Does this article (number one google hit) shed any light? http://blog.matsimitsu.nl/code/166/saveall-with-cakephp-part2
On Sep 1, 4:04 pm, Preloader <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I just overwrote the saveAll() function in the Location model and > saved the deep-level-association manually in order to rollback the > whole transaction when validation fails. So the code in the Cakebin is > just some kind of a wrapper. > > Yeah, maybe the "recursion problem" is the reason why saveAll() only > saves the first level associations. I think to get the deep-level- > thing to work, the structure of the data array should also reflect the > relation structure: nested arrays instead of all models on the same > level. I don't know ;-) > > I'm looking forward to the saveAll() section at > book.cakephp.org ... :-) > > Regards, Christoph > > On 1 Sep., 16:37, "[EMAIL PROTECTED]" > > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Thanks Preloader. > > I have done something similar so far but thought I'd check if saveAll > > had some hidden functionality. > > > Funny thing is that for hasMany (at least) you don't need saveAll to > > save associated data... save does the job just fine for me... So > > saveAll would work if it did not cut away at the data-array before > > saving associations. > > > if Page hasMany Paragraph and I save to Page with Paragraph-data in > > the array it gets saved too, without saveAll. > > But if I saveAll in Post then Page will only ever see data for the > > Page model and not any of the other data so it has no way of finding > > Paragraph-data and save it like it normally would. > > > I think your pastebin code would work even without creating the new > > arrays. I think it is the fact that you are using the public save/ > > saveAll that makes a lot of difference. (model.php uses __save) Since > > model.php does not do this I guess there could be some problems with > > infinite recursions when saving data where the association is defined > > both ways? (nothing I have seen here) > > > Thanks for replying. > > /Martin > > > On Sep 1, 3:57 pm, Preloader <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > Hello Martin, > > > > no, it does not seem to work for deeper levels. > > > > I hacked the saveAll() method in the main model, maybe it helps you: > > > >http://bin.cakephp.org/view/1083645660 > > > > Location hasOne Address > > > Location hasOne Contact (contact person) > > > Contact hasOne Address (alias: CAddress) > > > > Regards, Christoph > > > > On 1 Sep., 15:22, "[EMAIL PROTECTED]" > > > > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > Hi guys, > > > > I was going to rewrite some older code to use saveAll() and found that > > > > saveAll seems built for "only" a single level of association. Is that > > > > right or is my data-array possibly in the wrong format? > > > > > For example: > > > > Article hasMany Page, Page hasMany Paragraph > > > > I am able to save Article and Page data but have not been able to save > > > > Paragraph data at the same time using saveAll. > > > > I just wanted to check that this is correct and that I have not simply > > > > missed some trick needed to get it to work. Looking at model.php it > > > > looks like it only saves direct associations for the current model and > > > > no "recursive" models. > > > > > regards > > > > Martin --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "CakePHP" 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 -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
