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DMS add Asset from URL ... invalid file type
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6/27/12 3:48 PM
I am having partial success …. The HTML code runs and attempts to write to the DMM.  But it keeps erroring trying to write
[<fileType>____VALID_FILE_TYPE____</fileType> ]  having the file type being VIDEO
(See reference below)
 
 
 
Add Asset from URL
<table class="MsoNormalTable" style="border-collapse: collapse; mso-yfti-tbllook: 1184; mso-padding-alt: 0in 0in 0in 0in;" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0">
<tbody>
<tr style="height: 4.95pt; mso-yfti-irow: 0; mso-yfti-firstrow: yes;">
<td style="padding-bottom: 0in; background-color: transparent; padding-left: 5.4pt; width: 193.4pt; padding-right: 5.4pt; height: 4.95pt; padding-top: 0in; border: #f0f0f0;" width="258" valign="top">
This API is used to create a new asset in the Digital Signs’ media library from a valid URL. Uploading an asset is done through a multi-part form. This multipart form only contains an xml with the input name “data”. ACTION
</td>
<td style="padding-bottom: 0in; background-color: transparent; padding-left: 5.4pt; width: 193.4pt; padding-right: 5.4pt; height: 4.95pt; padding-top: 0in; border: #f0f0f0;" width="258" valign="top">
POST
</td>
</tr>
<tr style="height: 3.75pt; mso-yfti-irow: 1;">
<td style="padding-bottom: 0in; background-color: transparent; padding-left: 5.4pt; width: 193.4pt; padding-right: 5.4pt; height: 3.75pt; padding-top: 0in; border: #f0f0f0;" width="258" valign="top">
URL
</td>
<td style="padding-bottom: 0in; background-color: transparent; padding-left: 5.4pt; width: 193.4pt; padding-right: 5.4pt; height: 3.75pt; padding-top: 0in; border: #f0f0f0;" width="258" valign="top">
/xTAS-core/services/content/assets/
</td>
</tr>
<tr style="height: 41.85pt; mso-yfti-irow: 2;">
<td style="padding-bottom: 0in; background-color: transparent; padding-left: 5.4pt; width: 193.4pt; padding-right: 5.4pt; height: 41.85pt; padding-top: 0in; border: #f0f0f0;" width="258" valign="top">
PREREQUISITES
</td>
<td style="padding-bottom: 0in; background-color: transparent; padding-left: 5.4pt; width: 193.4pt; padding-right: 5.4pt; height: 41.85pt; padding-top: 0in; border: #f0f0f0;" width="258" valign="top">
title: thte title for the asset
filename: the url to the file
description: the description of the file
fileType: can be FLASH, HTML, IMAGES,UDP, or VIDEO
estimatedDuration: the default amount of time the asset should stay on screen
categoryIdList id: the ID of the category the asset should belong to
assetOwner: the username of the owner adding the asset
</td>
</tr>
<tr style="height: 178.7pt; mso-yfti-irow: 3; mso-yfti-lastrow: yes;">
<td style="padding-bottom: 0in; background-color: transparent; padding-left: 5.4pt; width: 193.4pt; padding-right: 5.4pt; height: 178.7pt; padding-top: 0in; border: #f0f0f0;" width="258" valign="top">
REQUEST
</td>
<td style="padding-bottom: 0in; background-color: transparent; padding-left: 5.4pt; width: 193.4pt; padding-right: 5.4pt; height: 178.7pt; padding-top: 0in; border: #f0f0f0;" width="258" valign="top">
This sample HTML illustrates how to upload an asset:
<html>
<body>
<form action="http://____YOUR_HOSTNAME____:8080/xTAS-core/services/content/assets/" enctype="multipart/form-data" method="POST">
data:
<textarea cols="40" rows="20" name="data"></textarea>
<br/>
<input type="submit" value="Upload"/>
</form>
</body>
</html>
“data” should be of the xml format:
<n1:asset xmlns:n1="http://www.cisco.com/dms/xml/ns/dsm/contentManagement">
<title>____ASSET_TITLE____</title>
<fileName>____ASSET_FILE_NAME___</fileName>
<description>____ASSET_DESCRIPTION____</description>
<fileType>____VALID_FILE_TYPE____</fileType>
<estimatedDuration>
<Hours>0</Hours>
<Minutes>0</Minutes>
<Seconds>0</Seconds>
</estimatedDuration>
<categoryIdList>
<id>____CATEGORY_ID____</id>
</categoryIdList>
<assetOwner>____USER_NAME____</assetOwner>
<storageType>url</storageType>
<downloadurl>true</downloadurl>
</n1:asset>
</td>
</tr>
</tbody>
</table>
 
 
Any suggestions?
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RE: DMS add Asset from URL ... invalid file type
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7/21/12 2:30 AM as a reply to Wally Koltys.
Wally,
 
A few questions to get some context. Can you give more details about the text that you have pasted? Is this the HTML that you used to upload your asset? Have you been able to upload an asset using the HTML form in the document titled "Digital Signs API Programmer Guide v5.2.2, 5.2.3, 5.3.pdf"?
 
-Hashir
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RE: New Message from Hashir Baqai in Digital Media Suite API - Digital Sign
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7/24/12 3:12 PM as a reply to Hashir Baqai.
Hashir,

I have connected a document showing my failures.

Is this the HTML that you used to upload your asset?

No … this is using the suggested XML scripting.



Have you been able to upload an asset using the HTML form in the document titled "Digital Signs API Programmer Guide v5.2.2, 5.2.3, 5.3.pdf"?

Yes … using the standard method of adding assets through the DMM works.


Wally Koltys
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Wally,

A few questions to get some context. Can you give more details about the text that you have pasted? Is this the HTML that you used to upload your asset? Have you been able to upload an asset using the HTML form in the document titled "Digital Signs API Programmer Guide v5.2.2, 5.2.3, 5.3.pdf"?

-Hashir
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RE: New Message from Hashir Baqai in Digital Media Suite API - Digital Sign
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7/31/12 1:50 PM as a reply to Wally Koltys.
Can we please get some direction?

Appreciate it!
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