In MySql create a constraint unique (instead of index) with the 2 fields, save will fail .. then you know.
On Apr 13, 12:20 am, Jeff <[email protected]> wrote: > The validation in the join model I created is being ignored. How can > I go about debugging the validation? > > I have additional fields in the join table in addition to the IDs. > The HABTM saves are so elegant that I'm hesitant to break them into > hasManys. In what ways is keeping it a HABTM limiting and at what > point should I switch it to two hasManys instead? > > On Apr 12, 7:00 am, euromark <[email protected]> wrote: > > > yes > > you can easily set up a model for it in order to validate > > it won't destroy the HABTM relationship > > > depends on the use case > > as soon as you need more that just the IDs it already starts to make > > sense :) > > > On 12 Apr., 02:29, Jeff <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > I'm trying to set up validation in a join table to check that a pair > > > of fields is unique in the table. Currently the join model is being > > > created automagically between the HABTM tables. Can I create a join > > > model and define the validation there? Would it make more sense to > > > break the HABTM up into two hasMany relationships? -- Our newest site for the community: CakePHP Video Tutorials http://tv.cakephp.org Check out the new CakePHP Questions site http://ask.cakephp.org and help others with their CakePHP related questions. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/cake-php
