open upload file from custom page type in smart search results

Robert Srigley asked on February 22, 2019 16:31

Further to this question that I posed and was answered by Brenden Kehren (thank you Brenden).

https://devnet.kentico.com/questions/modify-cms-root-smartsearchresults-transformation-to-handle-structured-pages-in-results

My Smart Search Results are returning content from a Custom Page Type. The Custom Page Type contains a File field where I upload a .pdf file.

In the search results, I need to create a hyperlink to open the .pdf file.

The code below is returning the GUID vlaue of the file ( I think ).

<%-- Search result content --%>

The GUID resembles this; c32cec60-5072-4952-9532-c6ded448434c

The actual web page that contains this custom page type listing creates hyperlinks which open up as follows; http://staging.informed.tbrhsc.net/getattachment/c32cec60-5072-4952-9532-c6ded448434c/QBP-Acute-Exacerbation-of-Chronic-Obstructive-Pulm.aspx

How do I modify the Smart Search Results to use that GUID to open the correct file?

Thank you for your assistance.

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vasu yerramsetti answered on February 24, 2019 09:40

Hi Robert,

Pelase go through below URLS

https://docs.kentico.com/k8/configuring-kentico/setting-up-search-on-your-website/searching-attachment-files

Linking Pages and files:

https://docs.kentico.com/k10/configuring-kentico/configuring-page-urls/linking-pages-and-files

https://docs.kentico.com/k10/custom-development/miscellaneous-custom-development-tasks/smart-search-api-and-customization/creating-custom-smart-search-indexes

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Robert Srigley answered on February 25, 2019 15:39

vasu yerramsetti, thank you for your response.

The documentation you provided is for version 8. We are running version 11 which does not have Attachment Search types per say.

I created a General Search Type and upon testing, it is returning my .pdf .docx and .xslx files.

The SmartSearchDialogResults wp is returning the document guid.

I still can not figure out how to transform the result into a hyper link that opens the appropriate document in a new window/browser tab.

I have been trying; GetAttachmentUrl GetAttachmentUrlByDocumentId GetAttachmentUrlByGUID

and I have not found the right syntax to open the attachment file.

Any thoughts?

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Robert Srigley answered on February 25, 2019 16:03

Sorry, I misred some of the documentation.

My Pages search type was configured to index attachments. So I am still left wondering what the correct syntax is to display the file.

My Custom Page type called tb-Policy-and-Procedure has the Search Fields configured as follows; Title field = PolicyTitle Content field = PolicyFile ** this is what i need to open up. Image field = none Date field = DocumentCreatedWhen

Thank you.

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