[TYPO3-dev] Fields in the TCA that does not exist in the DB

[Steffen Kamper]

Hi Mad,

> It happens in t3lib_tcemain->recordInfo
> (when it's called by t3lib_tcemain->checkValue)
> It does a simple check to get the current value of the field.
>

You are right, there is no chance to get rid of the field.

"This function is for real database fields - NOT FlexForm "pseudo" fields. "
there is no way to use with "pseudo-field".

The only "quick" solution would be a condition

if($TCA[$table]['columns'][$field]['config']!='virtual') {
  // Get current value:
  $curValueRec = $this->recordInfo($table,$id,$field);
  $curValue = $curValueRec[$field];
}

vg Steffen


> So far I'm handling it by using a star ("*") as fieldname. This is ok as 
> long as nobody else get's the same idea. But it would be better if the 
> tcemain could process non-existant fields, especially for fields of type 
> group or select that uses MM-relations. This way I could create a field 
> dynamically like this:
>
> $TCA[$tablename]['columns'][t3lib_div::shortMD5('tx_categories'.$tablename)] 
> = array(
> ...
> );
>
> (to avoid conflicts with other extensions introducing "dynamic" fields)
>
>
> Do you know who to call? :-)
>
>
> ./mads