SearchPapersByCustomFields

Description

Searches flipbooks by custom field values.

Parameters

Name	Value
categoryID	The category whose descendants should be searched
xmlOptions	The xmlOptions parameter is used for specifying the search options in XML format

xmlOptions

• There must be at least one criteria.

• Criteria field values are automatically returned in the customfields section for result papers.

• Any custom fields that should be returned, and are not part of a criteria, should be added to the includedcustomfields section of the options.

• Each custom field criteria will have its value validated according to the field datatype.

Sample Options

Element	Required	Value
customfieldcriterias	Yes	The usewildcards attribute is optional, default is false. Must only be specified for string type custom fields. Wildcard searches can be performed, using % as wildcard character
includedcustomfields	No	The include all attribute is optional, default is false. Returns all custom field values for the Flipbook. Use with care as amount of data may increase if many fields are defined

<options>
    <customfieldcriterias>
        <field name="[CriteriaFieldName]" usewildcards="[true/false]" value="[Value]" />
        ...
    </customfieldcriterias>
    <includedcustomfields includeall="[true/false]">
        <field name="[IncludedFieldName]"/>
        ...
    </includedcustomfields>
</options>

Sample Response

Note:

The lastprocessed field is only included if the Flipbook has been processed. Date is in 24H format.

Note:

The pdffilesize field is only included if the Flipbook has been processed. File size is specified in KB.

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<result>
  <code><![CDATA[SUCCESS]]></code>
  <message><![CDATA[Search results returned.]]></message>
  <data>
    <papers>
      <paper id="1120" name="Dot_Matrix_Range" url="/demos/DotMatrixRange/" lastprocessed="2009-03-15 15:27:00" pdffilesize="1357">
        <customfields>
          <field name="TestField" type="int" null="True"><![CDATA[]]></field>
          <field name="date" type="datetime" null="False"><![CDATA[2009-07-25]]></field>
        </customfields>
      </paper>
      ...
    </papers>
  </data>
</result>

Return Codes

• SUCCESS

• ERROR

• SEARCH_CUSTOMFIELD_DATATYPE_DOES_NOT_SUPPORT_WILDCARDS

• SEARCH_NO_CUSTOM_FIELD_CRITERIAS

• SEARCH_TEMPORARILY_UNAVAILABLE

• PAPER_DOES_NOT_EXIST

• PAPER_MUST_BE_CATEGORY

• PAPER_MUST_NOT_BE_CATEGORY