Re: how to send in email the array of select field in a form

Do the find() before, so that it's available whether the form was
submitted or not.

$profs = $this->Prof->find(...);

if ($this->data){

// name in $profs[$this->data['Quest']['prof_id']]
}

$this->set(compact('profs'));

On Fri, Mar 16, 2012 at 11:36 AM, ashok saini <ashoksaini1974@gmail.com> wrote:
> I can get value of select field by
> Teacher &mdash; <?=$this->data['Quest']['prof_id']?>
> but how to get array?
> The form contains <?=$form->select("prof_id",$profs,null,array("style"
> => "width:80%"))?>
> The table where form data is stored has prof_id. The $profs comes from
> another table where id and name (fio) is stored.
>
> controller code is
> function quest_new(){
>                $this->fastNav['/student/quest/'] = "ques";
>                $this->fastNav['/student/quest_new/'] = "new ques";
>                if ($this->data){
>                        $this->data['Quest']['student_id'] = $this->user['student']['id'];
>                        $this->data['Quest']['read'] = 0;
>                        $this->data['Quest']['is_stud'] = 1;
>                        if ($this->Quest->save($this->data)){
>                                $this->set("done",true);
>                                // add and send email to me
>                                $contacts = $this->Contact->find("first");
>                                $this->Email->from = "no-reply@domain.com";
>                                //$this->Email->replyTo = $this->user['student']['mail'];
>                                $this->Email->sendAs = "html";
>                                $this->Email->subject = "new question";
>                                $this->Email->template = "question_to_prof";
>                                $this->Email->to = "ashok@mymail.com";
>                                $this->Email->send();
>                                //
>                        }
>                }
>                $this->set("profs",$this->Prof->find("list",array("order" =>
> "fio","fields" => "fio")));
>
>        }
>
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