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RE: CreateProperty doesn't create types of boolean, double, or big
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| Aaron L. Richards 2005-03-02, 8:47 pm |
| All these properties are created in the catalog system. I can do without
BigInts, but booleans would be very nice to have. Doubles too for that
matter. I KNOW those have got to be supported!
""Vinayak Tadas[MSFT]"" wrote:
> Are all these properties craeted in the catalog system?
> As far as I Know Bizdesk does not support Biginteger properties.
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> Using Commerce Server 2002 FP1, VS.Net 2003, C#, Server 2003
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> I am creating a routine that creates properties of products
> programmatically
> using the CreateProperty method. In testing it, I've found that it creates
> properties of every available type, except cscBoolean, cscDouble, and
> cscBigInteger.
>
> In creating Booleans and Doubles, it creates the property name, but doesn't
> assign it a type, as viewed in BizDesk the type field is blank. In
> creating
> BigIntegers, it creates an "invisible" property, such that the first run of
> a
> given property of type BigInt doesn't create anything viewable, but doesn't
> fail either. The second attempt at creating a BigInt property with the
> same
> name as that in the first attempt causes an already exists type exception
> violation.
>
> Below I've posted the wrapped call to CreateProperty that I am using:
> public virtual ADODB._Recordset CreatePropertyDefinition(string
> propertyName, CatalogDataTypeEnum dataType, object maxLength)
> {
>
> ///
>
> ADODB._Recordset propertyDefinition = null;
>
> try
> {
> CatalogManager CatManager = GetCatalogManager();
>
> //if (!this.PropertyExists(null, propertyName))
> //{
> propertyDefinition = (CatManager.CreateProperty(propertyName,
> dataType,
> maxLength));
> //}
>
> //CatManager.
> }
> /// Catch exceptions in attempt to recover and record issues.
> catch (Exception ex )
> {
> bool rethrow = ExceptionPolicy.HandleException(ex, "Logging Exception
> Policy");
> if (rethrow)
> {
> throw;
> }
>
> }
>
> return (propertyDefinition);
>
> }//End CreatePropertyDefinition
>
> ===============================
> And here is some of the calling code:
> // This call works
> existingProperties = CatSchema.CreatePropertyDefinition("TestPropText",
> CatalogDataTypeEnum.cscText, 16);
> Assert.AreEqual(existingProperties.Fields["PropertyName"].Value,
> "TestPropText", "TestPropText Failed");
>
> // This call creates a property called TestBoolean but has not type when
> viewed in BizDesk
> existingProperties = CatSchema.CreatePropertyDefinition("TestBoolean",
> CatalogDataTypeEnum.cscBoolean, 64);
> Assert.AreEqual(existingProperties.Fields["PropertyName"].Value,
> "TestBoolean", "TestBoolean Failed");
>
> // This call creates a property called TestPropDouble but has not type when
> viewed in BizDesk
> existingProperties =
> CatSchema.CreatePropertyDefinition("TestPropDouble",
> CatalogDataTypeEnum.cscDouble, 64);
> Assert.AreEqual(existingProperties.Fields["PropertyName"].Value,
> "TestPropDouble", "TestPropDouble Failed");
>
> existingProperties =
> CatSchema.CreatePropertyDefinition("TestPropBigInt",CatalogDataTypeEnum.cscB
> igInteger, 64);
> Assert.AreEqual(existingProperties.Fields["PropertyName"].Value,
> "TestPropBigInt", "TestBigInt Failed");
>
> ===========================
> Any help would be appreciated!
>
>
> Thanks
> Vinayak Tadas
> Microsoft
> http://blogs.msdn.com/vinayakt
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