Adjusted views_handler_filter_chado_select_String to not pull all records at once (makes things too slow) and to export the width of the select box to the admin

tripal_views/tripal_views_integration.inc

@@ -529,7 +529,7 @@ function tripal_views_integration_form(&$form_state, $setup_id = NULL){
             if($column_type == 'integer' or $column_type == 'int' or $column_type == 'serial'){
                $default_field_handler = 'chado_views_handler_field_numeric';
             }
-            elseif(preg_match("/character varying/",$column_type) or $column_type == 'char' or $column_type == 'text' or $column_type = 'varchar'){
+            elseif(preg_match("/character varying/",$column_type) or $column_type == 'char' or $column_type == 'text' or $column_type == 'varchar'){
                $default_field_handler = 'chado_views_handler_field';
             }
             elseif($column_type == 'boolean'){
@@ -564,7 +564,7 @@ function tripal_views_integration_form(&$form_state, $setup_id = NULL){
             if($column_type == 'integer' or $column_type == 'int' or $column_type == 'serial'){
                $default_filter_handler = 'chado_views_handler_filter_numeric';
             }
-            elseif(preg_match("/^character varying/",$column_type) or $column_type == 'char' or $column_type == 'text'){
+            elseif(preg_match("/^character varying/",$column_type) or $column_type == 'char' or $column_type == 'text' or $column_type == 'varchar'){
                $default_filter_handler = 'chado_views_handler_filter_string';
             }
             elseif($column_type == 'boolean'){
@@ -598,7 +598,7 @@ function tripal_views_integration_form(&$form_state, $setup_id = NULL){
             if($column_type == 'integer' or $column_type == 'int' or $column_type == 'serial'){
                $default_sort_handler = 'chado_views_handler_sort';
             }
-            elseif(preg_match("/character varying/",$column_type) or $column_type == 'char' or $column_type == 'text'){
+            elseif(preg_match("/character varying/",$column_type) or $column_type == 'char' or $column_type == 'text' or $column_type == 'varchar'){
                $default_sort_handler = 'chado_views_handler_sort';
             }
             elseif($column_type == 'boolean'){
@@ -632,7 +632,7 @@ function tripal_views_integration_form(&$form_state, $setup_id = NULL){
             if($column_type == 'integer' or $column_type == 'int' or $column_type == 'serial'){
                $default_argument_handler = 'views_handler_argument_numeric';
             }
-            elseif(preg_match("/character varying/",$column_type) or $column_type == 'char' or $column_type == 'text'){
+            elseif(preg_match("/character varying/",$column_type) or $column_type == 'char' or $column_type == 'text' or $column_type == 'varchar'){
                $default_argument_handler = 'views_handler_argument_string';
             }
             elseif($column_type == 'boolean'){
@@ -666,7 +666,7 @@ function tripal_views_integration_form(&$form_state, $setup_id = NULL){
             if($column_type == 'integer' or $column_type == 'int' or $column_type == 'serial'){
                $default_relationship_handler = 'views_handler_relationship';
             }
-            elseif(preg_match("/character varying/",$column_type) or $column_type == 'char' or $column_type == 'text'){
+            elseif(preg_match("/character varying/",$column_type) or $column_type == 'char' or $column_type == 'text' or $column_type == 'varchar'){
                $default_relationship_handler = 'views_handler_relationship';
             }
             elseif($column_type == 'boolean'){

tripal_views/views/handlers/views_handler_filter_chado_select_string.inc

@@ -35,6 +35,14 @@ class views_handler_filter_chado_select_string extends views_handler_filter_stri
       '#description' => t('Adds --Any-- to the available options.'),
       '#default_value' => (isset($this->options['optional'])) ? $this->options['optional'] : TRUE,
     );
+ 
+    $form['max_length'] = array(
+      '#type' => 'textfield',
+      '#title' => t('Max Width'),
+      '#description' => t('Specify the maximum width of the select box'),
+      '#default_value' => (isset($this->options['max_length'])) ? $this->options['max_length'] : 40,
+
+    );
     
   }
   
@@ -57,14 +65,15 @@ class views_handler_filter_chado_select_string extends views_handler_filter_stri
         //$options['<select '.$this->table.'>'] = '--None--';
         $options['All'] = '--Any--';
       }
-      $results = tripal_core_chado_select(
-        $this->table,
-        array($this->field),
-        array(),
-        array('order_by' => array($this->field => 'ASC'))
-      );
-      $max_length = 40;
-      foreach ($results as $r) {
+      $sql = "SELECT $this->field FROM $this->table ORDER BY $this->field ASC";
+      $previous_db = tripal_db_set_active('chado');  // use chado database
+      $results = db_query($sql);
+      tripal_db_set_active($previous_db);  // now use drupal database 
+      $max_length = $this->options['max_length'];
+      if(!$max_length){
+         $max_length = 40;
+      }
+      while($r = db_fetch_object($results)){
         if (strlen($r->{$this->field}) > $max_length) {
           $options[$r->{$this->field}] = substr($r->{$this->field},0,$max_length) . '...';
         } else {