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CRMArticle.Update Method

The Update method updates an existing article.

Syntax

[Visual Basic .NET]
Public Sub Update(
  ByVal Caller As CUserAuth,
  ByVal ArticleId As String,
  ByVal ArticleXML As String
)

[C#]
public void Update(
  CUserAuth  Caller,
  string  ArticleId,
  string  ArticleXML
);

[C++]
public: void Update(
  CUserAuth*  Caller,
  String*  ArticleId,
  String*  ArticleXML
);

Parameters

Caller

Specifies the identity of the caller. To perform this action, the caller must have the prvWriteArticle privilege and access rights on the object to be modified. See CUserAuth.

ArticleId

Specifies the ID of the article to update.

ArticleXML

Specifies an XML string representing the article. The XML schema is described by kbarticle.xsd.

Return Value

No return value.

Remarks

If there is an error, SOAP throws an exception and the error message is reported in System.Web.Services.Protocols.SoapException.Detail.OuterXml.

All IDs passed to the platform are GUIDs wrapped in braces. For example: {6522D89A-A752-4455-A2B0-51494C6957C3}

Example

[C#]
// strServer should be set with the name of the platform Web server
string strServer = "myservername";

// virtualDirectory should be set with the name of the Microsoft CRM
// virtual directory on the platform Web server
string virtualDirectory = "mscrmservices";
string strDir = "https://" + strServer + "/" + virtualDirectory + "/";

// BizUser proxy object
Microsoft.Crm.Platform.Proxy.BizUser bizUser = new Microsoft.Crm.Platform.Proxy.BizUser ();
bizUser.Credentials = System.Net.CredentialCache.DefaultCredentials;
bizUser.Url = strDir + "BizUser.srf";

// CRMArticle proxy object
Microsoft.Crm.Platform.Proxy.CRMArticle article = new Microsoft.Crm.Platform.Proxy.CRMArticle ();
article.Credentials = System.Net.CredentialCache.DefaultCredentials;
article.Url = strDir + "CRMArticle.srf";

string strErrorMsg;
try
{
   Microsoft.Crm.Platform.Proxy.CUserAuth userAuth = bizUser.WhoAmI();

   string strArticleId = "{70769894-638F-41F2-A692-E2BC7ED23557}";

   // Set up XML string to update the article
   string strXml = "<kbarticle>";
   strXml += "<structurexml>new structure</structurexml>";
   strXml += "</kbarticle>";

   // Update the article
   article.Update(userAuth, strArticleId, strXml);
}
catch (System.Web.Services.Protocols.SoapException err)
{
   // Process the platform error here
   strErrorMsg = ("ErrorMessage: " + err.Message + " " + err.Detail.OuterXml + " Source: " + err.Source );
}
catch (Exception err)
{
   // Process other errors here
   strErrorMsg = ("ErrorMessage: " + err.Message );
}

Requirements

Namespace: Microsoft.Crm.Platform.Proxy

Assembly: Microsoft.Crm.Platform.Proxy.dll

See Also

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