I actually ending up using this: http://deadlytechnology.com/scripts/javascript/ajax-failure-callback/
It sends a 403 server error back if the transaction doesn't validate which triggers my error message in the view. On Aug 11, 2:50 am, Saliem <than.sal...@gmail.com> wrote: > I am not quite sure what you are missing but you might want to double > check a couple of things including: > > the name of your aliquot model file, > the validate variable in your aliquot model file and > try using the validationErrors method available for each of the models > created and returning any errors as json > > please see : > > http://book.cakephp.org/view/410/Validating-Data-from-the-Controller > > On Aug 10, 3:42 pm, Tony Thomas <truet...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > This is something that's so simple, I'm embarrassed to ask. But after > > a few dozen Google searches, I'm going to swallow my pride and post my > > question here. > > > I have a simple ajax function in my controller and I want it to return > > an error is the request is not successful. For example: > > > function ajax_update_box($boxId, $aliquotIds){ > > if ($this->RequestHandler->isAjax()) { // if the request is AJAX > > if($aliquots = $this->Aliquot->validateMove($aliquotIds, > > $boxId)) > > { // make sure a slot is open in the box > > foreach($aliquots as $aliquot_id => $position ) { > > // validateMove > > returns an array > > if > > ($this->Aliquot->save($this->data['Aliquot'] =! true)) { > > Configure::write('debug', 0); > > $this->autoRender = false; > > exit('There was an error and some > > of the aliquots were not > > moved.'); > > } > > } > > > echo $this->unstored(); > > > } else { // this is where I want it to return an error. > > Configure::write('debug', 0); > > $this->autoRender = false; > > exit('The move did not work. Check to see if the > > box is full.'); > > > } > > Configure::write('debug', 0); > > $this->autoRender = false; > > exit(0); > > } > > > } > > > If the request doesn't pass validation in my model, I want to display > > an error message, but I can't seem to get that to work. Everything is > > treated as success. What am I missing? --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ 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 -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
