On Jun 15, 2007, at 12:51 AM, andy@spiders-lair.com wrote:
Think you're missing the point of "API". Use the user_load() function which loads a user, profile and all for your convience. If you want to see the structure returned (and where the profile fileds are) install the devel module which can display this for you.
Not necessarily, I am working on a site with an integrated CRM (stores contacts as a custom CCK type) and the API doesn't seem to be able to do what I need, which is: Look up uid for a given node or form based on the ability to enter the contact name instead of the username, such as the authored by field on a new node. This doesn't work because user_load doesn't call hook_user unless it finds a valid user in {users}, and node_validate doesn't call it's hooks until after it's thrown an error up on the authored by field. I know I could override the validate functions as needed, but this seems clunky. I'm contemplating making a CCK field that would be able to lookup the name from the CRM type and then set node->uid accordingly. This module would probably enable hiding the original authored by field...but I'm not sure which is the more elegant solution. Obviously some hook_nodeapi and hook_user examples are needed to display the CRM name when viewing nodes or users. __________________ Michael Prasuhn mike@mikeyp.net http://mikeyp.net 714.356.0168