How to select existing nodes

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Very nice module, great job. The actual way to use an existing node seems to be to edit the node type, switch the "node widget" to an other (ie : selecting list) then go on the node, choose the right existing referenced node, save it, and then go to edit the node type and switch back to the "node widget".

this was the first thing I thought when looking at the activated module.
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Yeh, I also would like to select existing nodes like in every nodereference field. This module makes it very easy to create new nodes and do this much better than other modules! But but it should be possible to also select nodes with an auto-complete feature. This would be great.
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Here are minimum 4 modules that does similiar things:
http://drupal.org/project/node_widget
http://drupal.org/project/nodereference_autocreate
http://drupal.org/project/autocreate
http://drupal.org/project/noderefcreate

Couldn't it be possible to pack all features in one module?

Hi,

I like this module because it shows the 'child' form in the 'parent' form. It's different than Node Relationships module because in the latter the child form pops up (I don't like it) but you can search for other existing elements.

I think that an integration of Node Widget and Node Relationships would be great.

Sounds like you folks are using the wrong module. http://drupal.org/project/noderefcreate will do exactly what you're asking.

Note to developers of this excellent module: if you decide to implement the feature requested in this thread, please make it optional! My use-case (and others, I suspect) requires that new children always be created when using the parent node/add form. Having the widget autocomplete and suggest references to existing nodes with similar titles would be confusing and detrimental to the user experience.

I'm actually at work at it, it just didn't fit my use cases at the moment, so it is taking a bit longer then planned. Patches are always welcome though. @colemanw I will for sure make it optional.

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Subscribissimo! This feature would make this module absolutely fantastic!

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Autocomplete->fail->create new child

What this thread is asking for is better served by a reverse_node_widget. It looks the same as the current one, but instead of it being a nodereference it is a kind of noderefferer. It should then be able to create all kind of nodes which uses the same node reference field. See: #868452: node_field_widget sub-module and http://groups.drupal.org/node/49558#comment-259574

That issue (#879904: Improved User Interface and Multiple Node Types) can be interesting for people, who want linking existing nodes with the node_widget module. These changes allow linking existing nodes and the duplication of existing nodes.

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Yeah, I should see which tab and issue I'm pasting my text into... This reply was in the wrong issue queue.