Re: Save Uploaded/Parsed File to Database Table

On Wed, Jan 16, 2013 at 5:37 PM, Karl Smith <barnunboi@hotmail.com> wrote:
>
>
>>
>> > Now as far as my view goes..do I need to add an input for user_id and
>> > coverage_id as hidden fields?
>>
>> The user_id you can add manually after the upload with
>> $this->Auth->user('id') but for coverage_id you can either use a
>> hidden form field or add that data to the array before saving as well.
>> Either way, you'll need to know what the coverage_id is so you should
>> pass it to the action in the first place:
>>
>> echo $this->Html->link(
>> 'upload spreadsheet',
>> array(
>> 'controller' => 'Coverages',
>> 'action' => 'processSpreadsheet',
>> 'coverage_id' => $xxx
>> )
>> );
>>
> Ok...I have a quick question....is there another way to pass the coverage_id
> beside the code listed above. I need to pass the coverage_id but I don't
> need a hyperlink.

Well, the link is just an example. How does the user arrive at the
upload form? Whichever way you choose, you're going to have to pass
$coverage_id to your action somehow.

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