Re: $useTable ignoring the alternate table name

Don't use 'require' ever!

Make use of the tools that CakePHP gives you. In this case
App::import('Model', 'Order');

As for your problem, it has a very easy solution. Your filename is
wrong.

CakePHP uses CamelCase model/class names, and underscored file names.
So when you say 'I want to use model CompleteOrder' CakePHP looks for
the file complete_order.php, which doesn't exist (Since your file is
called completeorder.php). If CakePHP can't find the model file it
creates a default model based on your AppModel. And, the default model
is looking for the complete_orders table since it doesn't know about
your $useTable (Which is in the wrong file).

Simple solution, rename your model file to complete_order.php

On Mar 3, 12:08 pm, "rain...@gmail.com" <rain...@gmail.com> wrote:
> Hi
>
> I'm playing with creating alternate models as a way to avoid custom
> queries and have completeorder.php that currently looks like this
>
> require_once(APP_PATH.DS.'models'.DS.'order.php');
> class CompleteOrder extends Order {
>         var $name = 'CompleteOrder';
>         var $useTable = 'orders';
>
> }
>
> The base class Order has all the smarts and the parent model has a
> complex hasMany condition to filter out the uncompleted orders.
>
> Problem
> ======
>
> When I call the page for the parent I get
>
> Error:  Database table complete_orders for model CompleteOrder  was
> not found.
>
> I've gone through the cache and cleared it out etc.
>
> What could be stopping this model from referencing the right table?

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