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Update a block with code

Permalink July 26, 2011 at 9:23 AM

Hi,

I'm trying to update the content of a content block with php code in the dashboard. I'm using the save-function of the ContentBlockController class for this. The update seems to work, because when I check the database table btContentLocal I can see the changes. But when I watch the page with the updated block I do not always see the changes. Also when I try to load the content in my update form I don't see the changes.

What is the problem here? Does it have something to do with block caching? Or with page approval? I can't find it. Please help me.

Ronald72 replied on Jul 26, 2011 at 9:27 am Permalink Reply

Perhaps this can help:

A dump of the block on the front of the website.

Array
(
    [0] => Block Object
        (
            [cID] => 147
            [arHandle] => Main
            [c] => Page Object
                (
                    [cID] => 147
                    [attributes:protected] => Array
                        (
                        )
                    [error] => 
                    [pkgID] => 0
                    [cPointerID] => 0

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Array
(
    [0] => Block Object
        (
            [cID] => 147
            [arHandle] => Main
            [c] => Page Object
                (
                    [cID] => 147
                    [attributes:protected] => Array
                        (
                        )
 
                    [error] => 
                    [pkgID] => 0
                    [cPointerID] => 0
                    [cPointerExternalLink] => 
                    [cPointerExternalLinkNewWindow] => 0
                    [cFilename] => 
                    [cDateAdded] => 2011-07-25 18:04:59
                    [cDisplayOrder] => 1
                    [cDateModified] => 2011-07-26 14:14:01
                    [cInheritPermissionsFromCID] => 113
                    [cInheritPermissionsFrom] => PARENT
                    [cOverrideTemplatePermissions] => 1
                    [cPendingAction] => 
                    [cPendingActionUID] => 
                    [cPendingActionTargetCID] => 
                    [cPendingActionDatetime] => 0000-00-00 00:00:00
                    [cCheckedOutUID] => 1
                    [cIsTemplate] => 0
                    [uID] => 1
                    [cPath] => /en/backgrounds/news/nog-een-test
                    [ctID] => 10
                    [ctHandle] => newsitem
                    [ctIcon] => main.png
                    [ptID] => 4
                    [cParentID] => 113
                    [cChildren] => 0
                    [ctName] => News page
                    [cCacheFullPageContent] => -1
                    [cCacheFullPageContentOverrideLifetime] => 0
                    [cCacheFullPageContentLifetimeCustom] => 0
                    [isMasterCollection] => 0
                    [vObj] => CollectionVersion Object
                        (
                            [cvIsApproved] => 0
                            [cID] => 147
                            [attributes:protected] => AttributeValueList Object
                                (
                                    [attributes:AttributeValueList:private] => Array
                                        (
                                            [news_body] => 
 
This is in English
 
                                        )
 
                                    [error] => 
                                )
 
                            [customAreaStyles] => Array
                                (
                                )
 
                            [layoutStyles] => Array
                                (
                                )
 
                            [error] => 
                            [cvID] => 2
                            [cvIsNew] => 1
                            [cvHandle] => nog-een-test
                            [cvName] => This is a test in English
                            [cvDescription] => 
                            [cvDateCreated] => 2011-07-26 14:14:58
                            [cvDatePublic] => 2011-07-25 12:00:00
                            [cvAuthorUID] => 1
                            [cvApproverUID] => 
                            [cvComments] => New Version 2
                            [cvAuthorUname] => admin
                            [cvIsMostRecent] => 1
                        )
 
                )
 
            [isEditable] => 1
            [error] => 
            [a] => Area Object
                (
                    [cID] => 147
                    [arID] => 
                    [arHandle] => Main
                    [c] => Page Object
                        (
                            [cID] => 147
                            [attributes:protected] => Array
                                (
                                )
 
                            [error] => 
                            [pkgID] => 0
                            [cPointerID] => 0
                            [cPointerExternalLink] => 
                            [cPointerExternalLinkNewWindow] => 0
                            [cFilename] => 
                            [cDateAdded] => 2011-07-25 18:04:59
                            [cDisplayOrder] => 1
                            [cDateModified] => 2011-07-26 15:19:42
                            [cInheritPermissionsFromCID] => 113
                            [cInheritPermissionsFrom] => PARENT
                            [cOverrideTemplatePermissions] => 1
                            [cPendingAction] => 
                            [cPendingActionUID] => 
                            [cPendingActionTargetCID] => 
                            [cPendingActionDatetime] => 0000-00-00 00:00:00
                            [cCheckedOutUID] => 
                            [cIsTemplate] => 0
                            [uID] => 1
                            [cPath] => /en/backgrounds/news/nog-een-test
                            [ctID] => 10
                            [ctHandle] => newsitem
                            [ctIcon] => main.png
                            [ptID] => 4
                            [cParentID] => 113
                            [cChildren] => 0
                            [ctName] => News page
                            [cCacheFullPageContent] => -1
                            [cCacheFullPageContentOverrideLifetime] => 0
                            [cCacheFullPageContentLifetimeCustom] => 0
                            [isMasterCollection] => 0
                            [vObj] => CollectionVersion Object
                                (
                                    [cvIsApproved] => 1
                                    [cID] => 147
                                    [attributes:protected] => AttributeValueList Object
                                        (
                                            [attributes:AttributeValueList:private] => Array
                                                (
                                                    [news_body] => 
 
hola hola hola
 
                                                )
 
                                            [error] => 
                                        )
 
                                    [customAreaStyles] => Array
                                        (
                                        )
 
                                    [layoutStyles] => Array
                                        (
                                        )
 
                                    [error] => 
                                    [cvID] => 2
                                    [cvIsNew] => 0
                                    [cvHandle] => nog-een-test
                                    [cvName] => This is a test in English
                                    [cvDescription] => 
                                    [cvDateCreated] => 2011-07-26 14:14:58
                                    [cvDatePublic] => 2011-07-25 12:00:00
                                    [cvAuthorUID] => 1
                                    [cvApproverUID] => 1
                                    [cvComments] => Version 2
                                    [cvAuthorUname] => admin
                                    [cvApproverUname] => admin
                                    [cvIsMostRecent] => 1
                                )
 
                        )
 
                    [maximumBlocks] => -1
                    [customTemplateArray] => Array
                        (
                        )
 
                    [firstRunBlockTypeHandle] => 
                    [ratingThreshold] => 0
                    [showControls] => 1
                    [attributes] => Array
                        (
                        )
 
                    [enclosingStart] => 
                    [enclosingEnd] => 
                    [totalBlocks] => 2
                    [areaBlocksArray] => Array
 *RECURSION*
                    [error] => 
                )
 
            [isOriginal] => 1
            [pkgID] => 0
            [cbOverrideAreaPermissions] => 0
            [cbDisplayOrder] => 0
            [bIsActive] => 1
            [bID] => 96
            [btID] => 1
            [bName] => 
            [bDateAdded] => 2011-07-26 14:14:59
            [bDateModified] => 2011-07-26 14:14:59
            [bFilename] => 
            [btHandle] => content
            [uID] => 1
            [csrID] => 
            [instance] => ContentBlockController Object
                (
                    [pobj] => 
                    [btTable:protected] => btContentLocal
                    [btInterfaceWidth:protected] => 600
                    [btInterfaceHeight:protected] => 465
                    [btCacheBlockRecord:protected] => 1
                    [btCacheBlockOutput:protected] => 1
                    [btCacheBlockOutputOnPost:protected] => 1
                    [btCacheBlockOutputForRegisteredUsers:protected] => 1
                    [btCacheBlockOutputLifetime:protected] => 300
                    [record:protected] => BlockRecord Object
                        (
                            [_dbat] => 0
                            [_table] => btContentLocal
                            [_tableat] => btContentLocal
                            [_where] => bID=96
                            [_saved] => 1
                            [_lasterr] => 
                            [_original] => Array
                                (
                                    [0] => 96
                                    [1] => 
 
Block in English
 
                                )
 
                            [foreignName] => blockrecord
                            [bID] => 96
                            [content] => 
 
Block in English
 
                        )
 
                    [helpers:protected] => Array
                        (
                            [0] => form
                        )
 
                    [btDescription:protected] => 
                    [btName:protected] => 
                    [btHandle:protected] => content
                    [btIsInternal:protected] => 0
                    [btActiveWhenAdded:protected] => 1
                    [btCopyWhenPropagate:protected] => 0
                    [btIncludeAll:protected] => 0
                    [dbFile:protected] => db.xml
                    [btHasRendered:protected] => 
                    [headerItems] => Array
                        (
                        )
 
                    [identifier:protected] => BLOCK:96
                    [theme] => 
                    [sets:Controller:private] => Array
                        (
                        )
 
                    [helperObjects:protected] => Array
                        (
                            [form] => FormHelper Object
                                (
                                    [radioIndex:FormHelper:private] => 1
                                    [selectIndex:FormHelper:private] => 1
                                )
 
                        )
 
                    [c:protected] => 
                    [task:protected] => 
                    [parameters:protected] => 
                    [restrictedMethods:Controller:private] => Array
                        (
                        )
 
                    [bID] => 96
                    [content] => 
 
Block in English
 
                    [bActionCID] => 147
                )
 
            [bIsGlobal] => 0
        )
 
)

Ronald72 replied on Jul 26, 2011 at 9:29 am Permalink Reply

As you can see if you look closely the page object in the block and in the area are different (the attribute news_body). How is that possible?

Ronald72 replied on Jul 26, 2011 at 9:33 am Permalink Reply

And another strange thing: When I watch the page in the site I see old text and when I try to edit that text in the page I see the new text in the editor. ???

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