Is there any way to see the field in edit mode?

Yes it is possible. See this tutorial HowTo: Theme a CCK input form

I found a workarround that worked for me.

1- Create a custom module o use and existing custom module
2- Implement "module_form_alter"
3- Write a code similar to

$value = $form['field_name_of_calculated_field'][0]['value']['#default_value'];
$form['testing'] = array('#value' => $value);

The last line of code creates a new element in the form of the type 'markup' (default type). I hope this help.

jordi

Rather old thread, but I am looking for a similar solution. I have an age computed field that I need a label/markup for in my edit form to allow for cck private field options.

I am able to display the value on my form with my age value and privacy option, but it is falling outside of the CCK fieldgroup/fieldset that it should be in - 'group_profile_personal'.

function mymodule_form_alter(&$form, &$form_state, $form_id) {
	$value = $form['field_profile_age'][0]['value']['#default_value'];
	$form['node_form']['group_profile_personal']['field_profile_age'] = array(
	'#prefix' => '<div id="edit-field-profile-age-value-wrapper">',
        '#title' => t('Age'),	
	'#value' => $value,
	'#suffix' => '</div>',
	);
}

For some reason I'm still having issues with displaying a CCK computed field on the edit form. Don't need to edit the field, just display. If folks have example code to point me in the right direction - that would be helpful.

Thanks franck0015. I went a different direction by adding an additional CCK field and dumping the result of the computed field in. I'll keep this solution in mind if I need something more.

c

@clintthayer

Any chance you could share your implementation method ?

Thanks

El B

Here's another method of showing the value of the computed field in the form. This illustrates how to add a markup field to the form that will show the user the current value or some placeholder text if they're creating a new node.

Note that this field will be displayed as HTML, so it's just to show the user the current value. It will not be editable.

This would go in a hook_form_alter().

case 'courseware_node_form':
  // Show the computed field "Courseware Total" in the node add/edit form
  $calculated_cost = '';
  if ($form['#node']->field_cware_calc_total[0]['value']) { 
    $calculated_cost = uc_currency_format($form['#node']->field_cware_calc_total[0]['value']);
  } 

  $help_text = t('This field is automatically re-calculated every time this form is submitted.') . '<br />';
  $help_text .= t('The value will be: <strong>customer cost + (customer cost * (tax rate / 100)) + shipping.</strong>');
  $calc_total_html = '<label for="calculated-total-display">' . t('Courseware Total (auto-calculated):') . '</label>';
  $calc_total_html .= '<div id="calculated-total-display-0-value" class="computed">' . $calculated_cost  . '</div>';
  $calc_total_html .= '<div class="description">' . $help_text . '</div>';
  $form['calc_total_html'] = array( 
    '#type' => 'markup',
    '#prefix' => '<div class="form-item" id="edit-field-calculated-total-display-0-wrapper">',
    '#value' => $calc_total_html,
    '#suffix' => '</div>',
    '#weight' => $form['field_cware_calc_total']['#weight'],
  );
  break;

Here's my method for showing a computed field in a cck multigroup:

<?php
function _myform_after_build($form, &$form_state) {
   $ni=count($form['#node']->field_name);  //use a normal field in the multigroup, it's used to count the istances
   for($i=0;$i<$ni;$i++) {
      //If the computed field is in the multigroup you can reuse it, with unchanged weight, using this:
      $form[group_fieldname][$i][field_computed][value]['#type']='textfield';
      $form[group_fieldname][$i][field_computed][value]['#title']=$form[group_fieldname][$i][field_computed]['#title'];
      $form[group_fieldname][$i][field_computed][value]['#attributes']['readonly'] = 'readonly';
      $form[group_fieldname][$i][field_computed][value]['#value']=$form[group_fieldname][$i][field_computed][0][value]['#value'];  //or #default_value
      //or in alternative
      $form[group_fieldname][$i][field_computed][value]['#value']=$form[field_computed][$i][value]['#default_value'];

      //If the computed field is outside the multigroup, you can use a new field, similar to above replies, adding it to multigroup part:
      $form[group_fieldname][$i][field_newfield][value]['#type']='textfield';
      $form[group_fieldname][$i][field_newfield][value]['#value']=$form[field_computed][0][value]['#default_value'];
      $form[group_fieldname][$i][field_newfield][value]['#title']=$form[field_computed]['#title'];
   }
}
?>

Regarding #6 & #7, you can use rules to assign the value of the computed field to a dummy text field. Furthermore you can make the field non-editable using conditional fields. This in effect will show the value of the computed field on the node/edit form.

Note that this will only work after the initial save and wont update on the fly (as should probably be the behavior).

Also, the form alter method is probably a better solution in that you don't need an extra field - however this solution is super easy to implement without a custom module.

This module will also do the trick. Just select 'read only' and it will show the view version of the field: https://drupal.org/project/field_extrawidgets