@EVAL as CMP default

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timrca Reply #1, 11 years, 3 months ago

I am setting up my CMP using migxDB. In one of the text fields in the FormTabs I wanted to make the default value the current year. I tried putting

@EVAL return date('Y');

, so the year will automatically update, in the 'Input Option > Default Value' box - but I couldn't get that to work.

The only way I could get it to work was with

@CHUNK defaultYear

and putting the EVAL code in the Chunk. That worked - but look 'clunky'. Is there a better way of running code within the 'Input Option > Default Value' box?

Michael Regan
TIMR Web Services
Phone: 250.218.5284
Eamil: [email protected]
Website: timr.ca

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Bruno17 Reply #2, 11 years, 3 months ago

you could use a aftergetfields - hook - snippet
with

if ($object) {
    $record_fields = $object->get('record_fields');
    $year = $object->get['year'];
    $record_fields['year'] = empty($year) ? date('Y') : $year; 
    $object->set('record_fields',$record_fields);
}

return '';

[ed. note: Bruno17 last edited this post 11 years, 3 months ago.]

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timrca Reply #3, 11 years, 3 months ago

Thanks -

I couldn't get that snippet to run properly. I dumped the $records in 'processors/mgr/default/fields.php' and the 'year' field had been set. But, it didn't display in the input box or get saved to the database when I saved the entry with the year field empty.

Using the @CHUNK does work - so I am not too concerned.

Michael Regan
TIMR Web Services
Phone: 250.218.5284
Eamil: [email protected]
Website: timr.ca

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Bruno17 Reply #4, 11 years, 3 months ago

there was a mistake in the snippet.
This was wrong:

$year = $record->get['year'];

needs to be

$year = $object->get['year'];

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