Add a pdf file to a Vault Item as an attachment

[PetterMoldestad]

Hello.

I’ve try to write code to add a pdf file to a Vault Item as an attachment. But I struggle to get how it should be. Can I get a little help, please? I use Vault 2016 Pro and VB.net.

[PetterMoldestad]

Here is my try by the way:

   Private Sub attachPdfToItem(sItemNumber As String, lPdfFileIdInVault As Long)

       Dim oItemSvc As ACW.ItemService = m_conn.WebServiceManager.ItemService

       Dim oItem As ACW.Item = Nothing

       oItem = oItemSvc.GetLatestItemByItemNumber(sItemNumber)

       Dim lItemRevId As Long

       lItemRevId = oItem.RevId

       Dim attmt As New ACW.Attmt

       attmt.FileId = lPdfFileIdInVault

       attmt.Pin = False

       Dim attmts(0) As ACW.Attmt

       attmts(0).FileId = attmt.FileId 'This line fails.

       attmts(0).Pin = False

       oItemSvc.UpdateAttachments(lItemRevId, attmts)

   End Sub.

[PetterMoldestad · Accepted solution]

Got it. 🙂 This works.

Private Sub attachPdfToItem(sItemNumber As String, lPdfFileIdInVault As Long)

       Dim oItemSvc As ACW.ItemService = m_conn.WebServiceManager.ItemService

       Dim oItem As ACW.Item = Nothing

       oItem = oItemSvc.GetLatestItemByItemNumber(sItemNumber)

       Dim lItemId As Long

       lItemId = oItem.Id

       Dim lItemIds(0) As Long

       lItemIds(0) = lItemId

       Dim lItemRevId As Long

       lItemRevId = oItem.RevId

       Dim lItemRevIds(0) As Long

       lItemRevIds(0) = lItemRevId

       Dim attmt As New ACW.Attmt

       attmt.FileId = lPdfFileIdInVault

       attmt.Pin = False

       Dim oAttachments As ACW.ItemAttmt()

       oAttachments = oItemSvc.GetAttachmentsByItemIds(lItemIds)

       Dim iNumberOfExistingItemAttms As Integer

       iNumberOfExistingItemAttms = oAttachments.Count

       Dim attmts() As ACW.Attmt

       If iNumberOfExistingItemAttms > 0 Then

           Dim iNumberOfExistingAttms As Integer

           iNumberOfExistingAttms = oAttachments(0).AttmtArray.Count

           ReDim Preserve attmts(0 To iNumberOfExistingAttms)

           Dim i As Integer

           For i = 0 To iNumberOfExistingAttms - 1

               attmts(i) = oAttachments(0).AttmtArray(i)

           Next

           attmts(iNumberOfExistingAttms) = attmt

       Else

           ReDim Preserve attmts(0)

           attmts(0) = attmt

       End If

       Dim oEditedItems() As ACW.Item

       oEditedItems = oItemSvc.EditItems(lItemRevIds)

       oItemSvc.UpdateAttachments(lItemRevId, attmts)

       oItemSvc.UpdateAndCommitItems(oEditedItems)

   End Sub

[Saqib.Iqbal]

@PetterMoldestad WHAT IF I WANT TO ADD PDF AS A LINK, NOT ATTACHMENT? AND (STUPID QUESTION) WHERE AND HOW TO USE THIS CODE, I MEAN WHERE WRITE AND RUN THIS CODE IN VAULT?

[PetterMoldestad]

Hello Saquib

I don't know how to add pdf links in Items in Vault. Maybe someone else can answer this.

To run this code in vault it needs to be a part of a Vault Add Ins program written in Microsoft Visual Studio. On how to write add ins in Vault I refer to the SDK setup.exe file provided with the Vault Server program. You find this file at the Vault server here.

C:\Program Files\Autodesk\ADMS Professional 2019\SDK\setup.exe

When you run this file if unpack description files, help files, samples files and things you need to write Vault add ins.

[ThomasRambach]

I'm having some issues deciphering how to add a file as an attachment to an item from the code in this sample. I'm building in C#. There is no direct command to add a file as an attachment? 

[Markus.Koechl]

It is a two-step action required: read existing attachments (could be empty), and add your new PDF file iteration to this list. Then update the item by the ItemService.UpateAttachments method.

ItemAttmt[] attachments = conn.WebServiceManager.ItemService.GetAttachmentsByItemIds(editableItem.Id.ToSingleArray());
                    List<Attmt> attachments2 = null;
                    if (attachments.Length == 1)
                    {
                        attachments2 = attachments[0].AttmtArray.ToList();
                    }
                    else
                        attachments2 = new List<Attmt>();
                    try
                    {
                        attachments2.Add(new Attmt() { FileId = addedFile.EntityIterationId, Pin = false });
                        editableItem = conn.WebServiceManager.ItemService.UpdateAttachments(editableItem.RevId, attachments2.ToArray());
                    }
                    catch
                    {
                        throw new Exception("Item's attached BOM report could not get attached. Check that items are not locked for the job user in the given state Settings.quickChangeState");
                    }

 The full context of the code including managing the item lifecycle to get an editable item can be found here: https://github.com/koechlm/Vault-Sample---Item-BOM-Report-Job 

[dennis]

Excellent help for my coding with Vault 2022.

I am working with selecting a file from the Project Manager and then selecting an ITEM to attach the file.

            VDF.Vault.Currency.Connections.Connection connection = e.Context.Application.Connection;
            var selection = e.Context.CurrentSelectionSet.First();
var itemIds = new List<long> { selection.Id };
                var itemList = itemService.GetItemsByIds(itemIds.ToArray());
                var itemId = itemList[0].RevId;
                Attmt fileAttach = new Attmt() { FileId = PdfId, Pin = false }; 
                attachmentsList.Add(fileAttach);
                var result = itemService.UpdateAttachments(itemId, attachmentsList.ToArray());