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angela's avatar
angela
Catalyst II
4 years ago

Is it possible to create custom ConversionServer tasks without external DLL?

Hi community,

does anyone know if we can create custom ConversionServer without external DLLs?

I want to run some "export files" task in the background if the expected file size is very large. I right now use a Minerva extension for this task, but I want to replace it with an own solution. The tool will probably not work anymore after next update (I have no subscription...), so I want to be prepared for the future.

There are a few blog articles regarding creating custom ConversionServer DLLs. But I wonder if we can avoid the DLL at all?

I am able to create a custom ConversionTask, but the code inside is not executed yet. I mainly look for hints regarding how to build a proper "onConvert" Method that can be used in the ConversionRule.

Can anyone share some experience regarding this topic? If you have a solution but don´t want to share it in public (aká give it away for free): I would exchange a solution for this one with one of my own solution that you might be interested ! [emoticon:c4563cd7d5574777a71c318021cbbcc8]

Many thanks!

Angela

Conversion Server

5 Replies

  • jeremy_biggs_capellaspace_com's avatar
    jeremy_biggs_capellaspace_com
    Ideator I
    46 minutes ago

    Well, I think I worked it out :-) Instead of using the OnConvert event, I used OnBeforeConvert and just returned the task.Item on success:

    Aras.ConversionFramework.Models.ConversionTask task = new
        Aras.ConversionFramework.Models.ConversionTask() {
        Item = this
    };

    ...do the work...

    return task.Item;

    This approach did not seem to work with an OnConvert method.

    The rule doesn't specify an OnConvert at all and appears to be just fine with that! Hope this helps someone down the line.

  • jeremy_biggs_capellaspace_com's avatar
    jeremy_biggs_capellaspace_com
    Ideator I
    2 hours ago

    angela​ Did you ever find a solution to this? I'm also looking to use a regular server method to do all the work in an onConvert event. The method does fire and complete, but leaves the Conversion Task in an InProgress state, with the onConvert task InProgress. 

  • Anonymous's avatar
    Anonymous
    Not applicable
    2 years ago

    ConversionRule

  • Anonymous's avatar
    Anonymous
    Not applicable
    2 years ago

    ConversionServer DLL