Is it better to do that in controller or model? If yes, what are the
advantages, if not, why not? Thanks!
On Jan 18, 4:09 pm, "Dave" <make.cake.b...@gmail.com> wrote:
> Use before Save function in the model
> If(!empty($this->data))
> {
>
> $this->data['Model']['field1'] = $this->data['Model']['field1'] * 0.55;
> $this->data['Model']['total'] = $this->data['Model']['field1'] + all your
> other fields
>
> return true;
>
> }
>
> Something like that
>
> Dave
>
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>
> Of Guran
> Sent: January-18-10 5:18 PM
> To: CakePHP
> Subject: Capturing Field information before to compute before saving in
> database
>
> Thanks to all who have taken the time to help out without being
> condescending or intimidating. I am a newbee and this help has encouraged me
> to keep on learning CakePHP. Once I get good I will help others on this
> forum.
>
> Now on my expense submitter i am working on - there are field1, field2, and
> field3.Hidden is the 'total' field. The user enters numerical values in
> field1, field2, and field3. Before the data is saved into the database
> field1 needs to be multiplied with 0.55 and saved back in field1. Then the 3
> fields need to be added and saved in the hidden field 'total'.
>
> I am looking for an access point to get to the fields and do my computation
> before they are saved into the database. Any suggestions and help is
> appreciated.
>
> ...guran
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