Groupwise Custom Field Creation throws exception

Question

Hi,
When I am trying to create a new field definition (String type) using the object API (8.0.1)(gwoapi_800.h), I got the following exception
System Message #1: "An error occurred in allocating memory.", System Message #2: "Error Message: "Exception occurred.", Source "FieldDefinitions.Object"",
IGWFieldDefinitionPtr pDIGWFieldDefinitions;
pIGWFieldDefinitions->Add()
Is this a known API issue?
Thanks.

Answer 1

I put a fix to 8.0.3 and the next major release
or GroupWise. The problem was there is a custom
field table that gets created. If the user had
no custom fields, there was a problem creating
the first custom field.
You can get around the problem (until the fix
is available) by first creating a custom field
using the GW Client.
Preston
>>> On Tuesday, June 15, 2010 at 1:28 PM, Preston
Stephenson<[email protected]> wrote:
> I created a bug to investigate the issue.
> I'll get to it when time permits.
>
> Thanks.
> Preston
>
>>>> On Tuesday, June 15, 2010 at 12:46 PM,
> pranov2001<pranov2001@no‑mx.forums.novell.com> wrote:
>
>> Preston
>> Thanks a lot for your response. Here is the snapshot of the code that I
>> am trying to achieve.
>>
>> _COM_SMARTPTR_TYPEDEF(DIGWAddressBooks, DIID_DIGWAddressBooks);
>> _COM_SMARTPTR_TYPEDEF(IGWAddressBooks2, IID_IGWAddressBooks2);
>> _COM_SMARTPTR_TYPEDEF(IGWAccount4, IID_IGWAccount4);
>> _COM_SMARTPTR_TYPEDEF(DIGWCAddressBook, DIID_DIGWCAddressBook);
>> _COM_SMARTPTR_TYPEDEF(IGWCAddressBook2, IID_IGWCAddressBook2);
>>
>> _COM_SMARTPTR_TYPEDEF(DIGWFieldDefinitions,IID_DIG WFieldDefinitions);
>> _COM_SMARTPTR_TYPEDEF(IGWFieldDefinitions,
>> IID_IGWFieldDefinitions);
>> _COM_SMARTPTR_TYPEDEF(DIGWFieldDefinition,
>> DIID_DIGWFieldDefinition);
>>
>> DIGWAddressBooksPtr pDIGWAddressBooks;
>> IGWAddressBooks2Ptr pIGWAddressBooks;
>> IGWAccount4Ptr pIGWAccount;
>> LPCTSTR AddrBookName = _T("Test Contacts");
>> CComVariant vName(AddrBookName);
>> DIGWCAddressBookPtr pDIGWCAddressBook;
>> HRESULT hr;
>> DIGWFieldDefinitionsPtr pDIGWFieldDefinitions;
>> IGWFieldDefinitionsPtr pIGWFieldDefinitions;
>> DIGWFieldDefinitionPtr pDIGWFieldDefinition;
>> IGWCAddressBook2Ptr pIGWCAddressBook;
>> LPCTSTR FieldName = _T("AliasName");
>>
>> //Opening an Addressbook
>> pIGWAccount‑>get_AddressBooks(&pDIGWAddressBooks );
>>
>>
>
pDIGWAddressBooks‑>QueryInterface(IID_IGWAddress Books2,((LPVOID*)&pIGWAddr
> essBo
>> oks));
>> hr = pIGWAddressBooks‑>Item(vName, &pDIGWCAddressBook);
>> if (hr>=0)
>>
>>
>
pDIGWCAddressBook‑>QueryInterface(IID_IGWCAddres sBook2,((LPVOID*)&pIGWCAdd
> ressB
>> ook));
>>
>> //Adding the field to the Addressbook
>> pIGWCAddressBook‑>get_FieldDefinitions(&pDIGWFie ldDefinitions);
>>
>>
>
pDIGWFieldDefinitions‑>QueryInterface(IID_IGWFie ldDefinitions,((LPVOID*)&p
> IGWFi
>> eldDefinitions));
>> _bstr_t btFieldName(FieldName);
>> pIGWFieldDefinitions‑>Add(btFieldName, 1, &pDIGWFieldDefinition);
>>
>> The interesting fact is, it works in one worstation and not in other,
>> even if there is no OS or Groupwise client version difference between
>> those workstations.
>>
>> Preston Stephenson;1987092 Wrote:
>>> The error is reporting something missing.
>>> Can you support more of your code that you
>>> are trying to use?
>>> A small test app would be even better.
>>>
>>> Thanks.
>>> Preston
>>>
>>> >>> On Thursday, June 10, 2010 at 3:26 PM,
>>> pranov2001<pranov2001@no‑mx.forums.novell.com> wrote:
>>>
>>> > Hi,
>>> >
>>> > When I am trying to create a new field definition (String type)
>>> using
>>> > the object API (8.0.1)(gwoapi_800.h), I got the following exception
>>> >
>>> > System Message #1: "An error occurred in allocating memory.", System
>>> > Message #2: "Error Message: "Exception occurred.", Source
>>> > "FieldDefinitions.Object"",
>>> >
>>> > IGWFieldDefinitionPtr pDIGWFieldDefinitions;
>>> > ....
>>> > pIGWFieldDefinitions‑>Add()
>>> >
>>> > Is this a known API issue?
>>> >
>>> > Thanks.