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By Eng_A_Moktar on
I'm trying to write my own module, I've created some cck file, image fields , date, then I've created my own form,
How can I use these cck widgets in my custom form ?
thanks..
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You can't. CCK widgets are
You can't. CCK widgets are only for node forms.
Edit: or at least I'm 99% sure they are - maybe someone will come around and prove me wrong.
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actually my form is node
actually my form is node form, I use it for inserting nodes, or updating nodes
is it still 'You can't' ?
Is it a custom form that
Is it a custom form that interacts with nodes, or is it the Drupal provided node form?
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Thanks for response, it is a
Thanks for response,
it is a custom form that interacts with nodes.
You can't.
You can't.
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It's bad news
I have custom form too and want to use CCK.
Does drupal7 solve this problem when CCK become the core module in drupal 7?
No. CCK fields are still
No. CCK fields are still related to nodes in Drupal 7, though they have also extended that functionality to user profiles and taxonomy.
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Hi Thanks Jay, Does there
Hi Thanks Jay,
Does there have any way to use CCK feature in custom form or custom business table?
Such as I have a table name "book" and have some fields, could I use CCK feature to build the "book" form automatically?
No. CCK is only for node
No. CCK is only for node forms.
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I'm sorry to hear that
CCK is great and it will be better that could support to develop custom form expect extend node.
CCK have many useful field now
CCK have many useful field now and the fields are useful for custom forms too.
The form API does most of
The form API does most of what CCK can do already. So CCK isn't really needed for extending custom forms.
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sure, but what if i want to
sure, but what if i want to use a date widget ?
file upload widget ?
can you help ?
file upload: upload element
file upload: upload element module
date widget: date api module
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To be clear...
To be clear, it's the "Date" module (http://drupal.org/project/date) that has the "date api".