Still trying to concat data from two models into a select list in a third.
Thanks for the help thus far, Geoff. Taking your advice, and some input from IRC, after much trying, I'm at: In controller: function getListData($data){ $data = $this->Model->query("SELECT CONCAT(bar, ' - ', barbar) AS foobar FROM `bars` , `barbars` WHERE `bar`.`barbar_id` = `barbar`.`id`"); return $data; } $listdata = array(); foreach ($data as $item) { $listdata[$data]['Model']['foo'] = $data['Model2']['bar'] . '-' . $data['Model3']['barbar']; } and later, in the 'add' function: $this->set('listdata', $this->Model->getListData()); In the view: echo $html->selectTag("Player/team", $teamsportlist, $selectedItems); None of this seems to be working, no matter how I jigger things about. Aargh! --Beertigger On Aug 8, 6:59 pm, "Geoff Ford" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > All the code I outlined would be in the controller. You could put the loop > in the getListData() function in the model if you like to keep the > controller cleaner. The controller would then just be > $this->set('listdata', $this->Model->getListData()); > > Geoff > > On 8/9/07, Beertigger <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > > > Somehow, this seems on the right track, but I couldn't get things to > > work. Played around with a lot of different variations, but > > *something* is not quite kosher, yet. > > > Thanks much for the guidance thus far. > > > Should the entire > > > $data = $this->Model->getListData(); // a function in your model that > > does > > the custom query to pull the three fields you wnat to use > > $mylist = array(); > > foreach ($data as $item){ > > $mylist[$data['Model']['field1]] = $data['Model']['field2] . '-' . > > $data['Model']['field3]; > > > } > > > be in the Model? > > > And the this->set in the controller? > > > Sorry for my blatant stupidity. Wrapping what I know of php up with > > Cake is proving to be troublesome, at best. The masterbake script > > provides such a sweet basic framework that a bit of pain getting > > things 'just right' is worth it, but this one thing is really killing > > me... ; ) > > > On Aug 8, 3:48 pm, "Geoff Ford" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > OK so use HtmlHelper::select() or selectTag() - I can't remember of the > > top > > > of my head which one it is. My solutions is still the same - creat the > > > array that you want to display in the listbox manually. > > > > Again not sure of the exact array format but something like > > > > $data = $this->Model->getListData(); // a function in your model that > > does > > > the custom query to pull the three fields you wnat to use > > > $mylist = array(); > > > foreach ($data as $item){ > > > $mylist[$data['Model']['field1]] = $data['Model']['field2] . '-' . > > > $data['Model']['field3]; > > > > } > > > > $this->set("mylist", $mylist); > > > > Then in your view something like (again double check the format) > > > > $html->select("SelectName", $mylist, $selectedItems); > > > > I hope this helps :) > > > > Geoff > > --http://lemoncake.wordpress.com --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ 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 -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---