On 3/4/07, Adrian Maier <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > It is true that Mani's question was probably a frequent one, and that the > answer can be found in the "Models" chapter of the CakePHP manual. > > But, sorry Chrys , your initial reaction was too harsh. I read this > thread again > and I am not convinced at all that Mani really meant that others should > "write code for him , for free" . >
Hey Adrian, thanks for the feedback. Was I harsh? Absolutely. My point is to make people understand that this help is a two-way street. Why should I give away my time for nothing to people who seem to expect something for nothing? That is not what open source is *supposed* to be like, but that is how it often ends up. I don't mind helping people. I wouldn't do any of the stuff I do in terms of giving talks at conferences or harassing Nate via IM about stuff for the interactive console project if I wasn't into helping. Is my approach the best? Not if you're easily offended, that's for sure. I want people to be able to help THEMSELVES by using the tools available to them. I don't expect to be spoon fed my answers, so I don't believe in just handing people a whack of code and saying "here's your solution, yay for me!" So, Mani, if you haven't run in the opposite direction from the list, let's talk about breaking down your problem into more manageable chunks so we can find out exactly what it is you need. I see two questions; 1) how to get CakePHP models to work with non-standard tables 2) how to do the form stuff Mani is asking about, which I don't understand exactly what is being asked. Maybe it's due to my overall denseness or it's a language thing. Either way, Mani, you will find the help you need here, you just need to ask the right questions so the rude assholes like me can give you the proper answers. -- Chris Hartjes My motto for 2007: "Just build it, damnit!" rallyhat.com - digital photo scavenger hunt @TheBallpark - http://www.littlehart.net/attheballpark @TheKeyboard - http://www.littlehart.net/atthekeyboard --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ 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 -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
