Specify comment search

realtytrac · Post by **realtytrac** » Mon Aug 15, 2005 10:39 am

on the VaultHistoryQueryRequest, i am doing searches based upon comments found in files. I noticed that it searches comments for both checkin's and checkout's. Is there a way to specify it to only search checkin comments or checkout comments?

req.CommentFilter = VaultLib.VaultQueryRequestComments.FilteredComment;
req.CommentSubstring= VDDNumber;

thanks

haider

lbauer · Post by **lbauer** » Mon Aug 15, 2005 2:22 pm

There really isn't a checkout comment in Vault. It's actually an item comment. It isn't saved until the item is committed or checked in. There is also a changeset or checkin comment.

Here are the details:
--If a file has an item comment AND a checkin (or change set) comment, the item comment appears in File History and Folder History by Item. The checkin comment appears in Folder History by Version.

--If a file has only an item (checkout ) comment, the item comment appears in File History and Folder History by Item. There is no comment in Folder History by Version.

--If a file has only a checkin comment, then the checkin comment appears in all three History locations.

So basically, all comments are checkin comments, but some apply to items and some to changesets.

realtytrac · Post by **realtytrac** » Mon Aug 15, 2005 2:53 pm

is there a way to programmatically only seek out specific comment types?

lbauer · Post by **lbauer** » Mon Aug 15, 2005 3:03 pm

No, not presently. I can log a feature request for the ability to search separately for item comments or changeset comments.

realtytrac · Post by **realtytrac** » Mon Aug 15, 2005 3:21 pm

THANK YOU