Blogs
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Generating an Apex Class Using the SOAP Tooling API and MetadataContainer
QESTION It’s fairly easy to create an ApexClass in the SOAP Tooling API: This immediately creates the class in your org. However, I would like to be able to utilize the MetadataContainer functionality to create classes in this manner: When I try this, I get an error as follows: Adding a line to populate the Content field…
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Performing an UPDATE on a Custom Field Using the SOAP Tooling API
QUESTION I’m using the SOAP Tooling API to try and update a CustomField (posting to /services/Soap/T/29.0) The method signature is SaveResult[] update(sObject[] sObjects) – and CustomField extends sObject so it shouldn’t be a problem to send that down the wire. However I encounter: INVALID_TYPE: Must send a concrete entity type. Then I looked at my raw XML on the wire, I can’t say I’m surprised!…
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What is the most effective method to verify if person accounts are enabled through Apex Code?
QUESTION I need to be able to check if an org has Person Accounts enabled via Apex Code as part of package. What’s the best way to do this without making the package require Person Accounts be enabled in any org in which it’s installed? ANSWER Method 1 Try to access the isPersonAccount property on an Account and catch any exception that occurs…