Single click copy then edit?

Monday 26 March 2007 11:30:25 pm

I want to enable users to with a single click, create a copy of an object and then place them immediately in edit mode of the newly copied object. I want to do this within the templates if possible.

I succeeded in the copy part by placing the copy button within its own form and holding the required values for example:

<form action="/content/copy" method="post">
<input type="hidden" name="ObjectID" value="30707" />
<input type="hidden" name="BrowseActionName" value="CopyNode" />
<input class="button" name="SelectButton" value="Select" type="submit">
<input type="hidden" name="SelectedNodeIDArray[]" value="1543">
</form>

But to place the user in edit mode is more difficult, I don't think I can use the usual RedirectURI function because I don't yet know the NodeID of the object that will be created. I briefly tested the new BackToEdit checkbox that can be enabled in the admin side but I think it only works once already in edit mode.

So can this be done, or if it can't is there a way I can alter the name of the new object so it can be easily identified as the copy and not the original?

Thanks

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Thursday 29 March 2007 9:40:41 pm

Thanks for your reply Luke

If I was to use a work to throw a user immediately into edit mode after making a copy how would that workflow distinguish between a normal publish object and a fresh copy?

Also any idea's about how to rename or make the copied object easy to identify?

Cheers

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We are always interested in hearing from experienced eZ PHP programmers and eZ template designers interested in contract work.

Friday 25 April 2008 9:28:59 am

Kristof,
You are the man. I can't tell you how much time this saved me. Hack works great in ez3.10.

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