Along with actually finding a minute to take a look at the validates() code, your replies have helped me get my head around this, so thanks. I guess I was thinking that there was some Cake magic going on.
I thought that maybe validates() was meant to used along with invalidate() to set and get things about the validation status of a Model - that invalidate() set something on the model other than error messages for views (something that validates() would later consult) - but I see the error of my ways, so I'll probably be re-coding this part of the app not to call validates() directly. I guess I'm still in baker school - trying to better understand where the magic is, where the common sense is, and what the recommended conventions are. Thanks again, Stephen --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Cake PHP" group. To post to this group, send email to cake-php@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/cake-php -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
