Index: branches/RC/core/admin_templates/js/form_controls.js
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diff -u -r10673 -r11283
--- branches/RC/core/admin_templates/js/form_controls.js	(.../form_controls.js)	(revision 10673)
+++ branches/RC/core/admin_templates/js/form_controls.js	(.../form_controls.js)	(revision 11283)
@@ -14,13 +14,15 @@
 	this.InEditing = false;
 }
 
-MultiInputControl.prototype.registerControl = function($field_name, $type, $required) {
-	this.Controls[$field_name] = {'type' : $type, 'required' : $required};
+MultiInputControl.prototype.registerControl = function($field_name, $type, $required, $options) {
+	this.Controls[$field_name] = {'type' : $type, 'required' : $required, 'options' : $options};
 }
 
-MultiInputControl.prototype.getControl = function ($field, $appendix) {
+MultiInputControl.prototype.getControl = function ($field, $appendix, $prepend) {
 	$appendix = isset($appendix) ? '_' + $appendix : '';
-	return document.getElementById( this.FieldMask.replace('#FIELD_NAME#', $field) + $appendix );
+	$prepend = isset($prepend) ? $prepend + '_' : '';
+
+	return document.getElementById( $prepend + this.FieldMask.replace('#FIELD_NAME#', $field) + $appendix );
 }
 
 MultiInputControl.prototype.getControlValue = function ($field) {
@@ -61,6 +63,11 @@
 			}
 			break;
 
+		case 'checkbox':
+			this.getControl($field).value = ($value === null) ? 0 : $value;
+			this.getControl($field, null, '_cb').checked = parseInt($value) == 1;
+			break;
+
 		/*case 'datetime':
 			$value = $value.split(' ');
 			this.getControl($field + '_date').value = $value[0];
@@ -87,6 +94,17 @@
 
 	}
 
+	if (this.Controls[$field]['type'] == 'textbox') {
+		var $field_options =  this.Controls[$field]['options'];
+		if ($field_options && parseInt($field_options.first_chars) > 0) {
+		 	$value = $value.substring(0, parseInt($field_options.first_chars));
+		 }
+	}
+
+	if (this.Controls[$field]['type'] == 'checkbox') {
+		$value = this.Controls[$field]['options'][ parseInt($value) ];
+	}
+
 	return $value;
 }
 
@@ -235,7 +253,8 @@
 		}
 		else if ($child.tagName == 'field') {
 			if ($root_name == 'records') {
-				this.Records[this.Records.length - 1][$child.getAttribute('name')] = $child.firstChild.nodeValue;
+				// no firstChild, when node value is empty!
+				this.Records[this.Records.length - 1][$child.getAttribute('name')] = $child.firstChild ? $child.firstChild.nodeValue : '';
 			}
 			else if ($root_name == 'errors') {
 				this.Errors[$child.getAttribute('name')] = $child.firstChild.nodeValue;