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Single Node Applications in OpenText Content Server

A new approach to writing single node applications in OpenText Content Server

Christopher Meyer
Wed Jul 05 2023
OpenText Content Server OScript JavaScript SmartUI
SmartUI Routers in OpenText Content Server

SmartUI routers are tricky, but don't need to be.

Christopher Meyer
Thu Jun 29 2023
OpenText Content Server JavaScript SmartUI
SmartUI development with a modern JavaScript framework

Use Vue.js, React, or Angular when developing for the OpenText Content Server SmartUI

Christopher Meyer
Tue May 12 2020
OpenText Content Server JavaScript SmartUI Vue.js
SmartUI development without the SmartUI SDK in OpenText Content Server

How to build a SmartUI widget without the SmartUI SDK

Christopher Meyer
Thu Apr 23 2020
OpenText Content Server JavaScript SmartUI
Simplifying the OpenText Content Server REST API

My employer Kwe.li GmbH has released an open source JavaScript module for simplifying the use of the OpenText Content Server REST API. You can find the @kweli/cs-rest module on [n ...

Christopher Meyer
Tue Apr 07 2020
OpenText Content Server JavaScript REST
Part XVI - Patch Management in OpenText Content Server

A Content Server patch is an effective way to fix a bug without having to install a new version of a module. The idea is simple: create a text file with the deltas, copy it to the opentext/patch/ di ...

Christopher Meyer
Fri Jan 05 2018
RHCore OpenText Content Server
Part XV - Caching in OpenText Content Server

::: v-pre Caching is an effective way to boost the performance of an OpenText Content Server module. Caching works by persisting the return value of an operation (such as an expensive function or SQL ...

Christopher Meyer
Mon Jan 30 2017
RHCore OpenText Content Server
Part XIV - Error Handling in OpenText Content Server

OpenText Content Server OScript does not support exception handling. I used to believe this was a limitation, but after learning more I no longer believe this to be the case. Exception handling is ...

Christopher Meyer
Wed May 25 2016
RHCore OpenText Content Server
Part XVIII – Working with Workflows in OpenText Content Server

In Part I of this blog series I introduced an object-based approach for developing with OpenText Content Server. In this next blog post I extend the discussion to include ...

Christopher Meyer
Fri Jul 17 2015
RHCore OpenText Content Server
Part XVII – Table Queries in OpenText Content Server

A common pattern in OpenText Content Server development is the execution of a database query. This is a low-level operation, which is useful when an API call isn't available to get the information you ...

Christopher Meyer
Fri May 22 2015
RHCore OpenText Content Server