Set cck location values programatically to save them with node_save

did you ever figure this out?

I dont know if this helps... but I needed to copy the location info to another cck location field on the same node when/after it was being saved, I did it with two rules, the first to create the location

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here it is, sorry about the format with pre tags.

setting this to active, since there is no patch suggested yet.

To clarify, you are asking not for how to do it now, but for the module to be improved so that it will work the way you propose in the initial issue description? Maybe restating what you are looking for in more detail will help.

This might help, I think I remember I had to do something special as I was programatically setting the location cck values *the first time*, so I had to kind of create the location first, then I could change the values. So editing the values and setting for the first time might be two different cases to consider.

tagging.
and might be related to #756316: Default value for CCK field disappears after saving the node

Hi,

Any news on this ? Because I'm having the exact same problem...

Another problem that I have is that it seems that source does not save. I'm trying to set source to 4 in order to use JIT Geocoding, but it always gets saved as 0...

I get this working reading this post: http://blog.ryantan.net/2010/12/creating-nodes-programmatically-in-drupa...

The only thing that the article is missing (but it should be obvious), is that location_save() return the location id ($lid) or false in case of failure (I took a read to location.module file to confirm that).

Hope it helps.

one of the things im unclear about is how to populate the location instance table which takes the users UID, with location_save then node_save this doesnt set the UID, or did I miss a paramater i needed to pass with node_save? or location_save

location_save and location cck fields seems busted. It is very difficult to get information saved from a form using the API.

I have tried two ways of saving locations to a Content Profile node with a CCK Location field, based on readings:

In a custom form alter and custom module:

$location = array(
		'street' => $form_state['values']['street'],
		'postal_code' => $form_state['values']['postal_code'],
		'city' => $form_state['values']['city'],
		'province' => $form_state['values']['province'],
		'is_primary' => 1,
	);
  
	$locationID = location_save($location);
	unset($customer->locations);
  $customer->locations[0]['lid'] = $locationID;
  $customer->field_location[0]['lid'] = $locationID;

  node_save($customer);

another way:

$customer->validated = 1;
  
  $location = array(
		'street' => $form_state['values']['street'],
		'postal_code' => $form_state['values']['postal_code'],
		'city' => $form_state['values']['city'],
		'province' => $form_state['values']['province'],
		'is_primary' => 1,
	);

  $customer->locations[0] = $location;
  $customer->location = $location;
  
  node_save($customer);

yet another way:

$customer->validated = 1;
  
  $location = array(
		'street' => $form_state['values']['street'],
		'postal_code' => $form_state['values']['postal_code'],
		'city' => $form_state['values']['city'],
		'province' => $form_state['values']['province'],
		'is_primary' => 1,
	);
  
	
  $customer->locations[0] = $location;
  $customer->location = $location;
  
  node_save($customer);
  unset($customer);
  
  $customer = _customer_profile_load(arg(1));
  
  $location_lid = db_fetch_object(db_query('SELECT MAX(lid) as lid FROM {location_instance} WHERE nid = %d', $customer->nid));
  
  if ($location_lid) {
    $customer->field_location[0]['lid'] = $location_lid->lid;
  }
  
  node_save($customer);

Each time, I get one of these results:

1. Location is saved, all the data matches in content_type_profile (LID), location, and location instance. No problem.

2. User goes to save on a custom frontend form, submits, address appears to be updated. Internal form (edit profile as user 1) is completely blank, but should be populated.

3. Admin edits customer location (profile node form), and when customer goes to their account, their address is blank.

It seems like there is some condition causing the Location CCK field value in the content type profile table to either be ahead by 1, or under by 1. For example if the location lid in the location table is 15000, I somehow wind up with 15001 or 14999 in the CCK field of the profile table.

I am confused as to why this is happening, because it seems like I am using the location_save correctly, and a handful of blog posts indicate this is the way to programatically save locations.

The ID in the content profile table is ALWAYS higher than whats in the location table, yet somehow still able to pull a location out for the forms. Then you edit, and nothing changes. I am utterly baffled at this.

Also, location_save($values, FALSE, array('nid' => $nid)); still creates a new lid even though the documentation says it will reuse the lid.

Thanks!
+ 1

#14 It's work! Thanks!

Closing old D6 issues as D6 is end of life