RTC-6.0: Read a file from RTC source control using RTC API.
Naveen Tyagi (197●69●152)
| asked Oct 14 '15, 8:24 a.m.
edited Oct 20 '15, 2:56 p.m. by Chris McGee (505●1●11●17)
I have a file in Stream-->Component-->Folder-->abc.xml. i want to read the content of that file using API. how can i do this? Also i would be even better if i am able to download this file on my local machine.
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Hi Naveen,
Retrieving the file contents can be done via the CLI as a kind of API with some commands that rarely change between releases. The CLI is not capable of downloading directly from a stream, but it will load a repository workspace that flows with the stream. # create a repository workspace using the CLI (if you don't already have one) lscm create workspace -r <serveruri> -s <yourstreamname> <repositoryworkspacename> # load repository workspace (in an empty directory) lscm load -r <serveruri> <repositoryworkspacename> # accept any new changes from the stream to make sure that we are up-to-date lscm accept Now, folder/abc.xml should have the latest contents from the stream. I hope that this helps, Chris |
RTC doesn't store 'files' it stores changes. and then you get an assembled result of all the changes up to the version you ask for.
these are content objects. Comments 
Geoffrey Clemm
commented Oct 14 '15, 2:55 p.m.
FORUM ADMINISTRATOR / FORUM MODERATOR / JAZZ DEVELOPER
Note that how the content of a file is stored in the database is an implementation detail that the user and script writer can ignore. They would retrieve the content of a file, and they do not need to be aware of how that content is assembled form what is stored in the database. For folks interested in the implementation details, also note that some files are stored in the database in a compressed format, rather than a delta format.
right, don't be concerned with the implementation of storage. use the content objects and methods to get the data.
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Ralph Schoon (63.1k●3●36●46)
| answered Oct 14 '15, 8:58 a.m.
FORUM ADMINISTRATOR / FORUM MODERATOR / JAZZ DEVELOPER edited Oct 14 '15, 9:00 a.m.
Please be aware, that asking API questions is bare luck if someone has an example
Please consider searching the internet as well, before you ask.
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