Using Chronoconnectivity with an API

Hi,

I have been successfully using an API with CF5 to manipulate data in an external (not MySQL) database. Making API calls in Custom Code works well in CF5.

I have also created html tables in CF5 to display data that I have read into $form->data arrays through the API. This is good for a small number of rows, say up to 20.

However in some cases the arrays are large (> 100 rows), and I would like to use the functionality of Chronoconnectivity to get features like pagination, search etc. Is there a way that I can place the necessary API code to import the data into an array that CC5 can use?


Cheers

Tim

Hi Tim,

Sorry but I have no idea :-( I've not seen this request before and I'm not familiar enough with the CC code to start to know how you might implement it.

Bob

Hi Bob,

No worries - I can get around the problem, though the solution would be more functional in CC.

It's frustrating though - all that's needed is the ability to add a CF style "Custom Code" element at the start so I can populate the model!

Thanks as always for your good advice.

Cheers

Tim

Hi Tim,

There is a box for running PHP before the listing - I guess that you could load data there and add it to the appropriate place in the CC data structure somewhere in $this so that it appears in $row when needed (but be warned that the CC data structure is large and complex!)

Bob