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Views2 is Cool

Submitted by webthingee on Fri, 06/26/2009 - 11:34

I had a chance reciently to create views for a new site using the views2 module... And WOW! I am finding so many little 'thingees' in there that I have been really excited about. Here is the first one...

Adding without Templates

Perhpas the value of the field you want to output is just the name of an article. Nothing too fancy, but it sure would be nice if it were in quotes. Not so tough to do in views2... it's built in...

  1. You view needs to be using fields (obviously)
  2. You select the field you want to 'enhance'
  3. Use the "Rewrite the output of this field"
  4. Use the field name below in the "Replacement patterns**"
  5. Add some quotes on either side
  6. Save the field and you're all good to go

** If you are like me and you read the instructions only after several failed attempts... then this is for you... as you will notice this new "Replacement patterns" option is very, very, very powerful... it's downright flexible-tastic... however, be sure to use the part in the brackets "[]", and be sure to use only fields that appear BEFORE the field you are altering... got it BEFORE. If you can't move the field around (or just don't want to) I just added the field again, excluded it from display and that way I could use it :).
For the result I have pictured below, I also used the "inline fields" option with the separator " by " to quickly create a title/author within my view without needing to venture outside the view interface to do it... yeah views2

tags: 
drupal
views2

Comments

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Submitted by MaMa (not verified) on Tue, 07/07/2009 - 19:14

I can't believe what a techie you are!!!!! You are amazing! I'm very , Very PROUD of you!
Submitted by webthingee on Wed, 07/08/2009 - 10:45

how many people have their moms comment on their Drupal blog :) thanks mom :)
Submitted by Mike (not verified) on Sun, 12/20/2009 - 07:14

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Submitted by kardiyoloji (not verified) on Wed, 04/07/2010 - 17:30

thank you..