[TYPO3-dev] Adding BE columns from extension ?

[Steffen Kamper]

Hi Tapio,

first of all thx for such quick reply ;)

"Tapio Markula" <tapio.markula at atwebteam.com> schrieb im Newsbeitrag 
news:mailman.1.1159290563.28910.typo3-dev at lists.netfielders.de...
> Steffen Kamper kirjoitti:
>> Hi list,
>>
>> sry, i run in problems so often, so i have to post again.
>>
>> When I add some BE-Columns, i can do this in localconf.php or in 
>> ext_tables.php.
>
> latter TCA is either in ext_tables.php or in a separate tca.php
>
>>
>> But now i tried this in a BE-Modul in ext_tables.php and it seems to be 
>> to late - TCA Array is correct after it, but the BE Columns still the 
>> normal ones.
>> Here is the code:
>>
>> $TCA['tt_content']['columns']['colPos']['config']['items']['4']['0'] = 
>> 'SUB-LINKS';
>> $TCA['tt_content']['columns']['colPos']['config']['items']['4']['1'] = 4;
>> $TCA['tt_content']['columns']['colPos']['config']['items']['5']['0'] = 
>> 'SUB-RECHTS';
>> $TCA['tt_content']['columns']['colPos']['config']['items']['5']['1'] = 5;
>>
>> I tried to do with t3lib_extMgm::addTCAcolumns also, but same result.
>
> if you define at that way, load first the table tt_content with existing 
> values.
>
> t3lib_div::loadTCA("tt_content");
> $TCA['tt_content']['columns']['colPos']['config']['items']['4']['0'] =
> > 'SUB-LINKS';
> ...
> this is safe way because you don't delete any values.
> If you reset fields, you might take off some field value, which has been 
> set by another plugin.
> Now you just add or reset defined values.

sry, i forgot to write it, but i did this before 
:t3lib_div::loadTCA('tt_content');

so the TCA-Array is extended after this, but the BE-columns not ...

vg  Steffen