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WinAPI::fileExists(tmpFile))//FILE not found error in batch

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Posted on by Dick Wenning 8,705 Moderator

I have below code and dont ask why in batch the Bindata.loadfile has a file not found error

Yes i did full compile full CILL restart aos service.

code is running client site without any issues (AX 2012R3 latest binaries)

private container saveToLog(str _jsonstring)
{
  TextIo textIo;
  BinData binData = new BinData();

  FileIOPermission permission;
  str tmpFile;
  if(isRunningOnServer())
  {
    info('server');
    tmpFile = WinAPIServer::getTempPath()+guid2str(newGuid())+ '.json';
  }
  else
  { 
    info('client');
    tmpFile = WinAPI::getTempPath()+guid2str(newGuid())+ '.json';
  }

  permission = new FileIOPermission(tmpFile, 'RW');
  permission.assert();

  textIo = new TextIo(tmpFile,"W");
  textIo.write(_jsonstring);

  textIo = null;
  if(isRunningOnServer())
  {
    if(WinAPIServer::fileExists(tmpFile))
    {
      info('found');
    }

  else
  {
    info('not found');
  }
}
else
{
   if(WinAPI::fileExists(tmpFile))
   {
      info('found');
  }
  else
  {
       info('not found');
  }
}
if( binData.loadFile(tmpFile))//FILE not found error in batch
{
  return binData.getData();
}
if(isRunningOnServer())
{
   WinAPIServer::deleteFile(tmpFile);
}
else
{
   WinAPI::deleteFile(tmpFile);
}
return conNull();
}

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    Martin Dráb Profile Picture
    Martin Dráb 233,017 Most Valuable Professional on at
    RE: WinAPI::fileExists(tmpFile))//FILE not found error in batch

    First of all, let me re-post your code in the right way (using Insert > Code), to make easier to read:

    private container saveToLog(str _jsonstring)
{
	TextIo textIo;
	BinData binData = new BinData();

	FileIOPermission permission;
	str tmpFile;
	
	if (isRunningOnServer())
	{
		info('server');
		tmpFile = WinAPIServer::getTempPath() guid2str(newGuid())  '.json';
	}
	else
	{ 
		info('client');
		tmpFile = WinAPI::getTempPath() guid2str(newGuid())  '.json';
	}

	permission = new FileIOPermission(tmpFile, 'RW');
	permission.assert();

	textIo = new TextIo(tmpFile,"W");
	textIo.write(_jsonstring);

	textIo = null;
	
	if(isRunningOnServer())
	{
		if(WinAPIServer::fileExists(tmpFile))
		{
			info('found');
		}

		else
		{
			info('not found');
		}
	}
	else
	{
		if(WinAPI::fileExists(tmpFile))
		{
			info('found');
		}
		else
		{
			info('not found');
		}
	}
	
	if (binData.loadFile(tmpFile))//FILE not found error in batch
	{
		return binData.getData();
	}
	
	if(isRunningOnServer())
	{
		WinAPIServer::deleteFile(tmpFile);
	}
	else
	{
		WinAPI::deleteFile(tmpFile);
	}
	
	return conNull();
}

    I see that you let execution continue even if fileExists() fails to find the file. Please throw an exception in such a case, instead of merely showing an info and trying to load the non-existing file anyway.

    private container saveToLog(str _jsonstring)
{
	boolean onServer = isRunningOnServer();
	TextIo textIo;
	BinData binData = new BinData();

	FileIOPermission permission;
	str tempDir = onServer ? WinAPIServer::getTempPath() : WinAPI::getTempPath();
	str tmpFile = strFmt('%1%2.json', WinAPIServer::getTempPath(), newGuid());
	boolean fileExists;
	
	info(onServer ? 'server' : 'client';
	
	permission = new FileIOPermission(tmpFile, 'RW');
	permission.assert();

	textIo = new TextIo(tmpFile,"W");
	textIo.write(_jsonstring);

	textIo = null;
	
	boolean fileExists = onServer ? WinAPIServer::fileExists(tmpFile) : WinAPI::fileExists(tmpFile);
	
	if (!fileExists)
	{
		throw error("Not found");
	}

	if (binData.loadFile(tmpFile))
	{
		return binData.getData();
	}
	
	if (onServer)
	{
		WinAPIServer::deleteFile(tmpFile);
	}
	else
	{
		WinAPI::deleteFile(tmpFile);
	}
	
	return conNull();
}

    Recompile X , build CIL, try it again and tell us where you code fails this time.

    By the way, I see that you don't delete the temporary file if data is successfully returned. Isn't it a bug?

    Nevertheless the whole saving to a file is not necessary - you can do the whole thing in memory. It would avoid the extra step and your problems would disappear, if there is no file at all. Namely, you can put the string to a MemoryStream and then use Binary class (constructFromMemoryStream() and getContainer()).

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    id365font 398 on at
    RE: WinAPI::fileExists(tmpFile))//FILE not found error in batch

    Hello,

    You have to take into account that xode running in batch is executed by the aos service user from the aos server.

    Please review that the file path is accessible from the aos server and the aos user has permission to do the actions required.

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