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Erik Hommel

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Re: 'How to use custom data in the api' documentation
October 26, 2012, 07:08:56 am
Ahhhhh Eileen please....they really are cute  ;D
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Re: 'How to use custom data in the api' documentation
October 26, 2012, 09:45:50 am
You know, I think I wrote that api B.C.
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Re: 'How to use custom data in the api' documentation
October 26, 2012, 04:57:43 pm
B.C.!!!! OMG

Perhaps you hadn't been exposed to the 'y loop' back then & hadn't learnt to explain things so verbosely the first time that there's at least a chance of avoiding the dreaded Y-word.
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Re: 'How to use custom data in the api' documentation
October 26, 2012, 09:41:07 pm

As an interesting twist of events, the A team, in their endless quest for efficiency, seems to have given up on words.

Having to wait for the beer to warm, I have to admit, was a bit too time confusing, however...

WTF?

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Re: 'How to use custom data in the api' documentation
October 28, 2012, 06:58:00 am
Quote from: chriscant on August 12, 2012, 04:31:03 am
To set or update a custom value, this works:

$params = array(
   'version' => 3,
   'entity_id' => $cid,
   'custom_133' => 'value',
);
civicrm_api( 'custom_value','create',$params );
I can't make this one work.  It does not return any error, but it does not change the database either, on version 4.2.2.  What is the secret?

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Re: 'How to use custom data in the api' documentation
October 28, 2012, 08:50:50 am
Have you got the right number for the custom field, ie to replace the "133"?
One way to find this is by going to your custom data list, then click the appropriate View and Edit Custom Fields then click Edit Field on the right one - look at the id at the end of the URL.
Chris
PS  Mine is working on 4.0.7.

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Re: 'How to use custom data in the api' documentation
October 28, 2012, 11:51:22 am
Yes I am using the right number.  Is this something that would have changed between 4.0 and 4.2?

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Re: 'How to use custom data in the api' documentation
October 28, 2012, 11:58:43 am
Sorry, don't know.  Chris

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Re: 'How to use custom data in the api' documentation
October 28, 2012, 12:02:06 pm
Try another ID as a test. Or try

civicrm_api( 'custom_value','update',$params );

perhaps. Although it appears that your code is correct:

http://api.civicrm.org/v3/CiviCRM_APIv3/API_CustomField/_api---v3---CustomValue.php.html#functioncivicrm_api3_custom_value_create

Anyhow, play with it a bit I guess. Did you try the API explorer?
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Re: 'How to use custom data in the api' documentation
October 29, 2012, 04:41:04 am
Ok I got it.  Helps if you look in the right table.  civicrm_custom_value is no longer used but is still hanging around in my DB from prior versions.  Thanks.
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