[TYPO3] ext_tables.php and foreign_table - please explain

[Alexander Stehlik]

Hi Søren,

I think the easiest way to figure out how to use foreign tables is to
create an extension in the kickstarter (in the Extension Manager).

There you can create a new table and a field with the type Database
relation. This should be quite self-explaining.

Now you can view the result and inspect the source code.

Good luck.

Greetz,

Alex.

2008/7/28 Søren Malling <soren.malling at gmail.com>:
> I'd like to bring this question up again, does nobody know how to use
> foreign_table or are they just on vacations? :-)
>
> Regards,
>
> Søren
>
> On Thu, Jul 24, 2008 at 10:29 AM, Søren Malling <soren.malling at gmail.com>wrote:
>
>> Hi,
>>
>> I've been having a look at the use of foreign_table in my ext_tables.php
>> files, but without any real luck. I'm not able to get any output from my
>> table, and i feel like I'm missing somewhere to define what field to take
>> values from, in my table.
>>
>> Can some one please explain me the lack of configuration, or maybe a link
>> to
>> a page desribing/documentating the foreign_table possibility? I've already
>> been through this page
>>
>>
>> http://typo3.org/documentation/document-library/core-documentation/doc_core_api/4.1.0/view/4/2/#id4104498
>>
>> Without any real luck or better understanding for why it isn't working
>>
>>        "user_extendfeuser_testfield" => Array (
>>                "exclude" => 0,
>>                "label" => "test field", #hardcoded label, just for testing
>> purpose
>>                "config" => Array (
>>                        "type" => "select",
>>                        "foreign_table" => "tx_fdforginfo_fields", #name of
>> my extension table
>>                        "size" => "5",
>>                        "minitems" => 0,
>>                        "maxitems" => 1,
>>                )
>>        ),
>>
>>
>> Thanks and regards,
>>
>> Søren
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