External tables and fields invoked views with custom module
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1999762
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External tables and fields invoked views with custom module
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Step 1) Create module info file " mymodule_views_table.info ".
name = mymodule_views_table
description = Create external table view.
package = Custom Drupal 7 Development
core = 7.x
Step 2) Create module file " mymodule_views_table.module ".
function mymodule_views_table_views_api(){ // Register view API information
$view = array();
$view = array('api'=>3,
'path'=>drupa_get_path('module','mymodule_views_table')
);
return $view;
}
function mymodule_views_table_views_data(){ //Describes data tables
$table = array();
$table['custom table']['table']['group'] => t('custom table');
$table['custom table']['table']['base'] =>array(
'title'=>t('Courses'), //Courses is Custom external table
'field'=>'id',
'help'=>t('Contains courses, departments, and descriptions'));
$table['custom table']['title']=>array(
'title'=>t('Course name'), //Custom external table field
'help'=>t('Course name'),
'field'=> array(
'handler'=> 'views_handler_field',
'click sortable'=> TRUE,),
'sort'=>array(handler=>'views_handler_sort',),
'filter'=>array(handler=>'views_handler_filter_string',),
'argument'=>array(handler=>'views_handler_argument_string',),
);
$table['custom table']['Department']=>array(
'title'=>t('Department'), //Custom external table field
'help'=>t('Department name'),
'field'=>array(
'handler'=>'views_handler_field',
'click sortable'=>TRUE,),
'sort'=>array('handler'=>'views_handler_sort',),
'filter'=>array('handler'=>'views_handler_filter_string',),
'argument'=>array('handler'=>'views_handler_argument_string'),
);
$table['custom table']['Description']=>array(
'title'=>t('description'), //Custom external table field
'help'=>t('description name'),
'field'=>array('handler'=>'views_handler_field',
'click sortable'=>TRUE,),
'sort'=>array('handler'=>'views_handler_field'),
'filter'=>array('handler'=>'views_handler_filter_string',),
'argument'=>array('handler'=>'views_handler_argument_string',),
);
$table['custom table']['id'] = array(
'title' => t('Unique identifier'), //Custom external table field
'help' => t('Primary key for table'),
'field' => array('handler' => 'views_handler_field'),
'argument' => array('handler' => 'views_handler_argument_numeric'),
'filter' => array('handler' => 'views_handler_filter_numeric'),
'sort' => array('handler' => 'views_handler_sort_numeric'));
return $table;
}
Thanks:
Mtoag Technologies
mtoag.com
