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I am having trouble updating custom data with the Contact API function civicrm_contact_create or civicrm_contact_update.
My testcode is the following:
$persoon = array(
    "contact_id"    =>  276,
    "contact_type"  =>  "Individual",
    "first_name"    =>  "Charlotte",
    "last_name"     =>  "Hommel",
    "custom_2"      =>  "3456",
    "custom_1"      =>  "H",
    "custom_3"      =>  "456789012");

$result = &civicrm_contact_update($persoon);

There is a field with ID 1, 2 and 3 in the table civicrm_custom_field. There is no update of the fields, and the result parameter contains error 0.
When I check the code, I eventually end up in the CRM/Contact/BAO/Contact.php. In the function create there is a bit of code dealing with the custom data:
       if ( CRM_Utils_Array::value( 'custom', $params ) &&
             is_array( $params['custom'] ) ) {
            require_once 'CRM/Core/BAO/CustomValueTable.php';
            CRM_Core_BAO_CustomValueTable::store( $params['custom'], 'civicrm_contact', $contact->id );
        }

If I check, I have the following values in my $params:

Array ( [contact_id] => 276 [contact_type] => Individual [first_name] => Charlotte [last_name] => Hommel [custom_2] => 3456 [custom_1] => H [custom_3] => 456789012 [custom] => Array ( ) [is_deceased] => [website] => )

It seems as if the CRM_Core_BAO_CustomValueTable::store is never executed though, and even if it was, the $params['custom'] array is empty? I am lost....

Erik

Hi,

Haven't used it, don't know for sure. Could you have a look in the test see if the custom fields are covered ?

Otherwise, yes, it should work, if it doesn't it should be fixed. Not sure what's the best way, but #civicrm is your friend.

X+

Erik is it true that the fields you were trying to add data for were set as 'View Only' when you created them??

Chirayu

Erik - Have you checked whether the custom data is in the table or are you only looking from the GUI? If they should be surrounded by separators but aren't then you won't see them though the front end

This is the snipped of code I'm using in civimigrate (https://svn.fuzion.co.nz/repos/fuzion-code/trunk/drupal/modules/custom/civimigrate to deal with this)
 
  //TODO convert custom fields into arrays using separator string before they get this far
  require_once 'CRM/Core/BAO/CustomField.php';
  foreach ($custom as $customFieldNumber => $customFieldName){
  $customFormatted = array();
  //FIXME I need to identify custom field type - at the moment only doing Individual
  CRM_Core_BAO_CustomField::formatCustomField($customFieldNumber, $customFormatted,  array($params[ $customFieldName]=>1),
                                       'Individual',  null,
                                       true);
                                       
 
  $params['custom_' . $customFieldNumber] =  $customFormatted[$customFieldNumber][-1]['value'];                                 
 
//
  }