Let's say you're using this bit of dynamic Apex:

SObject s = [SELECT accountNumber FROM account LIMIT 1];
Object o = s.get('AccountNumber');

I'd like to be able to determine the datatype of the generic Object o. ("String" in this case).

The assumption here is that the list of fields in the SOQL could vary, so I won't know at design time exactly which fields are being pulled.  It's also possible that the object from which I'm pulling may not always be Account, so I'm hoping to find a dynamic way to know the datatype of the field.

I suppose I could do some kind of Describe Fields on the object and then match the name listed with a Map of the DescribeFieldResults, but I'm lazy and would prefer an easier route if possible.

Thanks for your suggestions.

Mike

SObject s = [SELECT accountNumber FROM account LIMIT 1];
Object o = s.get('AccountNumber');
s.put('AccountNumber', 'abc');

I currently have the Force.com IDE version 20.0.  When I use the "Check for Updates" link, it tells me "No features found on the selected site".

Is there a version 21.0?  If so, how can I upgrade Eclipse to use it?

Thanks!

~~ Mike

I noticed in the Spring '10 Release Notes that the new Rich Text fields are available from the web services API.

My questions are:

(1) When I retrieve the contents of the field, will I get back the raw HTML or will the HTML tags be stripped out?

(2) What will I get in place of images that are stored in the field?  Will the API just skip the images?

Thanks!

Mike

A person at Salesforce suggested that I start using version 18 of the Web Services API, but from what I can tell, version 17 is the highest version I can access when I attempt to access the Partner WSDL under "Setup | Develop".

Is that right?  Is there any way to access version 18 even though version 17 was released with Winter '10?

I have an easy question (I hope).

I've created a custom controller for a VF page and another (completely separate) class.  In my controller I want to use the separate class just to instantiate an instance of that kind of object.

How can I refer to the other class?  Is it necessary to specify the other class in the "extensions=" parameter of my VF page?

For example, I just want to have this, from my custom controller:

MyClass c = new MyClass();

c.doSomething();

I can't seem to get the controller to "recognize" MyClass unless it's an extension.

I'm pretty sure the answer to my question is "yes", but let me throw it out there to see if anyone has a better recommendation.

I'm working on an application that will be available on the AppExchange that integrates with various Amazon Web Services.

Within the Apex code, I need to include my Amazon access key and encryption key into the code so it can access some resources.

Since the Apex code will be in a managed package, I know that the source code is not accessible by a customer, so it should be okay that I leave my access key and encryption key within the code, right?  Does anyone have a better suggestion?

Essentially, can I trust that the source code isn't accessible by anyone but me?

Mike

Let's say you're using this bit of dynamic Apex:

SObject s = [SELECT accountNumber FROM account LIMIT 1];
Object o = s.get('AccountNumber');

I'd like to be able to determine the datatype of the generic Object o. ("String" in this case).

The assumption here is that the list of fields in the SOQL could vary, so I won't know at design time exactly which fields are being pulled.  It's also possible that the object from which I'm pulling may not always be Account, so I'm hoping to find a dynamic way to know the datatype of the field.

I suppose I could do some kind of Describe Fields on the object and then match the name listed with a Map of the DescribeFieldResults, but I'm lazy and would prefer an easier route if possible.

Thanks for your suggestions.

Mike

SObject s = [SELECT accountNumber FROM account LIMIT 1];
Object o = s.get('AccountNumber');
s.put('AccountNumber', 'abc');

I currently have the Force.com IDE version 20.0.  When I use the "Check for Updates" link, it tells me "No features found on the selected site".

Is there a version 21.0?  If so, how can I upgrade Eclipse to use it?

Thanks!

~~ Mike

Hi,

I'm trying to create a Silverlight application to access the Salesforce API. I managed to authenticate through oAuth, but now I don't know where to go from there as I didn't find any answer in your API documentation. 

Thanks,

Stefan Filip

A person at Salesforce suggested that I start using version 18 of the Web Services API, but from what I can tell, version 17 is the highest version I can access when I attempt to access the Partner WSDL under "Setup | Develop".

Is that right?  Is there any way to access version 18 even though version 17 was released with Winter '10?

I have an easy question (I hope).

I've created a custom controller for a VF page and another (completely separate) class.  In my controller I want to use the separate class just to instantiate an instance of that kind of object.

How can I refer to the other class?  Is it necessary to specify the other class in the "extensions=" parameter of my VF page?

For example, I just want to have this, from my custom controller:

MyClass c = new MyClass();

c.doSomething();

I can't seem to get the controller to "recognize" MyClass unless it's an extension.