Index: openacs-4/packages/dynamic-types/tcl/dynamic-type-procs.tcl
===================================================================
RCS file: /usr/local/cvsroot/openacs-4/packages/dynamic-types/tcl/dynamic-type-procs.tcl,v
diff -u -r1.5 -r1.6
--- openacs-4/packages/dynamic-types/tcl/dynamic-type-procs.tcl	8 Jun 2005 11:36:46 -0000	1.5
+++ openacs-4/packages/dynamic-types/tcl/dynamic-type-procs.tcl	7 Jul 2005 00:21:13 -0000	1.6
@@ -24,6 +24,8 @@
     {-object_type:required}
     {-array:required}
     {-exclude_static:boolean}
+    {-dform implicit}
+    {-variables ""}
 } {
     Populates array with the data for the object specified.
 } {
@@ -55,6 +57,43 @@
 	set columns [join $columns ", "]
 	db_0or1row select_object {} -column_array local
     }
+
+    dtype::form::metadata::widgets -object_type $object_type \
+        -dform $dform \
+	-exclude_static_p $exclude_static_p \
+        -multirow widgets
+    
+    dtype::form::metadata::params -object_type $object_type \
+        -dform $dform \
+        -multirow params
+
+    set widget_count [template::multirow size widgets]
+    set param_count [template::multirow size params]
+
+    for {set w 1} {$w <= $widget_count} {incr w} {
+        template::multirow get widgets $w
+
+	if {[lsearch -exact [list "select" "multiselect" "checkbox" "radio"] $widgets(widget)] > -1} {
+
+	    for {set p 1} {$p <= $param_count} {incr p} {
+		template::multirow get params $p
+
+		if {$params(attribute_id) != $widgets(attribute_id) || $params(param) != "options"} {
+		    continue;
+		}
+
+		set options [dtype::form::parameter_value -parameter params -vars $variables]
+		set new_value ""
+		set old_value $local($widgets(attribute_name))
+		foreach option $options {
+		    if {[lsearch -exact $old_value [lindex $option 1]] > -1} {
+			lappend new_value [lindex $option 0]
+		    }
+		}
+		set local($widgets(attribute_name)) [join $new_value ", "]
+	    }
+	}
+    }
 }
 
 ad_proc -public dtype::create {
Index: openacs-4/packages/dynamic-types/tcl/form-procs.tcl
===================================================================
RCS file: /usr/local/cvsroot/openacs-4/packages/dynamic-types/tcl/form-procs.tcl,v
diff -u -r1.8 -r1.9
--- openacs-4/packages/dynamic-types/tcl/form-procs.tcl	5 Jun 2005 12:36:45 -0000	1.8
+++ openacs-4/packages/dynamic-types/tcl/form-procs.tcl	7 Jul 2005 00:21:13 -0000	1.9
@@ -43,6 +43,7 @@
     {-cr_widget_options {}}
     {-exclude {}}
     {-exclude_static:boolean}
+    {-variables {}}
 } {
     Adds the elements of the specified object types dynamic form and all of its
     supertypes dynamic forms to the specified template form.
@@ -122,7 +123,8 @@
             -cr_widget $cr_widget \
             -cr_widget_options $cr_widget_options \
 	    -exclude_static_p $exclude_static_p \
-	    -exclude $exclude
+	    -exclude $exclude \
+	    -variables $variables
     }
 }
 
@@ -487,6 +489,7 @@
     {-cr_widget_options {}}
     {-exclude_static_p 0}
     {-exclude {}}
+    {-variables {}}
 } {
     Adds the elements of the specified or implicit object form to the specified
     template form.  
@@ -580,7 +583,7 @@
                 break;
             }
 
-            set value [dtype::form::parameter_value -parameter params]
+            set value [dtype::form::parameter_value -parameter params -vars $variables]
 
             # determine if the parameter value is null
             switch $params(param_type) {
@@ -593,7 +596,7 @@
                 }
             }
 
-            if {!$null_value_p} {
+            if {!$null_value_p || $params(param) == "options"} {
                 if {[template::util::is_true $params(is_html)]} {
                     lappend html_options $params(param)
                     lappend html_options $value
@@ -754,11 +757,14 @@
 ad_proc -private dtype::form::parameter_value {
     {-object_type ""}
     {-parameter:required}
+    {-vars:required}
 } {
     Calculates and returns the current value for the supplied parameter array 
     based on its type, source and default_value attributes.
+    Provide variables to tcl-procs by \$variables(--name--)
 } {
     upvar $parameter param
+    array set variables $vars
     set value ""
 
     set attribute_id $param(attribute_id)