ValidKeys - thanks very much for your helpful answer.
On May 1, 2:20 am, validkeys <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> p.s if you dont update,
>
> change your code to this:
> function add() {
>
> if (!empty($this->data)) {
> $this->Closeddate->create();
> $this->cleanUpFields();
> if ($this->Closeddate->save($this->data)) {
> $this->flash('The new details have
> been saved.','/closeddates');
> }
> }
>
> }
>
> function edit($id = null) {
>
> $this->Closeddate->id = $id;
>
> if (empty($this->data)) {
> $this->data = $this->Closeddate->read();
> }
> else {
> $this->cleanUpFields();
> if ($this->Closeddate->save($this->data)) {
> $this->flash('Your Closed Date
> has been updated.','/
> closeddates');
> }
> }
> }
>
> On Apr 30, 1:54 pm, "annie.r.knight" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> wrote:
>
> > Thanks for the reply.
>
> > I print_r'ed the $this->data and I noted that it's split into a number
> > of array elements. That's fine.
>
> > But why is it necessary to 'clean up' when referring to the data as
> > $this->data['Closeddate'] when it is not necessary with $this->data?
>
> > On Apr 30, 2:22 pm, djiize <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
> > > try a pr($this->data) in your controller and you'll the date is not
> > > "DB compliant" (it is split in several parts)
> > > do a $this->cleanUpFields() before Model->save()
>
> > > On 30 avr, 13:13, "annie.r.knight" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> > > wrote:
>
> > > > I'm very new to CakePHP so please do bear with me.
>
> > > > I've used the simple blog application from the manual as a crib for a
> > > > small application that I'm creating. I ran into a problem when simply
> > > > trying to deal with some date inputs in forms. The dates would insert
> > > > ok, but if I tried to edit them I'd run into a brick wall: there was
> > > > no update query being executed at all. If I changed the field type to
> > > > text it was working ok.
>
> > > > My controller's add() function looked like this:
>
> > > > function add() {
>
> > > > if (!empty($this->data)) {
> > > > if ($this->Closeddate->save($this->data)) {
> > > > $this->flash('The new details have been
> > > > saved.','/closeddates');
> > > > }
> > > > }
>
> > > > }
>
> > > > And the edit() function:
>
> > > > function edit($id = null) {
>
> > > > $this->Closeddate->id = $id;
>
> > > > if (empty($this->data)) {
> > > > $this->data = $this->Closeddate->read();
> > > > }
> > > > else {
>
> > > > if
> > > > ($this->Closeddate->save($this->data['Closeddate'])) {
> > > > $this->flash('Your Closed Date
> > > > has been updated.','/
> > > > closeddates');
> > > > }
> > > > }
> > > > }
>
> > > > I fixed it by changing the parameter to the save() function to $this-
>
> > > > >data (less the array index).
>
> > > > So my question: Why does the broken method not work with dates? What
> > > > did I do wrong? What am I misunderstanding?
>
> > > > Thanks.
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