Re: save default values when $this->data['field'] is empty

You could either add a hidden text field to the form or set $this->data['model']['field'] to the value in the controller before you do a save.

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On 3 Feb 2010, at 10:16, matzehahn@googlemail.com wrote:

> Hi,
>
> what would you do if you want to save a default value and don´t want
> to predefine a input field?
> I tried with a custom validation rule but the return of it is true/
> false not the corrected value.
> Is the best way to do this in an function in the controller?
>
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