Java API - method JobPropertyEx

Hi,

I am attempting to use the method JobPropertyEx and retrieve values for a configurable set of properties and am coming across the following problem. If I specify the property list "ACCOUNT,COMMAND,HOST" I am getting back something along the lines of:

<Command>tab<Host>

I was anticipating that it would return:

tab<Command>tab<Host>

The issue is that unless I can parse the StringHolder using getToken and get back a number of tabs consistent with the number of properties requested I cannot use this method. I would never know which value relates to which property.

Any suggestions or advice welcome?

Can I also put in an enhancement request that there are methods returning lists of jobs/folders/properties etc return an array of values (or even HashTable or TreeMap) as well as StringHolder.

Thanks

Peter

I guess it should return tab<Command>tab<Host> in case ACCOUNT is empty. This could be a bug.

As a suggestion, you can fetch one property at a time, using either JobProperty or JobPropertyEx. The result will be a single value and you will not need to parse packed strings returned for multi-property results.

BTW, as a status update for your other post regarding web-browser refresh issues with the web interface, this issue is still in the queue. I don't have an ETA as we don't yet know the cause of it and so cannot estimate what is required to fix it.