Re: HABTM Question.

Ah. Try this:

$funnyTags = $this->Post->FunnyTag->find('list',array('fields'=>array('id','name')));

If that doesn't fix it, try this as well:

echo $form->input('FunnyTag');

Jeremy Burns
jeremyburns@me.com

On 29 May 2010, at 05:46, Roland Pish wrote:

> I think I'll post the code and information here. I still don't know
> what is happening.
>
> Any help is hugely appreciated.
>
> The tables:
> funny_tags: id,name
> funny_tags_posts: id,funny_tag_id,post_id
> posts: id,name,body
>
> The files:
> + Under models: post.php and funny_tag.php
> + Under controllers: posts_controller.php
> + Under views/posts: form.ctp
>
> Contents of funny_tag.php:
> class FunnyTag extends AppModel {
> var $name = 'FunnyTag';
> }
>
> Contents of post.php:
> class Post extends AppModel {
> var $name = 'Post';
>
> var $hasAndBelongsToMany = array(
> 'FunnyTag' => array(
> 'className' => 'FunnyTag',
> 'joinTable' => 'funny_tags_posts',
> 'foreignKey' => 'post_id',
> 'associationForeignKey' => 'funny_tag_id',
> /*'with' => 'PostToTag',*/
> ),
> );
>
> }
>
> Contents of posts_controller.php:
> class PostsController extends AppController {
> var $name = 'Posts';
>
> function form($id = null) {
> if (!empty($this->data)) {
> // form sends data as:
> // $this->data['Post']['Tag']['Tag'][1] = 1;
> // $this->data['Post']['Tag']['Tag'][3] = 3;
>
> // save the data (auto-handles habtm save)
> $this->Post->create();
> if ($this->Post->save($this->data)) {
> $this->Session->setFlash(__('The Post has been saved.',true));
> $this->redirect(array('action'=>'form',$this->Post->id));
> }
> else {
> $this->Session->setFlash(__('The Post could not be saved. Please,
> try again.'),true);
> }
> }
> if (empty($this->data)) {
> $this->data = $this->Post->read(null, $id);
> }
> $funny_tags = $this->Post->FunnyTag-
>> find('list',array('fields'=>array('id','name')));
> $this->set(compact('funny_tags'));
> }
> }
>
> Contents of form.ctp:
> <?php echo $form-
>> create('Post',array('url'=>array('action'=>'form')));?>
> <fieldset>
> <legend><?php __('Post Details');?></legend>
> <?php
> echo $form->input('id');
> echo $form->input('name');
> echo $form->input('body');
> echo $form->input('FunnyTag.FunnyTag');
> ?>
> </fieldset>
> <?php echo $form->end('Submit');?>
>
> On 28 mayo, 22:08, Roland Pish <rolandp...@gmail.com> wrote:
>> Thanks Jeremy.
>> In fact I did that and didn't solve the problem.
>>
>> I'm still trying but with no success yet.
>>
>> Regards.
>>
>> On 28 mayo, 21:24, Jeremy Burns <jeremybu...@me.com> wrote:
>>
>>> I am *guessing* that your variable that contains your funny_tags is not being set correctly. It is set here:
>>
>>> $tags = $this->Post->Tag->find('list',array('fields'=>array('id','name')));
>>
>>> ...so change that to:
>>
>>> $funny_tags = $this->Post->FunnyTag->find('list',array('fields'=>array('id','name')));
>>
>>> ...and change this:
>>> $this->set(compact('tags'));
>>
>>> ...to this:
>>> $this->set(compact('funny_tags'));
>>
>>> Does that resolve it?
>>
>>> Jeremy Burns
>>> jeremybu...@me.com
>>
>>> On 29 May 2010, at 04:20, Roland Pish wrote:
>>
>>>> Hi!
>>>> I've been struggling for a long time with something and I don't seem
>>>> to get it.
>>>> I did the Posts/Tags HABTM Select example from this page:
>>
>>>> http://mrphp.com.au/code/working-habtm-form-data-cakephp
>>
>>>> So far so good, everything works ok.
>>
>>>> I wanted to try the same example but asumming that the table tags is
>>>> now called funny_tags (just to make a test with a more complex table
>>>> names), so the model now is FunnyTag and the join table is
>>>> funny_tags_posts and I did the all the changes needed according to
>>>> cake naming conventions.
>>>> The problem is that this example no longer populates the select list.
>>
>>>> Has anyone looked at this example before?
>>>> How can this must be modified to work with table complex names as
>>>> funny_tags_posts?
>>
>>>> I really appreciate you help.
>>
>>>> Regards.
>>
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