I'm not sure this will work (or if it's the best way) but have a lok at the 3rd param for Model::save, $fieldList. I suppose you could create an array from the return of schema() (using just the main keys, I mean) and unset those fields that were not answered by the user and pass that to save().
On Mon, Apr 6, 2009 at 9:43 AM, cheeser...@googlemail.com <cheeser...@googlemail.com> wrote: > > Hi Everyone, > > I'm excited to be embarking on my first project using CakePHP, but > unfortunately after only 1 afternoon, I seem to have hit a real > problem. > > I have several boolean fields in my postgres table which can also take > a null value. This is because I want to make a distinction between a > user replying 'no' to a question, or just declining to answer it. > However, the database layer seems to be automatically converting the > NULL values to PHP false values. > > I guess this is because CakePHP sees that the field is of type > 'boolean' and so casts it to a PHP boolean type. > > I really need this functionality, so I'm considering a few options, > but I want to try and do this 'right' and stick to the convention over > configuration and MVC philosophies that Cake is built around. What do > you think is the best approach? > > > Override functions in the database abstraction layer to make sure NULL > values are preserved (although I'm scared this will be difficult and > break other stuff). > > Create a new postgres data type to handle these 'tertiary' values... > perhaps a char(1) with the domain restricted to Y,N or X (for null). > > Set the type to char(1) and build some logic into the controller to > ensure that only Y,N,X get inserted.... Could have X as the default > value in the database... > > Or some other approach. I have no idea. Please help! Cheers, Dan > > > > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "CakePHP" group. To post to this group, send email to cake-php@googlegroups.com 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?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
