Question

I am using an external application to initially create a TWiki topic using a Template Topic page among other fields passed to the SAVE script. This works correctly.

I would then, at a later time, like to use the Twiki SAVE script to update the existing topic, also using the same Template Topic. When I try this, however, the new data sent via the form post (get – action: SAVE script) is ignored and the existing topic remains unchanged without the generation of an error.

Using the forcenewrevision parameter, a new revision number is created, but it is just a copy of the original.

What am I missing ??? I was unable to find any documentation related to this.

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-- JeffLozier - 28 Jul 2008

Answer

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Try not to use the template in the save script when updating. Use the template only to create the topic. When updating just pass the field values.

-- EnriqueCadalso - 29 Jul 2008

Seems to be answered. Closing this question after more than 30 days of inactivity. Feel free to re-open if needed.

-- PeterThoeny - 02 Sep 2008

Hi, I am setting up a twiki for my organization.I have to create around 4500 topics from static txt files.is there a script that i can use, so i do not have to create these topics manually? Any help will be appreciated.

-- ShikhaPathak - 17 Feb 2009

-- ShikhaPathak - 17 Feb 2009

Rename every text file to have a camel case filename. Insert something like this in the beginning of every text file (between % signs)

META:TOPICINFO{author="ShikhaPathak" date="1234863457" format="1.1" version="1.1"}

And just copy the text files to the .../twiki/data/YourWeb directory. After that check file rights

-- EnriqueCadalso - 17 Feb 2009

Hi Enrique.Thanks a lot.It worked and saved lot of my efforts.

-- ShikhaPathak - 18 Feb 2009

You actually do not need the META:TOPICINFO, TWiki can live without it. And TWiki will create it for you the first time you use the browser to update a page.

-- PeterThoeny - 19 Feb 2009