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Hi there,

I have a question regarding civicrm_contact_add.  I'm using civicrm version 2.1.4.  After reading the docs on this function, I attempted the following:

$params = array(
          'first_name'    => $billing_first_name,
          'last_name'     => $billing_last_name,
          'email'         => $primary_email,
          'street_address' => $billing_street1,
          'state_province' => $state_province_name,
          'contact_type'  => 'Individual'
          );
$contact =&civicrm_contact_add($params);

A print_r of the $params array shows that all elements in the array are populated with the correct data:

Array
(
    [first_name] => Joe
    [last_name] => User
    [email] => joe@user.net
    [street_address] => 123 Main Street
    [state_province] => New York
    [contact_type] => Individual
)

However, when the contact is created, the only data in the contact record is the name (both first and last) and the email address.  No location (state or street address).  Am I going about this in the wrong way?  Do I need to use civicrm_location_add() instead?  The docs for civicrm_contact_add read: 'You can include data for a single primary location within the civicrm_contact_add() params by passing simple property names (email, phone, phone_type, street_address, etc.).', so it seems like this should work.  Any advice will be most appreciated!

Also, are the possible names that one can use in the $params name/value pairs listed anywhere, or are they all the same as the column names in the database?

Thanks in advance,
axlroach

Fixed the docs.