Access CollectionNode when logged in as guest

[Mark_bfc]

Hi,

  I am attempting to do some custom messaging by using the CollectionNode in action script.  When I am logged in as host I can use the collectionNode with no problems, but when I am logged in as a guest (all my users will be 'guests') - I get the error 'insufficient permissions to create a new CollectionNode. You must be an OWNER of the room to add new multi-user features to it. Log in with developer credentials in order to do so.'

  I think the problem is that in my code I have:

private var messaging:CollectionNode = new CollectionNode();

  I have a CollectionNode ( named 'Messaging') for my room, which was created using the room console.  Is there a way I can access this already created CollectionNode through actionscript (jnstead of instantiating a new one)?

  Hope my question makes sense - I am really stuck and probably missing something obvious.  Can anyone help me out?

thanks

Mark

[Former Community Member · Accepted solution]

Hi Mark,

Here is a way to access a collectionnode created using devconsole.

For e.g. Let's say you created a CollectionNode called "myCollectionNode" using devconsole, then the way you can access it as a guest is

private var messaging:CollectionNode = new CollectionNode();

messaging.sharedID = "myCollectionNode" ;

messaging.connectSession = session ;

messaging.subscribe() ;

i.e. you need to assign the name to sharedID property and assign a connectSession object to connectSession property. And then when you call subscribe, you get all the data.

Hope this helps.

Thanks

Hironmay Basu

[Mark_bfc]

Hi Hironmay,

  Thanks that did help!  The issue was that I was not setting the sharedID of the CollectionNode.   It makes sense now that it should be set to the name of the CollectionNode I created in the dev console.

cheers

Mark