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Hi,

I am creating an extension to add duration field into the form CRM_Contact_Form_Task_Email. The duration field is pretty much the same 'duration' field in the activity form.

I have added hook:
/**
 * Add duration to form: CRM_Contact_Form_Task_Email
 */
function emailduration_civicrm_buildForm($formName, &$form) {
  if ($formName == 'CRM_Contact_Form_Task_Email') {
    if ($form->getAction() == CRM_Core_Action::ADD) {
      $form->add('text', 'duration', ts('duration'), 'size=50 maxlength=4', TRUE);
    
      $form->addRule('duration',
      ts('Please enter the duration as number of minutes (integers only).'), 'positiveInteger'
      );
    }
  }
}
and a customized template so that the duration filed is displayed on the form. However, I'm having difficulties saving the duration's value back to the civirm_activity table. I'm not sure how to get the values of activity_id and duration.
Here is the hook i have created:

function emailduration_civicrm_postProcess($formName, &$form) {
      if ($formName == 'CRM_Contact_Form_Task_Email') {
          $query = "
            UPDATE civicrm_activity
            SET duration = %1
            WHERE id = %2
         ";

       $params = array( 1  => array( $form['duration']['value'], 'Integer' ),
                              2  => array( $form['activity_id'], 'Integer' ));             
   
        CRM_Core_DAO::executeQuery( $query, $params );
    }
}

I have got error "Cannot use object of type CRM_Contact_Form_Task_Email as array", which is caused by  $form['duration']['value'] and $form['activity_id']

Do you guys have any ideas of the correct way to get the duration and activity_id?

Thanks,
George

Thanks, Michael. I have got the duration. It's $form->_elements[24]->_attributes['value'] .