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@Coleman: Wonderful - works just as advertised (well, it wasn't really advertised, but you know what I mean). I don't know where you live or if you're going to be at CiviCON, but I'll buy you a beer!

@Eileen: I owe you a beer, too, but it wasn't the API v3 docs I was referring to in my comment. I already knew about those resources thanks to you, from your tip on IRC the other day. Love those. Hear and behold, all ye who come after: Your CIVI_CODE_ROOT/api/v3/examples folder has a ton of great API v3 examples.

Actually, in my comment I was referring to the current hook specification: http://wiki.civicrm.org/confluence/display/CRMDOC41/CiviCRM+hook+specification. There are lots of examples there, but (a) not all of them use the API to get their job done (though some certainly do that), and (b - and important for my situation) since there's no real forms API (like Drupal's own powerful FAPI) one has to rely on knowing the right methods on the $form object. The only $form methods used in the examples are:

• $form->getVar()
• $form->setVar()
• $form->setRule()
• $form->getAction()

And now:

• $form->assign()

Questions I'm sure other new developers would find relevant:

• Is there a (relatively) easy way to find/make a more comprehensive list of available methods for various objects, and their parameters, along with what they make possible?
• When would one use setVar versus assign methods?
• As I now know, $form->assign() helps me set the value of $form->_values['intro_text']. By analogy, can I use the assign method to set the other values in that array? I just tried with 'footer_text' (success!) and 'title' (fail!)

Anyhow, I'm sure answers to these could help in extending the documentation wiki, which I'm happy to contribute (along with the other docs additions I'm preparing, once my current frenetic work reaches a plateau).

I love CiviCRM (and Drupal), and have found this developer community extremely helpful and generous, so when I can't find something in the docs that - once I figure it out with help from the gang here on the forums or IRC - turns out to be so much easier than I'd feared, I hope to be able to carve some time to make the way easier for those who follow.</end-testimonial>

Oh, and @Donald: it goes without saying that you get a beer, too.

Hey, Lobo: I'm in Victoria, BC (Canada), and alas! I'm only in SF for CiviCon + NTC and must fly back the night NTC ends. Next time, though - especially interested in the Online Documentation Group. - Craig

Glad to be of help, and glad to join you for a beer

It has been a while since the last update in this topic, so please correct me if there is a newer specifically on this subject.
I am working with a foundation that organizes youthcamps and therefor am very interested in having parents signing up theis kids through civicrm.
Is the code Coleman was working on available or has anyone else further achieved tangible results in this?
What we are looking for is:
1) parent registers an account
2) parent registeres one or more children for one or more events.
3) relationship is automatically set and next year parent only selects the children from the DB and check the info still to be current.
Does anyone have an usefull update on this?

With kind regards,
Richard van Oosterhout, the Netherlands

@Coleman: the webform solution discussed here is a drupal only solution, is that right? (from what I learned by searching around) I am using Joomla. Any chance this solution will be built into something platform independantly?

You are welcome to look at the code, but much of it will not be applicable to your situation. However I think the general approach works quite well. I recommend it

I am implementing online registration for a summer kids camp, and it looks like this is my best option.

Maybe I am just missing it, but where can I find your code?

Thanks!

Is there any news on the schema supporting payments for third parties?

Has anyone paid a developer for a custom solution that they would be willing to share?
Is there a better way to sponsor this to get it included in core, rather than a custom solution?

I'm new here!  I'm helping with a church group and thought I could handle it until I came across the registering kids problem.

Hamish

Supernice! I think this will be an extension lots of summercamp organisations like ours will be very happy with. I'm looking forward to learn more on the functionality and to see it in action!