submitContent macro Host Field

[LWard]

Hello,

We have a submitContent macro setup for a Structure with a Host Folder field.

The field info is:

Label - Host

Display - Host or Folder

Variable - host1

Alias Name - system_field2

Required - No

Indexed - Yes

Show in List - No

We are trying to set a default value for this field, but keep the field hidden so that front end users cannot change the host that they are posting content to.

We have tried to follow the documentation show here: http://dotcms.com/docs/latest/SubmitContentForm

#set($defaultHost = $host.identifier) does not seem to do anything,

nor does

#set($defaultHost = "{identifier}")

Also, a second issue with the form is that a url resource name, a custom field is not getting set, is there a way do set that with out displaying it.

[Maria Ahues Bouza]

For the default use the velocityvarname.

So if the velocityvarname is hostfolder the default should be

defaultHostfolder

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[LWard]

Hello,

So if we use #set($defaultHost1 = $host.identifier) it should work, correct?

This doesn't work in 2.2.1 and it also doesn't work if you try to hard code the host identifier variable either.

[Maria Ahues Bouza]

If host1 is your velocityVarName this should work

 #set($defaultHost1 = $host.identifier)

Have you tried with another field? 

I tested this a couple of days ago with a couple of fields, not with Host field, and it worked.

It's possible we handle the host field in a different way.

If you add a defaultHost1 and also add the field in the don't show, then see if you get the hidden field on your form (when you view the source)

[Sarah C]

Solution:

Add the following below the SubmitContent() function

 <script>
   dojo.addOnLoad(function(){
       if(dojo.byId("host1FieldInput")){
        dojo.byId("host1FieldInput").innerHTML="<input type='hidden' id='host1' name ='host1' value='$!{defaultHost1}'>"
       }
   })
</script>