Hi Nikolas,

> Could you please point out the prefered way to "manually" create a FCE
> (Ctype templavoila_pi1) based upon a given DS?.
> (manuall = from within an extension)
>
> I had a look at the TV API but couldnt find a function to create the
> pi_flexform field. Guess that happens somewhere in TCEMAIN.
> Any hints?

I would need the same thing and tracked down stuff until I got something:

$destinationPointer = array(
'table' => 'pages',
'uid' => 35,
'sheet' => 'sDEF',
'sLang' => 'IDEF',
'field' => 'field_content',
'vLang' => 'vDEF',
'position' => 0, // insert at top
'targetCheckUid' => '',
);

$newRow = array(
'CType' => 'templavoila_pi1',
'tx_templavoila_ds' => 2,
'tx_templavoila_to' => 2,
);

$apiClassName = t3lib_div::makeInstanceClassName('tx_templavoila_a pi');
$apiObj = new $apiClassName('pages');
$newUid = $apiObj->insertElement($destinationPointer, $newRow);

// $newUid contains the new uid of a FCE inserted into page 35.

Now you may use this:

$row = t3lib_BEfunc::getRecord('tt_content', 41);
debug($apiObj->ds_getExpandedDataStructure('tt_content', $row));

That gives the DS of the FCE. You may then easily retrieve the list of
fields from the structure and generate this:

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8" standalone="yes" ?>
<T3FlexForms>
<data>
<sheet index="sDEF">
<language index="lDEF">
<field index="field_1">
<value index="vDEF"></value>
</field>
<field index="field_2">
<value index="vDEF"></value>
</field>
...
<field index="field_n">
<value index="vDEF"></value>
</field>
</language>
</sheet>
</data>
</T3FlexForms>

This is perhaps a way to investigate.

--
Xavier Perseguers
http://xavier.perseguers.ch/en
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