You can create another model with the same table Start here http://book.cakephp.org/2.0/en/models/model-attributes.html
HTH Tarique On Wed, Jul 25, 2012 at 7:38 AM, Kevin Mitchell <[email protected]> wrote: > Hi ... and thank you so much for your time and expertise: > > I've made a lot of progress learning CakePHP, but I cannot find in the > documentation what I should do when I want another, second model based upong > the same database table. > > I have a single table, called topics. I've created one version of "Topics" > model in one app that uses the standard approach and a second version of > "Topics" model, in a second, separate app, that uses public $actsAs = > array('Tree'); to create a TreeBehavior model. In each case I've called the > model Topics, using the naming convention that matches the model to the > table name. > > But what if I sometimes want to use the first version of the model and > sometimes the second version of the model -- both in the same app? I tried > naming the TreeBehavior version of the model "Tree" and then using public > $useTable = 'Topic'; -- but I couldn't get things to work. > > I'm just wondering what, probably basic, concept I'm missing. > > Again, thank you! > > Kevin > > -- > Our newest site for the community: CakePHP Video Tutorials > http://tv.cakephp.org > Check out the new CakePHP Questions site http://ask.cakephp.org and help > others with their CakePHP related questions. > > > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected] For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/cake-php -- ============================================================= PHP for E-Biz: http://sanisoft.com ============================================================= -- Our newest site for the community: CakePHP Video Tutorials http://tv.cakephp.org Check out the new CakePHP Questions site http://ask.cakephp.org and help others with their CakePHP related questions. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/cake-php
