Programmatically setting a custom customer attribute

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Is it possible to programmatically set the value of a custom customer attribute? I have scoured the internet for an answer to this, but to no avail :(.

I know that you can access one using this method:

$customer = Mage::getSingleton('customer/session')->getCustomer();
$measurements_taken = $customer->getResource()->getAttribute('measurements_taken')->getFrontend()->getValue($customer);

but I'm not too sure on how to set the value of this attribute. I tried the following:

$customer = Mage::getSingleton('customer/session')->getCustomer();
$customer->setMeasurementsTaken('TO_CHECK');
$customer->saveAttribute($customer,'measurements_taken');

but it throws an error saying something about an invalid method.

complete error please .........................

Jscti
– Jscti

2013-05-31 08:24:25 +00:00
Commented May 31, 2013 at 8:24 — Jscti
– Jscti, Commented May 31, 2013 at 8:24

benmarks · Accepted Answer · 2013-05-30 22:52:01Z

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After making your updates,

$customer->save();

or

$customer->setMeasurementsTaken('TO_CHECK')->save();

answered May 30, 2013 at 22:52

benmarks

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Jscti Over a year ago

it won't help with his error "an error saying something about an invalid method" ...

benmarks Over a year ago

@Bixi How will it not help? Mage_Customer_Model_Session::getCustomer() returns an instance of Mage_Customer_Model_Customer, which does not have a saveAttribute() method but does have a save() method.

NateTheGreatt Over a year ago

I tried this, and it didn't throw any errors! However, it did not change the attribute's value in the back-end :(

benmarks Over a year ago

@NateTheGreatt You may need to set some additional scope-related info based on your local configuration. You can debug this in Mage_Customer_Model_Resource_Customer::_beforeSave()

NateTheGreatt Over a year ago

I realized that it was a drop-down select attribute! Changing it to a text field attribute worked like a charm :). However, for the sake of knowledge, do you know how to change a drop-down select attribute?

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