Thanks grigri! by adding the table name to the column as in your
example SUBSTRING(Adgroup.upload_date,1, 10) the sql worked!
Thanks!
On Feb 4, 9:43 am, grigri <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> '-!' is a flag to cake to not interpret the conditions, just put them
> as they are. If's useful for handling database functions, expressions
> and whatnot, so I thought it would be appropriate. Although it doesn't
> seem to be, I think it only works on a right-hand assignment (like
> 'field' => '-!expression').
>
> Still, it seems to be far easier than that. Using this query:
>
> $data = $this->Person->find('all', array('conditions' => array(
> 'SUBSTRING(Person.name, 1, 1)=\'J\''
> )));
>
> I get this SQL:
>
> SELECT `Person`.`id`, `Person`.`name`, **snip** FROM `people` AS
> `Person` WHERE SUBSTRING(`Person`.`name`, 1, 1)='J'
>
> Which is perfect.
>
> I also think that the following query would be optimized better (but
> have the same result);
>
> $data = $this->Person->find('all', array('conditions' => array(
> 'Person.name' => 'LIKE J%'
> )));
>
> SQL : SELECT `Person`.`id`, `Person`.`name`, **snip** FROM `people` AS
> `Person` WHERE `Person`.`name` LIKE 'J%'
>
> Hope this helps
>
> On Feb 4, 2:06 pm, roliver <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
> > Thanks for everyone's help, but I'm still having issues with the
> > substring
>
> > I have debugging turned on and it does not like the parentheses '()'
> > Below is the actual mysql error:
>
> > SQL Error: 1064: You have an error in your SQL syntax; check the
> > manual that corresponds to your MySQL server version for the right
> > syntax to use near ') = '2008-02-04'' at line 1 [CORE/cake/libs/
> > model/datasources/dbo_source.php, line 440]
>
> > grigri: what does the '-!' do in your example below?
>
> > Thanks
>
> > On Feb 1, 4:25 am, grigri <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
> > > Try this:
>
> > > $data = $this->find(array('campaign_id as id'=>
> > > $id,'-!substring(upload_date,1, 10) = \'2008-01-31\''),
> > > array('imp','clicks','ctr','cpc','cost','pos','conv','conv_rate','cost_per_conv'))
>
> > > On Feb 1, 3:56 am, "Wayne Fay" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
> > > > You should turn on debugging to see the actual SQL that is being
> > > > executed, and then try running it in Mysql.
>
> > > > Wayne
>
> > > > On 1/31/08, roliver <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
> > > > > Can anyone tell me if it is possible to use the 'substring' keyword in
> > > > > Model->findAll() I'm trying to do this but I keep getting the mysql
> > > > > error "you have an error in yoru sql near...blah..blah) The query I'm
> > > > > using is below.
>
> > > > > $data = $this->find(array('campaign_id as id'=>
> > > > > $id,'substring(upload_date,1, 10)'=>'2008-01-31'),
> > > > > array('imp','clicks','ctr','cpc','cost','pos','conv','conv_rate','cost_per_conv'))
>
> > > > > If can't then what should I use Model->query() ?
>
> > > > > thanks!
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