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Dataselect query/issue?
I've been trying to get the dataselect field type to work on a client site to pull in testimonials from a pre-defined page. However it does not seem to be working. I've defined the page I want to draw testimonials from but when I use the template I've created containing the dataselect field I get a region with 'Item 1' and no ability to add, choose or edit.
Any thoughts why this might be happening?
Code am using posted up at
Does it work with one of the elemental field types like
testimonial_author?Yes, it works as expected with testimonial_author. Just noticed that if testimonial_body is chosen the form/page display is truncated at/after
<div class="field-wrap">Sounds like some upgrades to the
dataselectfield type are required then. Leave it with us.Many thanks Drew
Hi Drew
Cole is out of the office today, I was wondering if you could give us an idea of timescale for this upgrade? Or, if there was a workaround to get the same functionality?
Had a look into this and identified the source of the problem but cannot see a solution. The error occurs at line 305 of /perch/core/apps/content/modes/edit.form.post.php:
Hope that helps!
Cheers
Cole
I'll look at it for the next update - I don't have an ETA.
This isn't something I'm going to be able to change with how the
dataselecttype works.Does this mean that this particular issue isn't going to be fixable?
Cheers,
Cole
Dataselect can't work that way architecturally. If I change it, it'll break every existing use of dataselect, which isn't an option.
I think the
relatedfield type would work for this, although we'll likely supersede that with a better solution before too long.