In order for your changes to be applied to the database you must select "complete" from plp navigation dropdown menu or click the "finish" button on the final plp step. Otherwise your changes are just changed to in the plp storage file and not the database. Does that help?
--Nathan >-----Original Message----- >From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf >Of Jaci Chesnes >Sent: Monday, November 22, 2004 4:02 PM >To: FarCry Developers >Subject: [farcry-dev] Re: Custom Types > >I think I've been able to "successfully" extend the dmNews >type. I've added an issue column to the table and have >modified the plp. It's all working and the data is being >written to the table. However I have one problem. When I go >to the news type and select add it takes me through the plp >steps in the order that I've specified but if I try to go back >to the one that I've added after passing it, it resets my data >as if I had not entered anything even though the sql table is >reflecting my changes. > >Any thoughts? > >-----Original Message----- >From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf >Of Jeff Coughlin >Sent: Monday, November 22, 2004 11:20 AM >To: FarCry Developers >Subject: [farcry-dev] Re: Custom Types > >Jaci Chesnes wrote: >> 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-F952 5292C5BC6 >A4E > >Good luck. > >============= > >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/pl >pEdit/" >template="extrastep.cfm"> > >---------- > >For more information on PLPs please refer to the following links: > >PLPs Demystified >http://farcry.daemon.com.au/index.cfm?objectid=4DAC2D01-D0B7-4C D6-F96528 >F46FE63ACF > >Conditional PLPS >http://farcry.daemon.com.au/index.cfm?objectid=7FD51BC6-D0B7-4C D6-F9C0D0 >EEDCAC8DBB > >-Jeff C. > >--- >You are currently subscribed to farcry-dev as: >[EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe send a blank email to >[EMAIL PROTECTED] >Aussie Macromedia Developers: http://lists.daemon.com.au/ > > >--- >You are currently subscribed to farcry-dev as: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >To unsubscribe send a blank email to >[EMAIL PROTECTED] >Aussie Macromedia Developers: http://lists.daemon.com.au/ > > --- You are currently subscribed to farcry-dev as: [email protected] To unsubscribe send a blank email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Aussie Macromedia Developers: http://lists.daemon.com.au/
