programmatically create smartform ektron

Question

I have created the smartform and generated the relevant class using a bat file (using xsd to generate c# class). Then I assigned that created smartform to a particular folder and I created the sample smartforms using the CMS work area.

Is there a way to create a smartform from code behind? I have tried as follows, but it didn't work as expected:

    ContentType<root> cData = new ContentType<root>();
    cData.SmartForm.EventName = "Conference Event1";
    cData.SmartForm.EventDescription = "Test Description";
    cData.SmartForm.EventDate = DateTime.Now.AddMonths(2).ToString("yyyy-MM-dd");


    ContentTypeManager<root> contentTypeManager = new ContentTypeManager<root>();
    contentTypeManager.Add(cData);

score 2 · Answer 1 · edited Jun 18 '14 at 23:39

I have found the solution. You can achieve it using ContentManager.

    ContentManager contentManager = new ContentManager(ApiAccessMode.Admin);
    Ektron.Cms.ContentData contentData = new Ektron.Cms.ContentData();
    contentData.Title = "title 011";
    contentData.Html = "<root><EventName>Change1...</EventName>" +
                     "<EventDescription>Description Test</EventDescription>" +
                     "<EventDate>2014-10-30</EventDate>" +
                     "</root>";
    contentData.ContType = 1;
    contentData.Comment = "Automatically generated from a script.";
    contentData.FolderId = 86; //folder id to save you smart data
    contentData.IsPublished = true;
    contentData.IsSearchable = true;
    contentData.LanguageId = 1033;
    contentData.XmlInheritedFrom = 86; //folder id to save you smart data
    Ektron.Cms.XmlConfigData xcd = new Ektron.Cms.XmlConfigData();
    xcd.Id = 7; //SmartForm ID
    contentData.XmlConfiguration = xcd;
    contentManager.Add(contentData);

I already have a smart form that I would like to programmatically update. Will this do it as well? — Si8, Oct 07 '15 at 19:23
Also, how can I check to ensure another content with the same title doesn't exist before creating a new content? Thanks. — Si8, Oct 20 '15 at 19:36

programmatically create smartform ektron

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