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  • Accusoft 58 posts 109 karma points
    Apr 28, 2011 @ 14:58
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    Umbraco Custom Data Type with Multiple Values

    I've been working on a new custom data type based on Tim's blog. I've got it 95% complete, but am running into a problem saving.  Tim's example only had a text field, in my case it's a series of checkboxes; essentially an array of data.  I would rather not store this in one field but multiple fields with a relationship.  His "OnSave" example looks like this:

    void DataEditorControl_OnSave(EventArgs e)
    {
     base.Data.Value = m_control.Text;
    }

    Any ideas how I can convert this to take an array of data and save across multiple fields with a relationship?

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  • Sebastiaan Janssen 5060 posts 15522 karma points MVP admin hq
    Apr 28, 2011 @ 23:32
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    Currently, all of the datatypes solve this by creating either a comma-separated list of data or creating an XML structure within the field. It is unfortunately not possible to store the data of a single datatype over multiple columns in the database.

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  • Accusoft 58 posts 109 karma points
    Apr 29, 2011 @ 13:50
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    Not the answer I was hoping for but it is what it is.  Any chance this can be improved upon in future versions of Umbraco?  Thanks!

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  • aghy 129 posts 308 karma points
    Apr 29, 2011 @ 15:19
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    If you have a look at the cmsDataTypePreValue table it has an alias field and it looks like the new google maps package uses it. So it's probably worth having a look into that.

    Ben

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