Did you still use the setting of the id in the model first?
[code]
 $this->id = $user['User']['id'];
 $this->saveField( ... );
[/code]
It should work!
Enjoy,
   John

On Jun 12, 11:05 pm, WhyNotSmile <sharongilmor...@gmail.com> wrote:
> Thanks John, but saveField isn't doing the job either.
>
> Sharon
>
> On 12 June, 18:07, John Andersen <j.andersen...@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> > Can you just use $this->saveField('friend_list', $friendslist) instead
> > of $this->save()?
> > Enjoy,
> >    John
>
> > On Jun 12, 7:57 pm, WhyNotSmile <sharongilmor...@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> > > I'm trying to update a field in a record, using the following code:
>
> > >    $this->id = $user['User']['id'];
> > >    $this->set('friends_list', $friendslist);
> > >    $this->save();
>
> > > The record with id $user['User']['id'] exists in the db; I'm just
> > > trying to update the friends_list field.
>
> > > When I do this, though, it creates a whole new record - I thought that
> > > if id was set, then it updated the record with that id?  If I
> > > explicitly set id, e.g.:
>
> > > $this->set(array('friends_list => $friendslist, $id => $user['User']
> > > ['id']));
>
> > > if complains that a record with the primary key $user['User']['id']
> > > already exists.
>
> > > Does anyone know what I'm doing wrong?  Thanks!

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