[kepler-dev] [Bug 5586] New: Get newest version of local files in EML actor

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http://bugzilla.ecoinformatics.org/show_bug.cgi?id=5586

             Bug #: 5586
           Summary: Get newest version of local files in EML actor
    Classification: Unclassified
           Product: Kepler
           Version: trunk
          Platform: Other
        OS/Version: All
            Status: NEW
          Severity: normal
          Priority: P2
         Component: actors
        AssignedTo: barseghian at nceas.ucsb.edu
        ReportedBy: tao at nceas.ucsb.edu
         QAContact: kepler-dev at kepler-project.org


Here is an email from kepler user:

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Running v2.3 on Mac OSX 10.7.3   Fairly new to Kepler.

I'm trying to use the EML 2 Dataset Actor to read in a local copy (in a folder
on my laptop drive) of a sample metadata (.xml) file using the EML 2.1.0 schema
and a simple 4-column data (.txt) file.  I have checked the files using the
http://knb.ecoinformatics.org/emlparser/ site, and both were validated.

Two problems:
i) If I change either file the Actor doesn't keep up with the changes.  It
seems to revert to a cached version of the file as it was when I first
specified it to the Actor (via the EML File: and Data File: fields in Configure
Actor).
ii) I wondered about checking the "Check for latest version" checkbox.  However
doing this generates an error dialog with the message "null Please enter a new
value:"  I have to uncheck to stop the error.
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So we may need a feature:
When the "Check for latest version" box is checked, Kepler will check local
files as well.

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