Default Values for fields not showing up

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Last Post: November 30, 2009 (RSS)

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By bruno - November 30, 2009

I'm trying to add default text for a field. I have added a field within the section editor and set a default value:

http://brunellocreative.com/field-value.gif

When I try to edit the page within the CMS the default value does not appear:

http://brunellocreative.com/field-value-blank.gif

Any idea why this is happening?

Thanks

Re: [bruno] Default Values for fields not showing up

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By Chris - November 30, 2009

Hi bruno,

I'm afraid that default values only affect new records.

Depending on what you're trying to accomplish I can think of a couple of solutions for you: either adding some code to your viewer pages to display the default value if the field has no value -- or using the new MySQL Console plugin to update your existing records without a value in that field to have your new default.

Please let me know exactly what you're trying to accomplish and I'll see if I can come up with a solution for you.

All the best,
Chris