Well that is not working for me, I had to make my own function. I'ts easy but it seems to be something that Cake should do, not me xD
2010/10/1 Miles J <[email protected]> > I am pretty sure cake "formats" date/time arrays into a timestamp > before inserting. Thats how table columns within a form field are > automatically converted to select dropdowns and converted back into a > timestamp before saving. > > On Oct 1, 8:55 am, "j.blotus" <[email protected]> wrote: > > just put it in your beforeSave function and it will do whatever you > > need > > > > On Oct 1, 11:23 am, Hugo M <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > Ok, but... I don't want a now() date xD, I want a date set by the user > in a > > > form, because it's an "expiring date" field, so I don't think I would > use > > > created and modified CakePHP fields. > > > > > I created my own method for converting form-cakephp-date-input array > format > > > to a timestamp format, but I think CakePHP should handle this. > > > > > (AppModel.php) > > > > > //Returns a timestamp understable by the database from a form input > > > array > > > public function timestamp($dateTimeArray) { > > > return > > > > "{$dateTimeArray['year']}-{$dateTimeArray['month']}-{$dateTimeArray['day']} > > > {$dateTimeArray['hour']}:{$dateTimeArray['min']}:0"; > > > } > > > > > 2010/10/1 j.blotus <[email protected]> > > > > > > you can change the field names for created and modified: > > > > > > in the model: > > > > > > /** > > > > * > > > > * @var string tells cake the name of the created field on > insert > > > > */ > > > > var $createField = 'entered'; > > > > /** > > > > * > > > > * @var string tells cake the name of the modified field on > update > > > > */ > > > > var $updateField = 'modified'; > > > > > > in the beforeSave() of the model: > > > > > > /** > > > > * Before saving set up created and modified so we know when > record > > > > was changed > > > > * > > > > * @return boolean true always > > > > */ > > > > function beforeSave() { > > > > // Alternate column automagic timestamping support > > > > $nowDate = date('Y-m-d H:i:s'); > > > > if ($this->updateField) { > > > > $this->set($this->updateField, $nowDate); > > > > } > > > > if ($this->createField and !$this->exists()) { > > > > $this->set($this->createField, $nowDate); > > > > } > > > > > > return true; > > > > } > > > > > > On Oct 1, 11:01 am, Hugo M <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > I'm trying to fill an "expiring date" field, so I can't use the > created > > > > and > > > > > modified/updated Cake automagic fields. > > > > > > > 2010/10/1 Jeremy Burns | Class Outfit <[email protected] > > > > > > > > > > What are you trying to achieve the Cake doesn't already do with > the > > > > created > > > > > > and modified fields which already get populated with 'now'? > > > > > > > > Jeremy Burns > > > > > > *Class Outfit* > > > > > > * > > > > > > * > > > > > > [email protected] <[email protected]> > > > > > >http://www.classoutfit.com > > > > > > > > On 1 Oct 2010, at 15:36, Hugo M wrote: > > > > > > > > There's a way to save timestamp field without manually joining > the > > > > hour, > > > > > > day, year, etc. fields? > > > > > > > > $this->Form->input('timestampfield'); > > > > > > > > When I do that, in backend I get: > > > > > > > > [timestampfield] => Array > > > > > > ( > > > > > > [month] => 10 > > > > > > [day] => 01 > > > > > > [year] => 2010 > > > > > > [hour] => 11 > > > > > > [min] => 37 > > > > > > [meridian] => am > > > > > > ) > > > > > > > > And I need to manually construct the timestamp field, is that OK? > :S > > > > > > > > Check out the new CakePHP Questions sitehttp://cakeqs.organdhelp > > > > others > > > > > > with their CakePHP related questions. > > > > > > > > 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]<cake-php%[email protected]> > <cake-php%[email protected] om>For more options, visit this > group > > > > > > athttp://groups.google.com/group/cake-php?hl=en > > > > > > > > Check out the new CakePHP Questions sitehttp://cakeqs.organdhelp > > > > > > others with their CakePHP related questions. > > > > > > > > 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]<cake-php%[email protected]> > <cake-php%[email protected] om> > > > > <cake-php%[email protected]om>For more options, visit > this > > > > group at > > > > > >http://groups.google.com/group/cake-php?hl=en > > > > > > Check out the new CakePHP Questions sitehttp://cakeqs.organdhelp > others > > > > with their CakePHP related questions. > > > > > > 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]<cake-php%[email protected]> > <cake-php%[email protected] om>For more options, visit this > group at > > > >http://groups.google.com/group/cake-php?hl=en > > Check out the new CakePHP Questions site http://cakeqs.org and help others > with their CakePHP related questions. > > 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]<cake-php%[email protected]>For > more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/cake-php?hl=en > Check out the new CakePHP Questions site http://cakeqs.org and help others with their CakePHP related questions. 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