Thank you again. Right now I am not in the computer to modify my code, I am trying to install apache and mysql and php5 in my computer, so I can test it at home. I will go to the link you provide and try the code. Thank you! Best Regards Lynda
On Jan 29, 2:53 pm, "Mikee Freedom" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > hey again Lynda, > > you'll have to excuse me, i'm a bit slow today due to a heavy long weekend. > > you don't need to define your own generateMenuList function as one has > already been provided for you : > > http://manual.cakephp.org/chapter/models > [search the page for > generateList]http://api.cakephp.org/class_model.html#e8844b859626edc554946480046e395f > > It is a function provided to you by the lovely developers at cake as a > method of your model (and all models). It is ok for you to not include > an id and name field in your table, just look at the instructions in > the chapter and API which describe how to get around this. > > you should be able to replace your line : > > $this->set('Menu', $this->Setting->generateMenuList()); > > with > > $this->set('Menu', $this->Setting->generateList(null,null, null, > "Setting.setting","Setting.value")); > > Have a read of the manual and the API and see how you go. > > HTH, > mikee > > On 30/01/07, lynda <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > Thank you for reply. If you can look my code, I will be greatly > > appreciated. > > I did use goole to search how to generate a list. However, my > > generateMenuList just return an empty list. The menu button doesn't > > show any value, It is supposed to have 1, 2, 3, 4. By the way, my > > table only has two fields: setting and value,, no id field. > > Here is in my settings_controllers.php > > //I put generateMenuList() in settings_controllers.php > > > function generateMenuList() > > { > > $data = $this->Setting->findAll(); > > $return = array(); > > foreach ($data as $menu) > > { > > $return[$menu['Setting']['value'] ]=$menu['Setting'] > > ['value']; > > } > > print_r($return); > > return $return; > > > } > > function edit($setting){ > > > $data = $this->Setting->findAll(); //select all > > $this ->set('settings_values',$data);//set fo finding values > > $this->set('Menu', $this->Setting->generateMenuList()); > > > if (empty($this->data['Setting'])){ > > $this->Setting->setting = $setting; > > $this->data = $this->Setting->read(); > > $this->set('setting', > > $this->data['Setting']['setting']); > > } else { > > if($this->Setting->save($this->data['Setting'])){ > > $this->flash('Your setting has been > > updated.','/settings/'); > > } > > } > > } > > > here is my edit.thml > > <h1>Edit Setting</h1> > > <form action="<?php echo $html->url('/settings/edit/'.$setting)?>" > > method="post"> > > <?php > > > ?> > > <pre> > > <?php print_r($settings_values); > > print_r($Menu); > > ?> > > pre> > > > <p> > > Section: > > <?php echo $html->textarea('Setting/setting', Array("disabled" > > => "disabled"));?> > > > </p> > > <p> > > > Position: > > <?php echo $html->selectTag('Setting/setting', > > $Menu, > > null, > > > > array('multiple' => 'multiple', 'size' => sizeof($Menu) > > +1)); > > ?> > > > <p> > > <?php echo $html->submit('Save'); ?> > > </p> > > </form> --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Cake PHP" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/cake-php?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
