Index: lams_tool_nb/src/java/org/lamsfoundation/lams/tool/noticeboard/service/INoticeboardService.java
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RCS file: /usr/local/cvsroot/lams_tool_nb/src/java/org/lamsfoundation/lams/tool/noticeboard/service/INoticeboardService.java,v
diff -u -r1.7 -r1.8
--- lams_tool_nb/src/java/org/lamsfoundation/lams/tool/noticeboard/service/INoticeboardService.java	29 Jul 2005 04:29:22 -0000	1.7
+++ lams_tool_nb/src/java/org/lamsfoundation/lams/tool/noticeboard/service/INoticeboardService.java	2 Aug 2005 06:30:59 -0000	1.8
@@ -269,6 +269,14 @@
     public NoticeboardAttachment retrieveAttachmentByUuid(Long uuid);
     
     /**
+	 * <p>Retrieve an instance of NoticeboardAttachment with the 
+     * filename <code>filename</code> </p>
+     * @param filename The filename of the attachment that you want to retrieve
+     * @return an instance of NoticeboardAttachment
+     */
+    public NoticeboardAttachment retrieveAttachmentByFilename(String filename);
+    
+    /**
      * <p>Retrieve the list of attachment ids with the given instance of NoticeboardContent</p>
      * @param nbContent The given instance of NoticeboardContent
      * @return List. the list of attachment ids (java.lang.Long)
Index: lams_tool_nb/src/java/org/lamsfoundation/lams/tool/noticeboard/service/NoticeboardServicePOJO.java
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RCS file: /usr/local/cvsroot/lams_tool_nb/src/java/org/lamsfoundation/lams/tool/noticeboard/service/NoticeboardServicePOJO.java,v
diff -u -r1.8 -r1.9
--- lams_tool_nb/src/java/org/lamsfoundation/lams/tool/noticeboard/service/NoticeboardServicePOJO.java	29 Jul 2005 04:29:22 -0000	1.8
+++ lams_tool_nb/src/java/org/lamsfoundation/lams/tool/noticeboard/service/NoticeboardServicePOJO.java	2 Aug 2005 06:30:59 -0000	1.9
@@ -669,7 +669,27 @@
 	                + e.getMessage(), e);
 	    }
 	}
+	/** @see org.lamsfoundation.lams.tool.noticeboard.service.INoticeboardService#retrieveAttachment(java.lang.String) */
+	public NoticeboardAttachment retrieveAttachmentByFilename(String filename)
+	{
+	    if (filename == null || filename.trim().length() == 0)
+	    {
+	        String error = "Unable to continue. The filename is missing";
+	        log.error(error);
+	        throw new NbApplicationException(error);
+	    }
+	    try
+	    {
+	        return nbAttachmentDAO.retrieveAttachmentByFilename(filename);
+	    }
+	    catch (DataAccessException e)
+	    {
+	        throw new NbApplicationException("EXCEPTION: An exception has occurred while trying to retrieve the attachment with filename " + filename + " "
+	                + e.getMessage(), e);
+	    }
+	}
 	
+	
 	/** @see org.lamsfoundation.lams.tool.noticeboard.service.INoticeboardService#getAttachmentIdsFromContent(org.lamsfoundation.lams.tool.noticeboard.NoticeboardContent) */
 	public List getAttachmentIdsFromContent(NoticeboardContent nbContent)
 	{