Multiple Values with Repeating Dates
jgoodwill01 - October 9, 2009 - 14:12
| Project: | Date |
| Version: | 6.x-2.4 |
| Component: | Date CCK Field |
| Category: | support request |
| Priority: | normal |
| Assigned: | Unassigned |
| Status: | active |
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Description
Is there any way to have one date field allow for both Multiple Values and Repeating dates?
The problem is I have a content type that sometimes occurs on a regular repeating schedule and sometimes occurs on an irregular schedule.
When I have two different date fields I have problems getting items to sort by date correctly in views. It would be wonderful it there was a way to add both multiple values if the events occurred on an irregular basis and a way to add repeating dates when the event falls into this category.
If there isn't a way to do this does anyone know how to get two date fields to sort together to present a dates in ascending order form both fields.
#1
I think I am looking for the same thing.
Most CCK fields have a 'Number of Values' option, but Date doesnt seem to have this.
In the case of many of my events, I have several dates for the event, but they are irregular so I cannot use the 'repeat' option.
In this case I would prefer to have the ability to enter several distinct date values.
Is there a way to set the 'Number of Values' in CCK date field configuaration to unlimited?
#2
I currently have a date field set to Text Field with pop-up and it allows me to set the number of values to unlimited. This allows for irregular repeating dates to be entered.
If I use repeating dates then no there is no "number of values" setting.
#3
Thanks. I now noticed this.
For the dated nodes I am creating, some nodes could really use the repeat feature, but other nodes need individual dates to be entered - as they are too random.
I wanted to have a node with both types of CCK date fields (1 repeating and 1 multiple) in them, or multiple repeating sets, so i could enter dates easily whether they are regular, or irregular.
I have tried the second option now, but can't figure out how to get views to sort repeating dates and multiple dates coming from the same node - so I may need to go with just multiple dates after all, since that would handle all of my cases, though it certainly would be a pain for daily events :)
#4
That's basically what I had to do as well. Unfortunately I couldn't get views to sort based on two date fields at the same time so I had to pick one or the other.