Existing content area as a portlet programmatically?

Does anyone know how to expose existing content area as a portlet programmatically?
I have to write a script that would need to create and "expose" existing content areas as portlets.
Thanks in advance,
Alex.

Did you try refreshing your portlet repository? What release of Portal are you currently using? Which version of the PDK? On which platform?
Thanks,
Harry
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I am using a combination of content area portlets and PDK developed portlets. When I publish the folders in the content areas as a portlet they can sometimes be added to a page and sometimes cannot. All the time they show up on the provider list but I cannot understand why sometime I can add them and sometime I cannot add them to a page. All things are remaining the same.
Is there some checklist that I run against to see where I am going wrong?
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Did you try refreshing your portlet repository? What release of Portal are you currently using? Which version of the PDK? On which platform?
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All,
Has anyone out there experienced or encountered the following problem depicted below. If yes, please let me know what you did or what steps/procedures you implemented to resolve this problem.
1. Go to content area an click the "Edit Folder" link.
2. Click the "Create Folder" link an select "container" as your folder type.
3. Click the next button and enter your folder display name and internal name. Leave the Category combo box as is General).
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Error: (WWS-00000)
Copyright) 2001, Oracle Corporation. All Rights Reserved
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Error: (WWS-00000)
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Location: http://www.reeis.usda.gov/servlet/page?_pageid=52&_dad=portal30&_schema=PORTAL30&_type=site&_fsiteid=2&_fid=1&_fnavbarid=1&_fnavbarsiteid=2&_fedit=0&_fmode=2&_fdisplaymode=1&_fcalledfrom=1&_fdisplayurl=
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Ur statement states that
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Can u throw some light on the same by possibly sending some codes to achieve the same.Our requirements are as under:-
1)When the content area is added with various privileges to a particular users page he needs to click on edit in order to add Item/folder or manage the same.Is it possible to show(either by customizing or programatically) the same links by doing away with the edit link and directly displaying the privileges(i.e. add item,folder properties) when he logs in.
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