Problem with createUpdate function API when import contacts

[Ruben Toledo]

Hello,
I have a timing issue with an external application.
I am using the API, specifically with createUpdate or update function to import contacts from my application to list mailwizz.
The problem is this: I created in the list of mailwizz an extra field, my external contacts application does not have this field. When I update an existing contact, me clears the value of this field mailwizz list.
Is there any way that this field is not overwritten?

 

[twisted1919]

Might be too much, but what if you fetch the subscriber first, and merge existing data with the new data and then make the update call?

 

[twisted1919]

Or even better.

apps/api/controllers/List_subscribersController.php at around line 555 you have this foreach:

     foreach ($fields as $field) {
            $valueModel = ListFieldValue::model()->findByAttributes(array(
                'field_id'        => $field->field_id,
                'subscriber_id'    => $subscriber->subscriber_id,
            ));

            if (empty($valueModel)) {
                $valueModel = new ListFieldValue();
                $valueModel->field_id = $field->field_id;
                $valueModel->subscriber_id = $subscriber->subscriber_id;
            }

            $valueModel->value = $substr($request->getPut($field->tag), 0, 255);
            $valueModel->save();
        }

make it:

     foreach ($fields as $field) {
            $fieldValue = $request->getPut($field->tag, null);

            // if the field has not been sent, skip it.
            if ($fieldValue === null) {
                continue;
            }

            $valueModel = ListFieldValue::model()->findByAttributes(array(
                'field_id'        => $field->field_id,
                'subscriber_id'    => $subscriber->subscriber_id,
            ));

            if (empty($valueModel)) {
                $valueModel = new ListFieldValue();
                $valueModel->field_id = $field->field_id;
                $valueModel->subscriber_id = $subscriber->subscriber_id;
            }

            $valueModel->value = $substr($fieldValue, 0, 255);
            $valueModel->save();
        }

This is a safe change since will be included in next release.[/php]

 

[Ruben Toledo]

Perfect, thank you very much!!