startLanguage=1 --form startVersion=-1 --form newBranch=1 --form newLanguage=2
http://myserver.com:9263/repository/document/779

I just get back "<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<ns:error xmlns:ns="http://outerx.org/daisy/1.0"><ns:description>The required
field named "xml" is missing.</ns:description></ns:error>"

(I tried many other ways to write this Post...)

Doc says "Creating a new variant based on an existing variant is rather
different. In this case no XML body or multipart-request must be done, but a
POST operation with the following request parameters:"

seems like it is expecting a multipart form with a section called xml, perhaps the url is different for creating variants?

Have you tried running wireshark to capture the data between the repository and the wiki it's a bit messy?

I'm meaning to set up some kind of http proxy that can record the traffic.

Michael

 

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[FredT]

Michael Thompson <michaelnt@...> writes:

>
>
> On 1 May 2012 18:07, Fred Thu
<fred.thu@...> wrote:
> Hi,
> I've tried creating a new Variant for hours through Curl, without success. I
> have a document, ID 779, created with Default language and I'm trying to create
> the French version.
> What's wrong in this?
> curl --basic --user myuser:mypassword --form startBranch=1 --form
> startLanguage=1 --form startVersion=-1 --form newBranch=1 --form
newLanguage=2http://myserver.com:9263/repository/document/779

> I just get back "<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
> <ns:error xmlns:ns="http://outerx.org/daisy/1.0"><ns:description>The required
> field named "xml" is missing.</ns:description></ns:error>"
> (I tried many other ways to write this Post...)
> Doc says "Creating a new variant based on an existing variant is rather
> different. In this case no XML body or multipart-request must be done, but a
> POST operation with the following request parameters:"
>
>
> seems like it is expecting a multipart form with a section called xml, perhaps

the url is different for creating variants?
>
> Have you tried running wireshark to capture the data between the repository
and the wiki it's a bit messy?

>
> I'm meaning to set up some kind of http proxy that can record the traffic.
>
> Michael
>
>  
>
>
>
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Thanks for your answer - no, I didn't try to setup a proxy, the code runs on a
server so it might be difficult.

I guess that something is wrong - but is it in my code, in the documentation or
in the code ? It would help it someone can post a working code for this.

Fred


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