How to code an action to create a new node?
ktnk - June 8, 2007 - 15:05
Hello,
How would I code the following action:
I want to create a workflow for one cck node type
with an associated action upon state change
which automatically creates and fills a new node of a different cck type
with the title and teaser of the current node.
Anyone have sample code?
I can export my node types for you to look at.
Thanks,
ktnk.
Creating the node
I'm still learning myself, but here's my code for creating a node, in case it helps you any. I wrote this based on some other postings I found on the drupal.org site.
<?php
function _mymodule_make_node($an_integer) {
// Create new node
$node = array();
$node['type'] = 'my_node_type';
$node['name'] = 'My Node Type';
// FORMATS ON CCK NODES APPLY TO FIELDS, SO NO FORMAT SET HERE
$node['format'] = 0;
// ENABLE READ/WRITE COMMENTS
$node['comment'] = 2;
// PUBLISHED
$node['status'] = 1;
// NOT PROMOTED TO FRONT PAGE
$node['promote'] = 0;
// NOT STICKY
$node['sticky'] = 0;
// NODE FIELDS HERE
$node['title'] = 'My Node Title';
// THIS IS A CCK FIELD
$node['field_my_integer]['0']['value] = $an_integer;
$node = (object)$node;
$node = node_submit($node);
node_save($node);
return $node;
}
?>
Hope that helps, at least a little.
Cool...
thanks! Just what I needed.
how do i get nid
the create function works but i want the nid of the newly created node to use it further in my snippet. thanks for the help in advance
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$node->nid_
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