Field_to_name_array with flex_relate to Contacts or Accounts

[Ramblin]

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Regarding question 2) doing this with a flex_relate field that allows a user to Select as parent_type either Accounts or Contacts

I am hoping this is NOT the final answer to using a Flex_Relate field, but, as described in

Auto Populate from Flex Relate Field

Hello! I am trying to auto populate from a flex relate field. So far looking at forums and browsing for it, it seems everyone has so far explained how to auto populate from a relate field. I’ve used this guide for it. But here is my scenario. I have a custom module called Sample Request. A sample request can be sent to either an Account, Lead, or Contact. And in that sample request page there is an address field for where the sample will be sent to. How do I set it so if I select an Accoun…

one way to kludge this to work would be to create a before_save logic hook for Accounts and create fields in Accounts which have the same name as the fields in the Contacts and copy the relevant Account information into thse duplicate fileds.

• Set new Accounts field primary_address_street = billing_address_street
• Set new Accounts field primary_address_city = billing_address_city

Use primary_address_street and primary_address_city regardless of whether the user selcts Accounts or Contacts.

Hopefully there is a better solution that comeone can suggest becuase this is pure kludge and very restrictive.