Hi Dave, Please don't start another thread on the same issue, when no-one has answered the previous one. Just add your message to the existing thread so it bounces to the top of the list :)
Now, if I understand it correctly, and I don't have Ajax running yet on my site, then you just need to use the controllers method - render ( view name ) and save the result in your responce variable. Enjoy, John On Jan 11, 7:22 pm, "Dave" <[email protected]> wrote: > I will explain in detail what i am trying to do. > > Index page has a table with rows of the users entries. I have a "Add New > Entry" which will toggle the add form so the user can add entries directly > from the same page via Ajax. I need 2 things to happen based on the form > being submitted. > 1. If the form saves i need to toggle close the form and append the new data > saved to the table of entries. > or > 2. if the form does not save simply display the form as is where it is with > the errors hi-lighted. > > I have no problems with any of the Ajax / appending script i am just stuck > on returning the views. > Everyone so far says use json in response for true or false so the js will > either update the users entries or do nothing if response comes back false. > But how do i get the views? How do i update the form with its errors if i > simply return false? > > Firebug sure shows my success = false if the form does not save but the end > user has no idea why they are just sitting looking at the form with no > errors marked so i need to respond back with the form html that would > normally show up if it was sent thru normal http request. > > Same thing goes with the success = true > How do i return the view for the newly added record if it does save? > > I wish i had a controller to show you but nothing i have works all i have is > just testing true / false responses trying / hoping something / someone will > help > > if ( $this->RequestHandler->isAjax() ) { > > Configure::write ( 'debug', 0 ); > $this->data['Dummy']['id'] = $this->Dummy->generateKey('11'); > $this->data['Dummy']['profile_id'] = $this->Auth->User('id'); > > $response['data'] = $this->data['Dummy']; > $response['success'] = true; > //$response['success'] = false; > //$response['html'] = ???; how do I get the view > > $this->header('Content-Type: application/json'); > echo json_encode($response); > > } > > My js has: > > dataType: "json", > success: function(response) { > // Response was a success > if (response.success === true) { > alert('saved ok'); > //do some stuff > } else { > alert('did not save'); > //do some stuff > } > } > > Surly someone out there has some idea. > > Thanks > > Dave
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