Sounds like you are creating a new entry instead of saving the data from the
current one.
Try using $this->Model->saveField('field_name','value');
So in your controller check which field they have field out, and call
saveField for only that field.
On Tue, Dec 8, 2009 at 1:30 PM, Dave <[email protected]> wrote:
> I am attempting to allow user to edit their url and email, so i load the
> form up and leave it blank since both have to be unique if its filled with
> their original info and edit 1 field the other will fail because it says
> email / or url already exists since they only changed one. So save the form
> and the field they did not edit is now empty in the db. If i try the
> if(empty($this->data['User']['email'])
> {
> $this->data['User']['email']) = $user['User']['email'];
>
> ]
>
> it fails because it says its already used
>
> I tried thinking how to do this and every way i try fails. The form has 2
> fields, url and email. Validation is set so they are not required, allow
> empty since they may only be changing 1 or the other but unique so whatever
> they change it to can not be in the db already and valid url or email for
> the field.
>
> Any ideas?
>
> Thanks
>
> Dave
>
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