Kentico 8: API Examples - Form Records

Hey Tim, take a look at a few of the Articles talking about API and Form changes.

http://devnet.kentico.com/articles/api-changes-in-kentico-8
http://devnet.kentico.com/articles/kentico-8-technology-form-engine-improvements

I haven't found any documentation on the API Examples either for Forms but you can also check out the API documentation here:

http://devnet.kentico.com/docs/8_0/api/?topic=html/N_CMS_OnlineForms.htm

I think the namespace you're looking for is the CMS.OnlineForms namespace vs. BizForms. Also pay attention to the Provider library, this was updated with the DataQuery library now. Take a look here:

http://devnet.kentico.com/articles/kentico-8-technology-dataquery

I didn't test this, but with a couple changes, the original example works: DataClassInfo dci = DataClassInfoProvider.GetDataClassInfo(bfi.FormClassID); BizFormItem formRecord = BizFormItem.New(dci.ClassName);

Thanks for the pointers. I tried Yehuda's suggestion and it made the Insert record function work in my custom code, so I hope it'll be the same for Update & Delete.

Another form API problem I'm having is you used to be able to update a fields data in a current form (for example during an OnAfterValidate event) even if the field wasn't included in the form layout/edit-form by using:

viewBiz.BasicForm.Data["fieldname"] = "newdata";

This doesn't seem to work now.

I assume I should be using:

viewBiz.SetDataValue

But there's no documentation on how to use it, only GetDataValue, which I can get to work fine. All I get when I try to use SetDataValue is the EventLog error:

CMS.FormControls.AbstractBasicForm.SetDataValue(string, object)' is inaccessible due to its protection level

I'm not sure why, I'm using it in the same section of code as the GetDataValue which works ok.

Should I be setting form field data, that's not included in the layout/edit-form another way?

Thanks, Tim