So as it turns out what I want to do is extend dmNews rather than create a totally custom type...Or are they one and the same.
Jaci,
A few months ago I posted (in the Farcry mailing list) a sort-of how-to about extending dmHTML. I'll repost it here (modified for dmNews). If you are not familiar with #1 below please refer to the following link:
http://farcry.daemon.com.au/go/objectid/2B8CC3BC-D0B7-4CD6-F9525292C5BC6A4E
Good luck.
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A simple step-by-step for extending dmNews (can be used for other types like dmHTML). Add as many PLP steps as you'd like (refer to #5 below).
1. Create <appname>/packages/system/dmHTML.cfc
(add the fields you need. Don't forget to apply them in admin--COAPI--types).
2. Create the following directories <appname>/packages/system/_dmNews <appname>/packages/system/_dmNews/plpEdit
3. Create your extra step file in <appname>/packages/system/_dmNews/plpEdit (In this example I call it extrastep.cfm)
4. Copy the file /farcry_core/packages/types/_dmnews/edit.cfm into <appname>/packages/system/_dmNews
5. modify your new copy of edit.cfm and add the following plp step: (and place it in the opder you want it to appear) <farcry:plpstep name="extrastep" Stepdir="farcry/#application.applicationname#/packages/system/_dmNews/plpEdit/" template="extrastep.cfm">
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For more information on PLPs please refer to the following links:
PLPs Demystified http://farcry.daemon.com.au/index.cfm?objectid=4DAC2D01-D0B7-4CD6-F96528F46FE63ACF
Conditional PLPS http://farcry.daemon.com.au/index.cfm?objectid=7FD51BC6-D0B7-4CD6-F9C0D0EEDCAC8DBB
-Jeff C.
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