This is probably a very simple problem to solve, but I am setting up a node.js backend using express for my Dapp and I can now deploy new contracts just fine.

I now need to figure out how to make calls to a function in an existing contract (created previously in Remix). I have the following syntax:

const platformArtifacts = require('./build/contracts/Platform.json');
var myPlatformContract = contract(platformArtifacts);
myPlatformContract.setProvider(provider);

I know that this is wrong, but I do not know how to do it properly. The function call I make is:

var insurerAddress = '0x...';
var myClientUIC = req.body.clientUIC;
var myClientName = req.body.clientName;
var myClientGroup = req.body.clientGroup;
var myClientNACE = req.body.clientNACE;
var myCreditLine = parseInt(req.body.creditLine);
var myCreditLineDate = parseInt(req.body.creditLineDate);
var myClientCurrency = req.body.clientCurrency;
var myClientCity = req.body.clientCity;
var myClientCountry = req.body.clientCountry;

myPlatformContract.at("0x...").methods.createClient(myClientUIC, myClientName, myClientGroup, 
    myClientNACE, insurerAddress, myCreditLine, myCreditLineDate, myClientCurrency, myClientCity, myClientCountry,
    { from:provider.getAddress() })
    .once('transactionHash', function(hash) {
        console.log("TxHash: " + hash);
    }).on('receipt', function(receipt) { console.log("receipt: " + JSON.stringify(receipt)); })
        .then(function(result) {
    }, function(error) {
        console.log(error);
    });

The error I get is:

TypeError: Cannot read property 'createClient' of undefined 

However, createClient is a function and I have checked that all the parameters have values. Does createClient itself need to be called differently?

I would appreciate any help you an give me with this beginner's issue! Many thanks. Phil

This is probably a very simple problem to solve, but I am setting up a node.js backend using express for my Dapp and I can now deploy new contracts just fine.

I now need to figure out how to make calls to a function in an existing contract (created previously in Remix). I have the following syntax for setting up the provider. This works, at least for creating a new Insurer:

const Web3 = require("web3");
const HDWalletProvider = require("@truffle/hdwallet-provider");

require('dotenv').config();
const provider = new HDWalletProvider(process.env.MNEMONIC, process.env.INFURA_URL);

var contract    = require("@truffle/contract");

const insurerArtifacts = require('./build/contracts/Insurer.json');
var myInsurerContract = contract(insurerArtifacts);
myInsurerContract.setProvider(provider);

const platformArtifacts = require('./build/contracts/Platform.json');
var myPlatformContract = contract(platformArtifacts);
myPlatformContract.setProvider(provider);

The function call I make is as follows:

var insurerAddress = '0x...';
var myClientUIC = req.body.clientUIC;
var myClientName = req.body.clientName;
var myClientGroup = req.body.clientGroup;
var myClientNACE = req.body.clientNACE;
var myCreditLine = parseInt(req.body.creditLine);
var myCreditLineDate = parseInt(req.body.creditLineDate);
var myClientCurrency = req.body.clientCurrency;
var myClientCity = req.body.clientCity;
var myClientCountry = req.body.clientCountry;

myPlatformContract.at("0x...").methods.createClient(myClientUIC, myClientName, myClientGroup, 
    myClientNACE, insurerAddress, myCreditLine, myCreditLineDate, myClientCurrency, myClientCity, myClientCountry,
    { from:provider.getAddress() })
    .once('transactionHash', function(hash) {
        console.log("TxHash: " + hash);
    }).on('receipt', function(receipt) { console.log("receipt: " + JSON.stringify(receipt)); })
        .then(function(result) {
    }, function(error) {
        console.log(error);
    });

The error I get is:

TypeError: Cannot read property 'createClient' of undefined 

However, createClient is a function and I have checked that all the parameters have values. Does createClient itself need to be called differently?

I would appreciate any help you an give me with this beginner's issue! Many thanks. Phil

This is probably a very simple problem to solve, but I am setting up a node.js backend using express for my Dapp and I can now deploy new contracts just fine.

I now need to figure out how to make calls to a function in an existing contract (created previously in Remix). I have the following syntax:

const platformArtifacts = require('./build/contracts/Platform.json');
var myPlatformContract = contract(platformArtifacts);
myPlatformContract.setProvider(provider);

I know that this is wrong, but I do not know how to do it properly. The function call I make is:

var insurerAddress = '0x...';
var myClientUIC = req.body.clientUIC;
var myClientName = req.body.clientName;
var myClientGroup = req.body.clientGroup;
var myClientNACE = req.body.clientNACE;
var myCreditLine = req.body.creditLine;
var myCreditLineDate = req.body.creditLineDate;
var myClientCurrency = req.body.clientCurrency;
var myClientCity = req.body.clientCity;
var myClientCountry = req.body.clientCountry;

myPlatformContract.at("0x...").createClient(myClientUIC, myClientName, myClientGroup, 
    myClientNACE, insurerAddress, myCreditLine, myCreditLineDate, myClientCurrency, myClientCity, myClientCountry,
    { from:provider.getAddress() })
    .once('transactionHash', function(hash) {
        console.log("TxHash: " + hash);
    }).on('receipt', function(receipt) { console.log("receipt: " + JSON.stringify(receipt)); })
        .then(function(result) {
    }, function(error) {
        console.log(error);
    });

The error I get is:

TypeError: myPlatformContract.at(...).createClient is not a function

However, createClient is a function. I would appreciate any help you an give me with this beginner's issue! Many thanks. Phil

This is probably a very simple problem to solve, but I am setting up a node.js backend using express for my Dapp and I can now deploy new contracts just fine.

I now need to figure out how to make calls to a function in an existing contract (created previously in Remix). I have the following syntax:

const platformArtifacts = require('./build/contracts/Platform.json');
var myPlatformContract = contract(platformArtifacts);
myPlatformContract.setProvider(provider);

I know that this is wrong, but I do not know how to do it properly. The function call I make is:

var insurerAddress = '0x...';
var myClientUIC = req.body.clientUIC;
var myClientName = req.body.clientName;
var myClientGroup = req.body.clientGroup;
var myClientNACE = req.body.clientNACE;
var myCreditLine = parseInt(req.body.creditLine);
var myCreditLineDate = parseInt(req.body.creditLineDate);
var myClientCurrency = req.body.clientCurrency;
var myClientCity = req.body.clientCity;
var myClientCountry = req.body.clientCountry;

myPlatformContract.at("0x...").methods.createClient(myClientUIC, myClientName, myClientGroup, 
    myClientNACE, insurerAddress, myCreditLine, myCreditLineDate, myClientCurrency, myClientCity, myClientCountry,
    { from:provider.getAddress() })
    .once('transactionHash', function(hash) {
        console.log("TxHash: " + hash);
    }).on('receipt', function(receipt) { console.log("receipt: " + JSON.stringify(receipt)); })
        .then(function(result) {
    }, function(error) {
        console.log(error);
    });

The error I get is:

TypeError: Cannot read property 'createClient' of undefined 

However, createClient is a function and I have checked that all the parameters have values. Does createClient itself need to be called differently?

I would appreciate any help you an give me with this beginner's issue! Many thanks. Phil