some weeks ago I offered a patch to module z3950. In this patch a new content type (based on CCK) is introduced and some nodes are initially filled using function of module "alternate_content_copy". I would be interested to get some responce if this approach looks acceptable to advanced Drupal developers.
Please look at http://drupal.org/node/811690 file z3950/includes/z3950.install.inc Mit freundlichen Grüssen Reiner Miericke Am Dienstag, 7. September 2010 14:00:02 schrieb development- [email protected]: > Send development mailing list submissions to > [email protected] > > To subscribe or unsubscribe via the World Wide Web, visit > http://lists.drupal.org/mailman/listinfo/development > or, via email, send a message with subject or body 'help' to > [email protected] > > You can reach the person managing the list at > [email protected] > > When replying, please edit your Subject line so it is more specific > than "Re: Contents of development digest..." > > > Today's Topics: > > 1. Importing CCK content types during module installation > (E.J. Zufelt) > 2. Re: Importing CCK content types during module installation > (Randy Fay) > 3. Re: Importing CCK content types during module installation > (Stefan Borchert) > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Message: 1 > Date: Tue, 7 Sep 2010 07:10:40 -0400 > From: "E.J. Zufelt" <[email protected]> > Subject: [development] Importing CCK content types during module > installation > To: [email protected] > Message-ID: <[email protected]> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" > > Good morning, > > I am looking for a method of importing CCK content types during module > installation. From what I have read this seems difficult, or perhaps > impossible? Any nudge in the right direction would be greatly > appreciated. > > > Programmatic CCK content type creation > http://www.openbandlabs.com/blog/2009/06/programmatic-cck-content-type-crea > tion > > * This seems to indicate that this is not possible because of Batch API. It > provides thorough code for importing CCK content types, but mentions that > it cannot be used in hook_install() > > drupal_execute is incompatible with batch API > http://drupal.org/node/297972 > > * I didn't read the entire issue, but this seems fixed in 6.x > > pausing a batch process for form submission > http://drupal.org/node/283594 > > * I tried the recommendation here, but it didn't seem to work. The > recommendation is to save a copy byVal of $batch_get(), to set > &$batch_get() = NULL, to perform the form execution, then to replace > &batch_get() with the saved copy. > > When I try the import described in the first article within > myModule_install() I get no errors, but my content type does not exist > when I check the list of content types. If I use the suggestion about > fooling Batch API into thinking there is no batch running in combination > with the example in the first article I get the same result. The module > is enabled but the content type doesn't exist. > > This makes me think that I will have to programmatically create, rather > than import, the CCK content type, which I am not opposed to. Any > references to tutorials or book chapters that do a good job at explaining > this would be appreciated. > > Thanks in advance, > Everett Zufelt > http://zufelt.ca > > Follow me on Twitter > http://twitter.com/ezufelt > > View my LinkedIn Profile > http://www.linkedin.com/in/ezufelt > > > > -------------- next part -------------- > An HTML attachment was scrubbed... > URL: > http://lists.drupal.org/pipermail/development/attachments/20100907/53bcdba > 3/attachment-0001.html > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 2 > Date: Tue, 7 Sep 2010 13:29:49 +0200 > From: Randy Fay <[email protected]> > Subject: Re: [development] Importing CCK content types during module > installation > To: [email protected] > Message-ID: > <[email protected]> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" > > Hi Everett - > > The current canonical way of adding content types now is with the Features > module. (The old ways you mention do work, but Features is *so* much > better) > > So you can just make your new module dependent on a feature that defines > the content type you need. > > -Randy > > On Tue, Sep 7, 2010 at 1:10 PM, E.J. Zufelt <[email protected]> wrote: > > Good morning, > > > > I am looking for a method of importing CCK content types during module > > installation. From what I have read this seems difficult, or perhaps > > impossible? Any nudge in the right direction would be greatly > > appreciated. > > > > > > Programmatic CCK content type creation > > > > http://www.openbandlabs.com/blog/2009/06/programmatic-cck-content-type-cr > >eation > > > > * This seems to indicate that this is not possible because of Batch API. > > It provides thorough code for importing CCK content types, but mentions > > that it cannot be used in hook_install() > > > > drupal_execute is incompatible with batch API > > http://drupal.org/node/297972 > > > > * I didn't read the entire issue, but this seems fixed in 6.x > > > > pausing a batch process for form submission > > http://drupal.org/node/283594 > > > > * I tried the recommendation here, but it didn't seem to work. The > > recommendation is to save a copy byVal of $batch_get(), to set > > &$batch_get() = NULL, to perform the form execution, then to replace > > &batch_get() with the saved copy. > > > > When I try the import described in the first article within > > myModule_install() I get no errors, but my content type does not exist > > when I check the list of content types. If I use the suggestion about > > fooling Batch API into thinking there is no batch running in combination > > with the example in the first article I get the same result. The module > > is enabled but the content type doesn't exist. > > > > This makes me think that I will have to programmatically create, rather > > than import, the CCK content type, which I am not opposed to. Any > > references to tutorials or book chapters that do a good job at explaining > > this would be appreciated. > > > > Thanks in advance, > > Everett Zufelt > > http://zufelt.ca > > > > Follow me on Twitter > > http://twitter.com/ezufelt > > > > View my LinkedIn Profile > > http://www.linkedin.com/in/ezufelt > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Good morning, > > Hi. > > > I am looking for a method of importing CCK content types during module > > installation. From what I have read this seems difficult, or perhaps > > impossible? Any nudge in the right direction would be greatly > > appreciated. > > If you use the Features module (http://drupal.org/project/features) you can > create > the content type on a test site and export it using Features and cTools. > With this exported Feature you have a module that creates exactly this > content type > during installation. > Additionally you can export variables and lots of other settings with > Features. > > hth, > > Stefan > > > > ------------------------------ >
