How to update a boolean, yes/no, true/false attribute with LAPI

Below is sample code in C# on updating a physical item attribute (custom system attributes in the Specifics tab of a physical object). You can use the same logic to update a regular category attribute that is boolean based.

The most important line is the  request.add("mtField_PrintNewLabel", "on");

Basically, use "on" for true, "off" for false. The "mtField_PrintNewLabel" is the name of the custom physical object attribute. It's mtField_Name-of-the-field.

For a category-attribute, you would use the update category functions and call the attribute name with the "on"/"off" value being passed.  


***I will post more examples of updating category/attributes, physical items (records management), and easy Livelink session establishment.

void doIt(int nodeID)

        {

            LLSession session = null;

            session = new LLSession("opentext.server.blah.com",

                                    2099,

                                    "",

                                    "adminloginacct",

                                    "adminpw");

            session.ImpersonateUser("yomama");

            LAPI_DOCUMENTS doc = new LAPI_DOCUMENTS(session);

            LLValue request = (new LLValue()).setAssocNotSet();

            request.add("objAction", "info2");

            request.add("selectedMedia",1235465 );

            request.add("poLocation", "CRC - ABC");

            request.add("mtField_Volume", "Vol10");

            request.add("mtField_Temporary", "No");

            request.add("mtField_FileType", "");           

            request.add("mtField_PrintNewLabel", "on");

            LLValue myEntValues = new LLValue();

            int volID = 0;

            if (doc.AccessEnterpriseWS(myEntValues) == 0)

            {

                volID = myEntValues.toInteger("VolumeID");

            }

            int status = 0;

            status = doc.UpdateObjectInfo(volID, nodeID, request);

            if (status != 0)

            {

                string errMsg = string.Format("Problem: {0} | {1} | {2} | {3}", session.getApiError(), session.getErrMsg(), session.getStatus(), session.getStatusMessage());

                Response.Write(errMsg);

            }

            else

            {

                Response.Write("Something got updated");

            }

        }