Re: [Perl-workflow-devel] Setting values in context from config file.

[Jim B. <cb...@bu...>]

Phil,

One way to do that is in code as you mentioned, probably near the code 
where you create/load your workflow instance.

You could also use the ExtraData feature, or some variation of it:

http://search.cpan.org/~jonasbn/Workflow-0.31/lib/Workflow/Persister/DBI/ExtraData.pm

This module will pull in the data from your supporting table and load it 
into the context automatically.

The down side is it will be set in a record for each workflow instance, 
but this could also be an advantage if you every wanted to have 
different 'to' addresses for different instances. And you would still 
need code somewhere to initially set this value when you create the 
workflow.

Jim


phil robinson wrote:
> I just started using perl workflow and so far its
> great (thanks) but I have a feeling I'm missing something:
> 
> I want to set a context param value from within
> workflow.xml; is this possible, or is it a stupid idea
> for some reason I haven't yet realised?
> 
> Say I have an action called SendEmail which looks
> for context->{to} for the 'to' address.
> 
> Is there some way I can set context->{to} from the
> workflow.xml or actions.xml config file?  If not, I'll
> have to add an entry to the apps _own_ xml config file,
> then set it via code, which seems unnecessarily roundabout.
> TIA, Phil Robinson
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