Index: openacs-4/packages/acs-content-repository/www/doc/guide/convert.adp
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RCS file: /usr/local/cvsroot/openacs-4/packages/acs-content-repository/www/doc/guide/convert.adp,v
diff -u -r1.2.2.1 -r1.2.2.2
--- openacs-4/packages/acs-content-repository/www/doc/guide/convert.adp 20 Aug 2015 17:19:49 -0000 1.2.2.1
+++ openacs-4/packages/acs-content-repository/www/doc/guide/convert.adp 25 Aug 2015 18:02:04 -0000 1.2.2.2
@@ -2,39 +2,51 @@
The content repository uses the INSO libraries included with
+ The content repository uses the INSO libraries included with
Intermedia to support conversion of binary files such as Microsoft
Word documents to HTML. This document describes how to make this
conversion be part of the item creation or editing process, such
-that the content is always stored in the repository as HTML.
+that the content is always stored in the repository as HTML.
Note: Because temporary tables and LOB storage are used
during the conversion process, the entire process described here
-must be performed within the context of a single transaction. The first step is to create the revision that will be associated
+must be performed within the context of a single transaction. The first step is to create the revision that will be associated
with the converted document, and obtain the corresponding ID. The
content column for the revision must be initialized with
-an empty blob object:Converting Binary Documents to HTML
Converting Binary Documents to HTML
+Create the Revision
Create the Revision
+
+an empty blob object:
revision_id := content_revision.new(item_id => :item_id, revision_id => :revision_id, data => empty_blob(), title => 'My Word Document', ...); -
The next step in the process is to upload the binary file into + +
The next step in the process is to upload the binary file into the temporary table cr_doc_filter. This may be done using any standard technique for uploading a binary file, such as an image. The temporary table has only two columns; one is a BLOB to -store the document itself, and one is the revision ID.
Once the revision has been created and the file has been +store the document itself, and one is the revision ID.
+Once the revision has been created and the file has been uploaded, the file may be converted to HTML and written into the empty blob associated with the revision. This is done with the to_html procedure in the content_revision -package:
+package: ++begin content_revision.to_html(:revision_id); end; / -Once the transaction is committed, the uploaded document is -automatically deleted from the cr_doc_filter table.
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+
Once the transaction is committed, the uploaded document is +automatically deleted from the cr_doc_filter table.
+