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[EP-tech] Re: Updating a compound multiple field

Your assumptions are all correct.

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On 2 Oct 2015, at 15:37, martin.braendle@id.uzh.ch wrote:

> Hi,
> 
> just a short question: Am I assuming correctly if I update a compound multiple field with 
> 
> $dataobj->set_value( array of hashes ) 
> 
> that the new values overwrite the existing ones and are not appended to the existing values?
> 
> E.g. if I want to keep the existing values, I need to read them out first and create a merged array with the new values that I have to write back?
> 
> Thanks,
> 
> Martin
> 
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> Dr. Martin Brändle
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