Creating a folder in our system using webmethods service...

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Hi All,

can you pls tel me how to create a folder in our system with the given name in

the given path using a web method’s service.

Thanks in advance.

Mouli.

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Look in the WmSamples package.

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Guys,

Please note, that the OS level command gets executed on the same user level as the IS engine is running on.

Also I recommed to either execute shell scripts or batch files.

Avner

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In any other environment, invoking system commands is considered a last resort. Especially, executing shell scripts or batch commands is a big security no-no because it’s so easy to introduce opportunities for command injection attacks this way.

I have worked in environments where auditors would check for the system() and exec() keywords in your code, and refuse to allow it to be run in a production environment.

I see no reason why webMethods should be an exception.

To create a directory, if there is no built in service to do so (I have not checked), I would suggest writing a Java service. There are plenty of examples online of how to use the java.io.File class to make a directory.

Taking your cue from the built in services, write a simple Java service to do the job. Then you can access it from your flow services.

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Hi,

can you pls explain me how to create new folder using the service

sample.commandLineExec:fireCommandExec

in adetailed manner.

Thnks in advance

Mouli.

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Probably just a personal preference… but we like to keep it within java:

IDataCursor myCursor = pipeline.getCursor();

myCursor.first(“fullPath”);
String fullPath = (String) myCursor.getValue();
myCursor.destroy();

java.io.File f = new java.io.File(fullPath);
if (!f.mkdir()){

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This is a great point. I would not begin to use an exec()-based operation or create any scripts without checking the webMethods or Java (or C/C++, or VB.NET) libraries to manipulate files or perform OS-level processes. Once these resources are exhausted, then I’d get creative.