I am writing a script where I am trying to print a transaction and then email it. I keep getting the following error.
“Wrong parameter type: options.attachments is expected as file.File[].”
I can’t tell what is wrong with my code. Here is the snipped of code that is causing the issues. The email sends just fine if I don’t include the attachments parameter. Any help would be greatly appreciated.
var recID = 1213;
var userID = 1478;
var emailSender = 1478;
var emailSubject = "Test Email";
var emailBody = "This is a test.";
var mainRecipient = "test@test.com";
var additionalRecipients = null;
var recPDF = render.transaction({
entityId: recID,
printMode: render.PrintMode.PDF,
});
email.send({
author: author,
recipients: mainRecipient,
subject: emailSubject,
cc: additionalRecipients,
body: emailBody,
attachments: [recPDF],
relatedRecords: {
transactionId: recID
}
});
From the help, render.transaction() should be returning a file.File. You could try saving your file and then loading with the file.load() to ensure it’s not actually something wrong with the file.
I have run the script with the SuiteScript debugger and I can verify that the render.transaction() is returning a file.File object. I am trying to avoid saving the file to the File cabinet so it doesn’t eat up space because I don’t need it saved. I just want it emailed. I have done this exact process with SuiteScript 1.0 and I am just trying to recreate with 2.0.
If it comes to where I need to save it so the email.send function with 2.0 will work properly, then I will need to do that and then I will delete the file after the email is sent, but I am trying to avoid those extra steps.
I did just try saving the file to the file cabinet and then loading it in the script and it still gave the same error.
I would also try giving the recPDF file more properties like a name (with an extension on it). I have old code that looks very similar to yours and it works fine, also try making the id of the transaction you are rendering a string instead of a number. For reference, this code worked fine:
var newInvId = newInv.save({
ignoreMandatoryFields: true
});
var invPdf = render.transaction({
entityId: newInvId,
printMode: render.PrintMode.PDF
});
email.send({
author: someIdHere,
recipients: someIdHere,
cc: ['someEmailHere@email.com'],
subject: 'Invoice #' + newInvNum,
body: 'Please open the attached file to view your Invoice. If you have any questions please contact _',
attachments: [invPdf],
relatedRecords: {
transactionId: newInvId
}
});
The recPDF object already has those when its rendered. Here is a screen shot of the data object in the script debugger.
The id of transaction being rendered can’t be a string. It has to be an integer otherwise the render.transaction function throws an error.
What type of script is performing this action, I will try to reproduce on test instance and see if I get the same thing with your code?
It running in a Suitelet. It sends the email just fine when I don’t include the attachments parameter, but with the attachments parameter I get the error.
Hi daBears38235,
I’ve just tried your code in the script debugger and it worked fine.
Does it work in the script debugger for you?
Thanks,
Chris
I have run my suitelet in testing mode and am using the debugger to debug it.
Hi,
As a quick test, could you try this:
attachments: recPDF,
Thanks,
Chris
When I try it that way, I get the following error:
“Wrong parameter type: options.attachments is expected as Array. “
I figured out my issue. I have a library file module that I had added to my Suitelet. When I removed the library file module from the Suitelet my code worked fine. So something with the library file is conflicting. That will be a different issue that I will need to figure out, but at least I got this working now. Thanks guys for helping me debug.
