I'm trying to create a Keynote Tag via the Revit 2012 API. However, I found now reference to creating a Keynote Tag anywhere on the internet or in the samples. I see that the BuiltInCategory.OST_KeynoteTags is part of the IndependentTag class and according to http://thebuildingcoder.typepad.com/files/guide-to-placing-family-instances-with-the-api.doc you need to use the TM_ADDBY_CATEGORY TagMode to create a Keynote. However, when you then try to change the new Tag via ChangeTypeId, you get an error.
Has anyone figured this out?
I haven't had a chance to try yet, but I'm thinking you're out of luck.
For the most part, you can't do things with the API that you can't do interactively in Revit. I did quickly test that you can't change the type of a multi-category tag to be a keynote tag.
While they're both IndependentTag elements, they are different Categories, and it's very rare in my experience where you can switch the category of a placed element.
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Alright so this may be a total n00b question but I'm using the WatiN 2.1 library with Visual Studio 2013 and I'm trying to automate a mostly javascript-based webpage. I've done this task already using VBA but I wanted to redo it in C#. The webpage has multiple AND elements and some necessary fields are contained in lower levels of each. In VBA, I was able to navigate the page by simple doing something like this:
ie.Document.frames("frameID1").Document.frames("frameID2").Document.getElementByID("target").Click
This line of code would work whether frameID1 or frameID2 were frames or iframes. It didn't seem to matter to VBA. I tried a similar approach in C# using WatiN but it seems like the Frame feature in WatiN only recognizes as frame elements and simply recognizes a element as a simple HTML element.
That being said, I have read the question regarding this found here
but this is where my questoin arises. They say the solution is to alter the code for the AllFramesProcessor method and that fixes it. But how exactly do you access and modify this code? This code is contained in a .dll which I've tried to modify using .NET Reflector. I've export the source code, opened it in Visual Studio, found the code to modify and did so, but when I tried to build a new release, it threw multiple errors. Any suggestions on how to modify this block of code properly and get a version of WatiN that can handle elements?
I'm having issues with Umbraco when trying to get access to a node by it's url.
I've been trying to form an xpath query to select on the url, but I've no idea how to do that, and everything in their API is a 'dynamic' so I'm finding it impossible to dig much deeper for other methods.
The "Link to document" property in the Umbraco editor shows the path to be "/links/link-regions/link-region-1/". Its location in the editor is "/Data/Links/Link Regions/Link Region 1".
I suspect it'll look like this, but I cna't make it work:
//*[#url='/links/link-regions/link-region-1/']
I basically want to know what I have to do to get the node by providing either of these values and no others. I've been trying to do this for days now to no avail, please help!
If you're using Umbraco 4.11 or later, there are a new set of APIs that allow you to retrieve strongly-typed content (as opposed to dynamic - which can be frustrating when trying to evaluate types when debugging).
UmbracoContext.Current.ContentCache.GetByRoute(string url) should do what you want.
I'm in the very early stages of attempting to automate data entry and collection from a website. I have a 16,000 line CSV file. For each line, I'd like to enter data from that line into a textarea on a webpage. The webpage can then perform some calculations with that data and spit out an answer that I'd collect. Specifically, on the webpage http://www.mirbase.org/search.shtml, I'd like to enter a sequence in the sequence text box at the bottom, press the "Search miRNAs" button and then collect results on the next page.
My plan as of right now is to use a C# WebBrowser. My understanding is that I can access the individual elements in the HtmlDocument either by id, name or coordinate. The last option is not ideal, because if I distribute this program to other people I can't be sure they'd be using at the same coordinates. As for the other 2 options, the textarea has a name, but it's the same as the form name, so I don't know how to access it. The button I'd like to click has neither a name nor an id.
Does anyone have any ideas as to how to access the elements I need? I am by no means set on this method, so if there's an easier/better way I'm certainly open to suggestions.
The WebBrowser class is not designed for this, hence why you are coming up with your problems.
You need to look into a tool that is designed for web automation.
Since you are using C#, Selenium has a wonderful set of C# bindings, and it can solve your problems because you'll be to use different locators (locating an element by a CSS selector or XPath specifically).
http://docs.seleniumhq.org/
Check mshtml - Mshtml on msdn
You can use it with the WebBrowser object.
Add Microsoft.mshtml reference to your project and the using mshtml declaration in your class.
Using mshtml you can easily set and get elements properties.
[Final EDIT] Here is a link to the code I wrote in case it helps anyone.
I think I have a solution. Umbraco uses asp.net files for their popups
which is something I haven't used yet but I think I can get the hang
of it. I don't know how to access the aspx from within my class,
should I make a code behind partial class?
Thanks for any help.
I am developing a multi-lingual site, using Umbraco, where content nodes are automatically copied to each language as they are created. Is there any way to implement a custom popup to confirm that it should be copied to all instead?
This wouldn't actually be on the site, rather in the back office.
Or is it possible to open a browser popup with c# as all I really need is a bool value from a message box?
[EDIT: added possible solution]
I sorted this by adapting Umbraco's own create function. I made a new .aspx file and added the functionality that I needed to the code behind.
I was able to add a context menu item that allowed me to call my new page and from there called a method to duplicate the content.
From the method, I pass the new node and get the parent id. Then I compare all the node names for those that match and use the umbraco document.copy() method to recreate the content under each language at the correct position.
If I can make the code more generic then I will upload it as a package to Umbraco.
I've been messing with SPNavigationProvider, PublishingWebs, and etc for the past few days and I can not figure out how to move a node in /_layouts/areanavigationsettings.aspx programmatically.
The node I need to move is in the list of the Global Navigation, but when I query the SPPublihsingWeb.GlobalNavigationNodes it is not listed. When I call IncludeInNavigation() on the web I need in GlobalNavigationNodes, there is no change.
I'm doing this through a Feature Activation if that makes any difference.
I appreciate any help.
Thanks.
You probably want to do similar things I just did: Deploy custom Navigation / SiteMap via Feature?.
Instead of using the Publishing Site, why not use the SPWeb.Navigation?
Check out the following MSDN entry on Adding Links through Object Model - just iterate over the Children of SPWeb.Navigation and you will find your link and will be able to modify it.