Okay! Now we're getting somewhere! What you want to do is always have a model for your controllers. The trick is to not have a db table for a model.
....So, instead of cutting the DB->Model->Controller->View chain at Controller, we're going to cut it at DB. create your model, and then put this in the class of the new model you created: $useTable = false; On Mar 18, 3:21 pm, "LSL" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I'm really sorry that it seems I think CakePHP is wrong. I know that > it is probably my fault that I can't use it the right way. As I have > written in my first post - It's a great piece of SW. > > Now I'm a bit closer to the problem. It seems that the error is > present only when I use controller without model ($uses=array() or > $uses=null). Other controllers seems OK and rendering my menus the > right way. > > I have written miniapp to demonstrate that: > config/routes.php: > ... > $Route->connect('/', array('controller' => 'index', 'action' > => 'index')); > ... > > controllers/index_controller.php > class IndexController extends AppController { > var $name='Index'; > var $uses=null; > > function index() { > } > } > > controllers/menu_items_controller.php: > class MenuItemsController extends AppController { > var $scaffold; > } > > models/menu_item.php: > class MenuItem extends AppModel { > var $name='MenuItem'; > } > > views/elements/menu.thtml: > <pre>Menu element: <?php print_r($menuElement);?></pre> > > views/layouts/default.thtml: > <html> > <body> > <p><?=$this->renderElement('menu')?></p> > <?=$content_for_layout?> > </body> > </html> > > app_controller.php: > class AppController extends Controller { > var $uses=array('MenuItem'); > > function beforeFilter() { > parent::beforeFilter(); > $this->set('menuElement', $this->MenuItem->findAll()); > } > > } > > I don't know how to deal with this. Is CakPHP misused or is it some > error? > > Thanks (and once again sorry). > > Lukas > > Walker Hamilton wrote: > > Do not start blaming the tool, until you have no proof it's not > > yourself to blame.....you were complimenting cakePHP in your first > > post, don't turn back on that compliment just because you are > > frustrated. --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ 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?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---