Hi, Just an idea : it seems that it does not work when it's display (since you say you can store it in the database)
Check if you have the same trouble with any other non alaphabetic character (dollar, ...) Check as well in the core.php, the value of "App.encoding" parameter. Try to use ISO charset instead of UTF-8 Adrian a écrit : > Hi > > It's a nice idea, but I would like to keep the text field as free text > so anything can be entered e.g. > " Up to £10 an hour" or "£24k a year plus benifits" > it's stored as a VARCHAR in the database, I have tried putting pound > signs in other text and textarea fields and the same thing happens, > the value is accepted and is placed in the database, when viewing a > job it all looks how it should, it's just the form helper doesn't seem > to like outputting pound signs. > > On Jul 11, 12:28 pm, "Sam Sherlock" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >> what about the number helper currency? >> >> http://book.cakephp.org/view/215/number >> >> the following >> e($number->currency('12887.57','GBP')); >> >> outputs the following (with ncr) >> >> £12,887.57 >> >> 2008/7/11 Adrian <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: >> >> >> >> >>> For now I have settled with: >>> >>> [code] >>> >>> <input name="data[Job][salary]" type="text" value="<?php echo >>> $job['Job']['salary']?>" id="JobSalary" /> >>> >>> [/code] >>> >>> This works but if validation fails the elements value is not filled >>> in. >>> >>> :S >>> >>> On Jul 11, 12:16 pm, Adrian <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >>> >>>> Hey, thanks for the reply >>>> I tried this but it is rendered as " £ " when used as a form >>>> element value. >>>> >>>> On Jul 11, 11:23 am, "dr. Hannibal Lecter" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >>>> wrote: >>>> >>>>> Did you try putting the pound sign as an entity? i.e. £ ? >>>>> >>>>> Adrian wrote: >>>>> >>>>>> Hi, >>>>>> >>>>>> I am developing a simple job search site in CakePHP 1.2 and I have a >>>>>> problem with the text form helper. When editing a job I have a text >>>>>> box to enter a salary e.g. "�24,000-�30,000 a year" so I have used >>>>>> >>> the >>> >>>>>> form helper in my edit view like this: >>>>>> >>>>>> [code] >>>>>> >>>>>> <?php echo $form->text('Job.salary', array('value' => $job['Job'] >>>>>> ['salary']))?> >>>>>> >>>>>> [/code] >>>>>> >>>>>> This gives me an empty text box if $job['Job']['salary'] contains a � >>>>>> sign, if I enter anything without a � sign it's fine. Does anyone >>>>>> >>> know >>> >>>>>> a good way of correcting this? I tried using the clean function but >>>>>> >>> it >>> >>>>>> doesn't strip � signs out. Also I don't think this happened in 1.1. >>>>>> >>>>>> Any help would be appreciated. >>>>>> > > > > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "CakePHP" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/cake-php?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
