public string SetExpiryDate(string channelPath, string months, bool includeSubchannels, bool updateExpiredPages)
{
this.newExpiry = (String.IsNullOrEmpty(months)) ? CmsUtilities.NeverExpires : DateTime.Now.AddMonths(Convert.ToInt32(months));
string retval = String.Empty;
// get the current cms application context
string channelGuid = null;
this.updateExpired = updateExpiredPages;
using (CmsApplicationContext cac = CmsUtilities.GetAdminContext(PublishingMode.Published))
{
// we need to authenticate against a cms mode and MUST do this before using searches to get he current channel
Channel currentChannel = CmsUtilities.ParseChannelUrl(channelPath, cac);
if (currentChannel == null)
{
retval = "Channel not found";
}
else
{
channelGuid = currentChannel.Guid;
}
}
if (channelGuid != null)
{
try
{
if (includeSubchannels)
{
CmsTraverser traverser = new CmsTraverser();
traverser.TraversingChannel += new CmsEventHandler(traverser_TraversingChannel);
traverser.TraverseChannel(PublishingMode.Update, true, new Guid(channelGuid));
}
else
{
ExtendChannel(newExpiry, new Guid(channelGuid));
}
retval = "Channel posting expiry dates have been delayed until " + newExpiry;
}
catch (Exception ex)
{
retval = ex.Message;
}
}
return(retval);
}