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How to get document id from createDocument and use to updateDocument

Dec 27, 2023, 21:34

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bharathOriginal post

Rank 4: Virtual Machine

Apr 14, 2023, 16:04

Ok I will wait for you

Summary

The user is asking for help on how to retrieve the document ID after using the createDocument function in Appwrite, and then use that ID to update a document in another component. Another user suggests using a cloud function to optimize the code and avoid issues with storing the document ID in the browser. The second component mentioned is Select.js, where the user wants to store user input using radio buttons and update the document with the retrieved document ID. The user also provides links to their GitHub repo and code examples for reference.

bharath

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Apr 14, 2023, 16:04

Iam struggling with this issue from past 2 weeks

bharath

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Apr 14, 2023, 16:04

This is my appwrite component

bharath

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Apr 14, 2023, 16:05

This is my signup component in which username and email will be stored

bharath

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Apr 14, 2023, 16:06

This is my select.js another component in which I want to store user input through radio button . Here iam using updatedocument

Mosh Ontong

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Apr 14, 2023, 16:20

This is the simulation example of create account. and every there is new user in your backend, our function will be triggered

Mosh Ontong

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Apr 14, 2023, 16:20

Mosh Ontong

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Apr 14, 2023, 16:21

This is the code how I did implement the funciton
https://gist.github.com/moshOntong-IT/6ba791ddd1b3f1b4b758e44e1148152b

Mosh Ontong

Rank 5: Hypervisor

Apr 14, 2023, 16:22

And if you are not familiar with appwrite function, there is a resources on internet on how to use the appwrite function, and if you are ready to go like you are already familiar with appwrite function, just mention me there and I will help you

bharath

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Apr 14, 2023, 16:29

Iam new to appwrite I don't know about it

bharath

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Apr 14, 2023, 16:29

Did you understand my issue

bharath

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Apr 14, 2023, 16:39

I have signup page in which username and email will be stored. Here I have used createDocument

bharath

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Apr 14, 2023, 16:39

In another component (Select.js) in this component user input through radio buttons . Here I will updateDocumnet but I need documentid to do that as this is another component I need documentid

Mosh Ontong

Rank 5: Hypervisor

Apr 14, 2023, 16:40

yeah, I did understand the issue here. But what I did is that to optimize your code, function will be the first step of our path way to solve your problem.

Because I believe even you store your DocumentID in your browser something like cache in web, the problem here is that what if the user refresh or exit the website? So the DocumentID stored in your cache will be deleted. Therefore I recommend you to use a cloud function to shorten your code. Because we can take advantage the account.get() method. Because if we use this method it will always return an User Object and we can use the $id attribute here, and treat this $id as your DocumentID. Because in our cloud function implementation we have this code

  const userObject = JSON.parse(req.variables["APPWRITE_FUNCTION_EVENT_DATA"]);
  console.log(userObject);
  try {
    const result = await databases.createDocument(
      "64397a645b2d0000f2e0",
      "64397a6ec7fce839a55c",
      userObject.$id,
      {
        name: userObject.name,
        email: userObject.email,
      }
    );

bharath

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Apr 14, 2023, 16:42

I have no idea about cloud functions

Mosh Ontong

Rank 5: Hypervisor

Apr 14, 2023, 16:42

Please take a look the encircle in our image attached. I did not use the ID.unique as our Document ID when creating a user account, Instead I use the $id of our User Object

bharath

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Apr 14, 2023, 16:43

Yes I have seen

Mosh Ontong

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Apr 14, 2023, 16:43

If that case okay then I will modify your code.

bharath

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Apr 14, 2023, 16:44

https://github.com/Bharathgit5/printfc.in

bharath

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Apr 14, 2023, 16:44

This is my githib repo

bharath

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Apr 14, 2023, 16:45

In this I want to store user input from different components

Mosh Ontong

Rank 5: Hypervisor

Apr 14, 2023, 16:45

const register = async (email, password) => {
  try {
    const account = new Account(client)
    const result = account.create(ID.unique(), email, password)
    console.log(result)
  } catch (error) {
    const appwriteError = AppwriteException;
    throw new Error(appwriteError.message)
  }
}

I just modify your register method , I put a result and console log here, and I temporarily remove the return here. Can you please screenshot the log in devinspector

bharath

Rank 4: Virtual Machine

Apr 14, 2023, 16:46

Username and email (signup.js)
Filename (Uploadcomp.js)
3.Color,side (Select.js)
Table values (Showprice.js)

bharath

Rank 4: Virtual Machine

Apr 14, 2023, 16:48

This user inputs I should store

bharath

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Apr 15, 2023, 02:01

Have you gone through it

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