Hope this helps
http://cakebaker.42dh.com/2006/06/29/how-to-update-multiple-divs-with-ajax/
On Oct 17, 11:42 pm, d34db0lts <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> all right, let me rephrase:
>
> the page that i'm working with has a link that when you click on it,
> it gives you a random single result. this i have no problems with. The
> problem is that i also have a form in that same page that allows you
> to add to the database. Below the form i have a div that shows all the
> results. Because some people told me to (and i agree) i put a link
> that toggles the div so that if you want to see it, you can but if you
> dont care, it doesn't take up screen real estate. The default is to
> hide it. The problem is that i want to update the div when the button
> of the form is clicked.
>
> the controller has four actions. the random part is generated by using
> ajax and using an action called random. i have an action called add
> that is used to save results from the form. since the form is in
> index.thtml and the controller action is in function add() {} the form
> looks like this:
> <form method="post" id="frmAdd" class="addForm">
> text field
>
> echo $ajax->submit('Add', array('class' => 'submitButton', 'update' =>
> 'holder'));
> *** there is a div around the form field named holder
>
> i had to do it this way because otherwise the validation errors would
> not work. i'm pretty sure the reason it didn't work is because the
> tagerrormsg only works when it is in add.thtml.
>
> the problem is that i want to update both the holder div and the div
> where i show all the results, but i don't know how. holder div
> displays add.thtml so it shows any errors and uses the add action from
> the controller. the other div, the one that shows all the results,
> uses another action in that controller.
>
> so basically, i need a way to update two divs that use different
> controllers when pressing the submit button.
>
> hopefully that is more clear.
> thanks for any help.
> On Oct 15, 6:25 pm, "Wayne Fay" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
> > Your original email is not clear. Its one huge clump of text that just
> > rambles on.
>
> > Break it up into short 2-3 sentence paragraphs. And be more clear with
> > what you have, what is happening, and what you want. Perhaps someone
> > will respond more positively to that.
>
> > Wayne
>
> > On 10/15/07,d34db0lts<[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
> > > i tried fixing my problem by using this article:
>
> > >http://bakery.cakephp.org/articles/view/rails-like-data-validation
>
> > > unfortunately, it didn't help, i'm having issues with the helper...can
> > > anybody shed some light? some hope???
> > > On Oct 14, 8:09 pm,d34db0lts<[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> > > > Hey guys, i have this little app that i'm having problems with.
>
> > > > the index page lists all the records but in that same index page there
> > > > is a form that uses function add in the controller to process the
> > > > form, but my problem is that i need a way to display if the user
> > > > forgot to enter anything in the input field. i've been looking around
> > > > at it seems like the way it is done is with a tagErrorMsg but like i
> > > > said, the form is in index.thtml but the form logic is in function
> > > > add()...so i can't have function add() tell funcion index() to display
> > > > a message to the user to remind him/her to enter something in the
> > > > input field.
>
> > > > i've looked at requestAction and elements, but i can't come up with an
> > > > answer...so if anybody can point me in the right direction, i would
> > > > really appreciate it.
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