if(!isset($this->ModelName){ $this->ModelName->loadModel(); } This only works in the controller, but it should get you what you want if I understood the question correctly.
Sincerely, Michael Stelly mobile: +1.918.978.2000 skype: mjstelly LinkedIn <http://www.linkedin.com/in/mstelly> On Sat, May 5, 2012 at 8:34 PM, CakeNino <ninota...@gmail.com> wrote: > I am new to CakePHP and am building an application to help learn the > framework. I am having a problem trying to instiate one model from > another model. Here is the basic premise... > > Assume a simple application - I have Feeds (as in RSS Feeds) and > Content. I want to create a page that grabs an RSS feed, loops > through each of the items, and saves each item in separately in the > Content table. Here is what I would LIKE to do - but have problems. > My problems may be both conceptual and/or syntax related. > > > > In the FEED model, I created a function called processFeedContent. > Here is how I would like it to work (written in psuedo-code): > > > > public function processFeedContent($feedUrl = null) { > > $xml = Xml::build($feedUrl); > $x_array = Xml::toArray($xml); > $contents = $x_array['rss']['channel']['item']; > > for each($contents as $content) { > $title = $content['title']; > $link = $content['link']; > > > //THIS IS THE PART I NEED HELP WITH. > //THE CODE BELOW IS WHAT I WOULD LIKE TO DO IN > PSUEDO CODE > > //STEP 1 - Instantiate an empty Content > Object > $myContent = $this->Create('Content'); > > //STEP 2 - Set appropriate values in the newly > created object > $myContent->set('title', $title); > $myContent->set('link', $link); > > > //STEP3 - Save the New Object > $myContent->save(); > } > } > > > > ANy help or guidance will be greatly apprecaited > > -- > Our newest site for the community: CakePHP Video Tutorials > http://tv.cakephp.org > Check out the new CakePHP Questions site http://ask.cakephp.org and help > others with their CakePHP related questions. > > > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > cake-php+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group > at http://groups.google.com/group/cake-php > -- Our newest site for the community: CakePHP Video Tutorials http://tv.cakephp.org Check out the new CakePHP Questions site http://ask.cakephp.org and help others with their CakePHP related questions. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to cake-php+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/cake-php