On 7/5/07, Eric Mckenna <eric.mckenna@gmail.com> wrote:

Can you explain a little more.  I'm having trouble making out what you
are trying to do.
Why does adding these fields to your "book" node not work?
And what do you mean by a "complex CCK data type"?

J-P Stacey wrote:
> Hi,
>
> How would I go about building a complex CCK data type? The one I have in
> mind might be e.g. the different formats available for a "book" node:
>
>       Format          Width   Height  Depth   Weight
>       ----------------------------------------------
>       Hardback        15cm    24cm    2cm     14oz
>       Trade pback     14cm    22cm     1.5cm   10oz
>       Paperback       10cm    15cm    1cm     6oz
>
> Should I store each row as a flattened text field with delimiters e.g
> "Hardback&15&24&2&14", and let hook_widget() unflatten it prior to
> editing? Or can CCK store complex data types unflattened?
>
> Given the form chunk to edit each row would be five input fields, can
> hook_widget() cope with making this whole block "multiple" easily enough?
> Would it need to be defined in form API as a multiple'd fieldset?
>
> Cheers,
> J-P
>

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