SalesForce.com: Retrieve custom fields via PHP

Question

I have a simple custom contact object (with API name Contact__c) that I've created in my SalesForce DE site that has a single field (for testing connectivity) of Full_Name__c.

I am then trying to retrieve all of the contacts, specifically this field via PHP:

try {

  $mySforceConnection = new SforcePartnerClient();

  $mySoapClient       = $mySforceConnection->createConnection(API_PATH . '/soapclient/partner.wsdl');

  $mylogin            = $mySforceConnection->login(API_USER, API_PASS . API_SECURITY_TOKEN);

  $query = 'SELECT C.Id, C.Full_Name__c

          FROM Contact__c C'; 

  $result = $mySforceConnection->query($query);

  $sObject = new SObject($result->records[0]);

  print_r($sObject);

} catch(Exception $e) {

  print_r($e);

}

I've downloaded the latest partner.wdsl (although as a partner WSDL, it is loosely typed and does not need to be downloaded with the creation/addition of custom objects and/or updated fields, correct?). I've verified that the user can connect and see the custom fields via the ForceExplorer. But when I run the above code, it connects but returns just the following:

SObject Object ( [type] => Contact__c [fields] => [Id] => a )

I am not getting any errors, invalid field error, etc, but for the life of me can't figure out why this isn't working.

I saw this example here, but it seems to be specific to Enterprise vs Partner, and the need to download the latest enterprise.wsdl every-time you change custom fields.

Any pointers?

Answer 1

I Figured out that, the problem related to how you were parsing the data that was being returned. Instead of feeding the returned data into an SObject, try to access it directly now as below:

try {

  $mySforceConnection = new SforcePartnerClient();

  $mySoapClient       = $mySforceConnection->createConnection(API_PATH . '/soapclient/partner.wsdl');

  $mylogin            = $mySforceConnection->login(API_USER, API_PASS . API_SECURITY_TOKEN);

  $query = 'SELECT C.Id, C.Full_Name__c

            FROM Contact__c C'; 

  $result = $mySforceConnection->query($query);

  for($i = 0; $i < count($result->records); $i++) {

    print_r($result->records[$i]->fields->Full_Name__c); 

  }

} catch(Exception $e) {

  print_r($e);

}