Your explanation looks exactly $this->find('list') :
http://book.cakephp.org/view/810/find-listOn Aug 21, 8:46 pm, dycokac <[email protected]> wrote: > I would like to gain better control/understanding of formatting the > returned array from the query() method. > > I have thought of a few ways around this but can't quite figure out > how to run something like a mysql_query and then mysql_fetch_array > procedure to make my own array. I'm stuck at how to get the database > connection from cake. > > I'm looking to get an associative array where the primary key column > of my table is the key of my associative array and a second field from > the table is the value for each array position. Then I can use this > array to get at my name in my view. > > I haven't found a good resource yet to help me understand if it's > possible to control the resulting array from a query() call or how to > better link in those queries to get all I want out of it. > > Thanks for any help I receive. --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ 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 -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
