[EP-tech] Re: Modifying compound fields with eprint_fields_automatic

[sf2]

Also that: 

$eprint->set_value( 'creators', @newcreators); 

getting/setting values is always done by reference: 

my $array_ref = @array; 

my $hash_ref = %hash; 

etc. 

Seb 

On 17.10.2014 17:06, Lizz Jennings wrote: 

> Thanks Seb. I think it's probably too late on a Friday evening for this - I see what you're saying, but can't seem to make it work...
> 
> I'll try again on Monday and see how I get on.
> 
> Lizz
> 
> On 17/10/2014 16:37, sf2 wrote: 
> 
> I meant: 
> 
> my @creators = @{ $eprint->value( 'creators' ) || [] }; 
> 
> foreach my $creator (@creators) 
> 
> ... 
> 
> Seb 
> 
> On 17.10.2014 16:31, sf2 wrote: 
> 
> Hola Lizz, 
> 
> I would do something like: 
> 
> my $creators = @{ $eprint->value( 'creators' ) || [] }; 
> 
> ... 
> 
> push @newcreators, { name => ... , etc }; 
> 
> ... 
> 
> in your example you push an array-ref onto the array rather than pushing a single record/row: 
> 
> push @foo, [ { ... } ] vs push @foo, { ... } 
> 
> Seb 
> 
> On 17.10.2014 16:33, Lizz Jennings wrote: 
> 
> Hi all,
> 
> I'm getting in a bit of a tangle.
> 
> I'd like to be able to add a function to eprint_fields_automatic for the 
> creators field to generate affiliation information based on email 
> addresses (where it's obvious e.g. academic institutions). I've hit a 
> stumbling block immediately - I can't seem to get this to work without 
> overwriting the whole thing with a single row (I've managed several 
> variations on this particular theme).
> 
> This currently works to overwrite the whole list with the first creator 
> and does add in or change the affiliation.
> 
> if ( $type eq "data_collection" ) {
> my $creators = $eprint->get_value( "creators" );
> my @newcreators;
> foreach my $creator (@$creators) {
> push @newcreators, [{ name => $creator->{name}, id => 
> $creator->{id}, orcid => $creator->{orcid}, affiliation => "bibble", 
> contact => $creator->{contact} }];
> }
> $eprint->set_value( "creators", @newcreators );
> 
> }
> 
> Any ideas on how to do this properly would be much appreciated.
> 
> Lizz
> 
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