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dafunk Problem with URL.getFileFieldURL - fails on fieldName parameter
I am querying a list of attachmens and displaying the list below the file upload section of the page.
In the list I want a URL to view the file in a new window. (The built in RelatedList does not perform the same).
On the controller I attempt to get the URL with :
@RemoteAction
global static String getFileURL(String id){
try {
fileURL = URL.getFileFieldURL( id ,'AttachmentBody');
return fileURL;
}catch(Exception ex){
fileURL = ex.getMessage();
return fileURL;
}
}
The call to URL.getFileFieldURL fails with an Invalid Parameter value for the fieldName - this is exactly as per the documentation code
Any ideas would be helpful
thanks
Joe
I fixed this by looking at how SF builds the URL to a 'View File' link. This is not the best thing with hard coding part of the path.
I am sure this will be fixed in a future release meanwhile it works.
@RemoteAction
global static String getFileURL(String id){
try {
fileURL = URL.getSalesforceBaseUrl().toExternalForm();
fileURL += '/servlet/servlet.FileDownload?file=' + id;
return fileURL;
}catch(Exception ex){
fileURL = ex.getMessage();
return fileURL;
}
}
All Answers
Hello Joe,
Please check if a valid ID is being passed to the method(using system.debug), for testing you can try providing a value like:
String fileURL =
URL.getFileFieldURL(
'087000000000123' ,
'AttachmentBody');
I queried the Attachments to confirm that I had the right IDs -
DEBUG LOG
28.0 APEX_CODE,DEBUG;APEX_PROFILING,INFO;CALLOUT,INFO;DB,INFO;VALIDATION,INFO;WORKFLOW,INFO
Execute Anonymous:
Execute Anonymous: String u = '';
Execute Anonymous: u=URL.getFileFieldURL( '00Pd0000006502NEAQ' ,'AttachmentBody');
Execute Anonymous: System.debug('!@#:' + u);
10:02:53.047 (47578000)|EXECUTION_STARTED
10:02:53.047 (47590000)|CODE_UNIT_STARTED|[EXTERNAL]|execute_anonymous_apex
10:02:53.048 (48906000)|FATAL_ERROR|System.HandledException: Invalid parameter value "AttachmentBody" for parameter "fieldName".
Same issue -
I fixed this by looking at how SF builds the URL to a 'View File' link. This is not the best thing with hard coding part of the path.
I am sure this will be fixed in a future release meanwhile it works.
@RemoteAction
global static String getFileURL(String id){
try {
fileURL = URL.getSalesforceBaseUrl().toExternalForm();
fileURL += '/servlet/servlet.FileDownload?file=' + id;
return fileURL;
}catch(Exception ex){
fileURL = ex.getMessage();
return fileURL;
}
}