Modify views filter

If you need to modify views filter from your module, e.g when changing settings to a content type, you maybe whant a CCK autocomplete filed to be filtered as well.

<?php
/**
 * Change views filter according to saved settings
 *
 * Thank heaven when you can manipulate views arguments in autocomplete CCK :-)
 *
 */
function _save_allowed_node_types($node_types) {

    $set_types = array();
    foreach ($node_types as $key => $value) {
       if ($value != "0") {
           $set_types[$key] = $value;
       }
    }
   
  $get_view = db_query('SELECT vid FROM {views_view}
                        WHERE name LIKE "newsletter_articles" LIMIT 1');
 
  $get_vid = db_fetch_array($get_view);
  $views_vid = $get_vid['vid'];
 
    $get_views_display = db_query('SELECT display_options FROM {views_display}
                                       WHERE vid = %d
                                          AND
                                          display_plugin = "default"
                                       LIMIT 1', $views_vid);
   
    $views_display = db_fetch_array($get_views_display);
   
    $views_display = unserialize(db_decode_blob($views_display['display_options']));

    $views_display['filters']['type']['value'] = $set_types;
   
    $views_display_serial = serialize($views_display);

    $set_views_display = db_query('UPDATE views_display
                                       SET display_options= %b WHERE vid = %d
                                         AND
                                       display_plugin = "default"
                                       LIMIT 1',
                                       $views_display_serial, $views_vid);
   
    if ($set_views_display == TRUE) {
        drupal_set_message(t('Modified views filters: types ( %types )',
                              array('%types' => implode(', ',$set_types))), 'status');
    }
   
    return $set_views_display;
}
?>
Knowledge keywords: 
Drupal 6.x
views
BLOB