Index: openacs-4/packages/xotcl-core/tcl/generic-procs.tcl
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RCS file: /usr/local/cvsroot/openacs-4/packages/xotcl-core/tcl/generic-procs.tcl,v
diff -u -r1.16.2.2 -r1.16.2.3
--- openacs-4/packages/xotcl-core/tcl/generic-procs.tcl	19 May 2006 21:13:29 -0000	1.16.2.2
+++ openacs-4/packages/xotcl-core/tcl/generic-procs.tcl	13 Jun 2006 18:46:03 -0000	1.16.2.3
@@ -763,11 +763,13 @@
  
   Form ad_instproc generate {
     {-template "formTemplate"}
+    {-export}
   } {
     the method generate is used to actually generate the form template
     from the specifications and to set up page_title and context 
     when appropriate.
     @template is the name of the tcl variable to contain the filled in template
+    @export list of attribue value pairs to be exported to the form (nested list)
   } {
     # set form name for adp file
     my set $template [my name]
@@ -777,11 +779,12 @@
     #my log "-- $data, cl=[$data info class] [[$data info class] object_type]"
     
     my log "--e final fields [my fields]"
-    ad_form -name [my name] -form [my fields] \
-	-export [list [list object_type $object_type] \
+    set exports [list [list object_type $object_type] \
 		     [list folder_id $folder_id] \
 		     [list __object_name $object_name]] 
-    
+    if {[info exists export]} {foreach pair $export {lappend exports $pair}}
+    ad_form -name [my name] -form [my fields] -export $exports
+
     set new_data            "set item_id \[[self] new_data\]"
     set edit_data           "set item_id \[[self] edit_data\]"
     set new_request         "[self] new_request"