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$fcid = $field_collection_item->item_id;
//$result = views_get_view_result('fc_catalog', 'default', array($fcid));
$view = views_get_view('fc_catalog');
$view->set_display('default');
$view->pre_execute();
$view->execute();
$total = $view->total_rows;
dpm($view);