before inserting. Thats how table columns within a form field are
automatically converted to select dropdowns and converted back into a
timestamp before saving.
On Oct 1, 8:55 am, "j.blotus" <j.blo...@gmail.com> wrote:
> just put it in your beforeSave function and it will do whatever you
> need
>
> On Oct 1, 11:23 am, Hugo M <ham1...@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> > Ok, but... I don't want a now() date xD, I want a date set by the user in a
> > form, because it's an "expiring date" field, so I don't think I would use
> > created and modified CakePHP fields.
>
> > I created my own method for converting form-cakephp-date-input array format
> > to a timestamp format, but I think CakePHP should handle this.
>
> > (AppModel.php)
>
> > //Returns a timestamp understable by the database from a form input
> > array
> > public function timestamp($dateTimeArray) {
> > return
> > "{$dateTimeArray['year']}-{$dateTimeArray['month']}-{$dateTimeArray['day']}
> > {$dateTimeArray['hour']}:{$dateTimeArray['min']}:0";
> > }
>
> > 2010/10/1 j.blotus <j.blo...@gmail.com>
>
> > > you can change the field names for created and modified:
>
> > > in the model:
>
> > > /**
> > > *
> > > * @var string tells cake the name of the created field on insert
> > > */
> > > var $createField = 'entered';
> > > /**
> > > *
> > > * @var string tells cake the name of the modified field on update
> > > */
> > > var $updateField = 'modified';
>
> > > in the beforeSave() of the model:
>
> > > /**
> > > * Before saving set up created and modified so we know when record
> > > was changed
> > > *
> > > * @return boolean true always
> > > */
> > > function beforeSave() {
> > > // Alternate column automagic timestamping support
> > > $nowDate = date('Y-m-d H:i:s');
> > > if ($this->updateField) {
> > > $this->set($this->updateField, $nowDate);
> > > }
> > > if ($this->createField and !$this->exists()) {
> > > $this->set($this->createField, $nowDate);
> > > }
>
> > > return true;
> > > }
>
> > > On Oct 1, 11:01 am, Hugo M <ham1...@gmail.com> wrote:
> > > > I'm trying to fill an "expiring date" field, so I can't use the created
> > > and
> > > > modified/updated Cake automagic fields.
>
> > > > 2010/10/1 Jeremy Burns | Class Outfit <jeremybu...@classoutfit.com>
>
> > > > > What are you trying to achieve the Cake doesn't already do with the
> > > created
> > > > > and modified fields which already get populated with 'now'?
>
> > > > > Jeremy Burns
> > > > > *Class Outfit*
> > > > > *
> > > > > *
> > > > > jeremybu...@classoutfit.com <jeremybu...@mac.com>
> > > > >http://www.classoutfit.com
>
> > > > > On 1 Oct 2010, at 15:36, Hugo M wrote:
>
> > > > > There's a way to save timestamp field without manually joining the
> > > hour,
> > > > > day, year, etc. fields?
>
> > > > > $this->Form->input('timestampfield');
>
> > > > > When I do that, in backend I get:
>
> > > > > [timestampfield] => Array
> > > > > (
> > > > > [month] => 10
> > > > > [day] => 01
> > > > > [year] => 2010
> > > > > [hour] => 11
> > > > > [min] => 37
> > > > > [meridian] => am
> > > > > )
>
> > > > > And I need to manually construct the timestamp field, is that OK? :S
>
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