[TYPO3-english] Saving FlexForms from Frontend

[David Bruchmann]

Hi,

working on an extension for TYPO3 v6.1 I still have to use pi_base as the
extension is just exceeded by me.

Saving flexforms from frontend I don't yet know how to get it done right.

using the functions array2xml_cs and xml2array seem never being really just
contrary, therefor my question.


The original flexform is saved like this:

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8" standalone="yes" ?>"
  ["$this->$pi_flexform"]=>
  string(1694) "<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8" standalone="yes" ?>
<T3FlexForms>
    <data>
        <sheet index="sDEF">
            <language index="lDEF">
                <field index="whatToDisplay">
                    <value index="vDEF">CONFIGURATION</value>
                </field>
                <field index="storagePid">
                    <value index="vDEF"></value>
                </field>
                <field index="templateFile">
                    <value
index="vDEF">EXT:my_extension/res/template.html</value>
                </field>
                <field index="EmailFrom">
                    <value index="vDEF"></value>
                </field>
                <field index="EmailFromName">
                    <value index="vDEF"></value>
                </field>
                <field index="EmailTemplate">
                    <value index="vDEF">Hello,

some text

Sincerly,

OUR COMPANYour-company at domain.comhttp://www.domain.com</value>
                </field>
                <field index="UIDcheckout">
                    <value index="vDEF">42</value>
                </field>
            </language>
        </sheet>
    </data>
</T3FlexForms>


But concerting the flexform to array and then back to xml with
array2xml_cs it's shown like this:


<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8" standalone="yes" ?>
<T3FlexForms>
	<data type="array">
		<sDEF type="array">
			<lDEF type="array">
				<whatToDisplay type="array">
					<vDEF>CONFIGURATION</vDEF>
				</whatToDisplay>
				<storagePid type="array">
					<vDEF></vDEF>
				</storagePid>
				<templateFile type="array">
					<vDEF>EXT:my_extension/res/template.html</vDEF>
				</templateFile>
				<EmailFrom type="array">
					<vDEF></vDEF>
				</EmailFrom>
				<EmailFromName type="array">
					<vDEF></vDEF>
				</EmailFromName>
				<EmailTemplate type="array">
					<vDEF>Hello,

some text

Sincerly,

OUR COMPANYour-company at domain.comhttp://www.domain.com</vDEF>
				</EmailTemplate>
				<UIDcheckout type="array">
					<vDEF>42</vDEF>
				</UIDcheckout>
			</lDEF>
		</sDEF>
	</data>
</T3FlexForms>


So the primary problem is how to handle the flexform and which functions to
use for converting array to xml before saving it with changed values again
in the database,

David