Re: checking if Save() method was successful...
Eh? Am I being daft here, doesn't save() return true or false if the save succeeds or fails regardless of the failure reason? I have never had a save fail and my success logic run! I only ever use: if($this->ModelName->saveAll($this->data)) { // success logic } else { // fail logic } Confused and bemused, Paul On Oct 10, 10:38 am, "flo.kl...@googlemail.com" wrote: > You should use is_array and is_empty to check your return value. Also i would > recommend to pass your return value to the view and look at it with > debug($updated); > > -flosky > > Tomfox Wiranata schrieb: > > thanks for all the answers. > i want to achieve this: > > whenever the save() process failed, not matter what the reason was (db > connection, missing field in db, code error etc. etc.), I need to > know! > > so i created a test case with a fake field that does not exist in my > table, so i make sure that save() fails: > > $updates['Report']['fictionalField']= $new_status; > > now the data is not saved and i still get an unempty array returned!! > and so my check > > updated = $this->Report->save($updates); > > if ($updated) > {} > > returns true and i would think the saving worked. > > somehow i cannot catch that error! > > On Oct 10, 8:58 am, WebbedIT wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > Model::save returns true or false and if it returns false the error > > array is available in the model and view as $this->ModelName- > > > >invalidFields() and $this->validationErrors respectively. > > > What are you trying to achieve that requires more than this? > > > HTH, Paul. > > > On Oct 9, 11:52 am, euromark wrote: > > > > i cant follow you > > > wants your problem? > > > > if ($result) {} > > > works as expected in your case > > > NOT EMPTY ARRAY equals FALSE > > > > therefore you already have a valid check if the saving succeeded > > > > On 9 Okt., 11:48, Tomfox Wiranata wrote: > > > > > hello andrewperk, > > > > > thanks for your help. i appreciate that. one question though: > > > > > what do i have to do to get a false? > > > > because when i use made up database fields i still get a filled array > > > > as a return. so in that case the saving failed and i still dont get a > > > > false. > > > > > is there maybe another way to check if saving succeeded? > > > > > thanks a lot! > > > > > On 9 Okt., 02:21, andrewperk wrote: > > > > > > I may have said that wrong, I think it returns two different things, > > > > > if successful it will return an array if not I believe it just returns > > > > > false. > > > > > > On Oct 8, 4:58 pm, andrewperk wrote: > > > > > > > Your model's save method doesn't actually return a boolean, you can > > > > > > just use the method call itself in a conditional, but it actually > > > > > > returns an array. You could check if $updated is not empty I > > > > > > believe: > > > > > > > if (!empty($updated)) { > > > > > > > } > > > > > > > Or use the method call itself in a condition to see if the save was > > > > > > successful: > > > > > > > if ($this->Report->save($updates)) { > > > > > > > } > > > > > > > On Oct 8, 8:30 am, Tomfox Wiranata > > > > > > wrote: > > > > > > > > hi, > > > > > > > > i have a simple save() > > > > > > > > $updates['Report']['status']= $new_status; > > > > > > > $updated = $this->Report->save($updates); > > > > > > > > now i want to check, if the saving was successful and echo the > > > > > > > result: > > > > > > > > if ($updated) > > > > > > > { > > > > > > > $this->set('success', "ok"); > > > > > > > > > > > > > > $this->render('../elements/admin/success', 'ajax'); > > > > > > > } > > > > > > > else > > > > > > > { > > > > > > > > $this->set('success', "err"); > > > > > > > > > > > > > > $this->render('../elements/admin/success', 'ajax'); > > > > > > > } > > > > > > > > so even if i change the field "status" to "doesntexist", which > > > > > > > makes > > > > > > > the saving a fail, i dont get the "err" as a callback. > > > > > > > so i thought i should debug $updated to see what callback i get: > > > > > > > > Array > > > > > > > ( > > > > > > > [Report] => Array > > > > > > > ( > > > > > > > [fk_post_id] => 205 > > > > > > > [fk_user_id] => 74 > > > > > > > [reason] => test > > > > > > > [description] => test > > > > > > > [created] => 2011-10-07 22:15:21 > > > > > > > [id] => 44 > > > > > > > [fk_reporting_user_id] => 74 > > > > > > > [status] => pending > > > > > > > ) > > > > > > > more data ... > > > > > > > > so $updated returns an array. i was expecting "true" or "false" > > > > > > > ??? so > > > > > > > confusing.. > > > > > > > > what do i need to change? > > > > > > > > thanks sooo much ;)- Hide quoted text - > > > - Show quoted text - > > --
Re: checking if Save() method was successful...
You should use is_array and is_empty to check your return value. Also i would recommend to pass your return value to the view and look at it with debug($updated); -flosky Tomfox Wiranata schrieb: thanks for all the answers. i want to achieve this: whenever the save() process failed, not matter what the reason was (db connection, missing field in db, code error etc. etc.), I need to know! so i created a test case with a fake field that does not exist in my table, so i make sure that save() fails: $updates['Report']['fictionalField']= $new_status; now the data is not saved and i still get an unempty array returned!! and so my check updated = $this->Report->save($updates); if ($updated) {} returns true and i would think the saving worked. somehow i cannot catch that error! On Oct 10, 8:58 am, WebbedIT wrote: > Model::save returns true or false and if it returns false the error > array is available in the model and view as $this->ModelName- > > >invalidFields() and $this->validationErrors respectively. > > What are you trying to achieve that requires more than this? > > HTH, Paul. > > On Oct 9, 11:52 am, euromark wrote: > > > > > i cant follow you > > wants your problem? > > > if ($result) {} > > works as expected in your case > > NOT EMPTY ARRAY equals FALSE > > > therefore you already have a valid check if the saving succeeded > > > On 9 Okt., 11:48, Tomfox Wiranata wrote: > > > > hello andrewperk, > > > > thanks for your help. i appreciate that. one question though: > > > > what do i have to do to get a false? > > > because when i use made up database fields i still get a filled array > > > as a return. so in that case the saving failed and i still dont get a > > > false. > > > > is there maybe another way to check if saving succeeded? > > > > thanks a lot! > > > > On 9 Okt., 02:21, andrewperk wrote: > > > > > I may have said that wrong, I think it returns two different things, > > > > if successful it will return an array if not I believe it just returns > > > > false. > > > > > On Oct 8, 4:58 pm, andrewperk wrote: > > > > > > Your model's save method doesn't actually return a boolean, you can > > > > > just use the method call itself in a conditional, but it actually > > > > > returns an array. You could check if $updated is not empty I believe: > > > > > > if (!empty($updated)) { > > > > > > } > > > > > > Or use the method call itself in a condition to see if the save was > > > > > successful: > > > > > > if ($this->Report->save($updates)) { > > > > > > } > > > > > > On Oct 8, 8:30 am, Tomfox Wiranata wrote: > > > > > > > hi, > > > > > > > i have a simple save() > > > > > > > $updates['Report']['status']= $new_status; > > > > > > $updated = $this->Report->save($updates); > > > > > > > now i want to check, if the saving was successful and echo the > > > > > > result: > > > > > > > if ($updated) > > > > > > { > > > > > > $this->set('success', "ok"); > > > > > > > > > > > > $this->render('../elements/admin/success', 'ajax'); > > > > > > } > > > > > > else > > > > > > { > > > > > > > $this->set('success', "err"); > > > > > > $this->render('../elements/admin/success', > > > > > > 'ajax'); > > > > > > } > > > > > > > so even if i change the field "status" to "doesntexist", which makes > > > > > > the saving a fail, i dont get the "err" as a callback. > > > > > > so i thought i should debug $updated to see what callback i get: > > > > > > > Array > > > > > > ( > > > > > > [Report] => Array > > > > > > ( > > > > > > [fk_post_id] => 205 > > > > > > [fk_user_id] => 74 > > > > > > [reason] => test > > > > > > [description] => test > > > > > > [created] => 2011-10-07 22:15:21 > > > > > > [id] => 44 > > > > > > [fk_reporting_user_id] => 74 > > > > > > [status] => pending > > > > > > ) > > > > > > more data ... > > > > > > > so $updated returns an array. i was expecting "true" or "false" ??? > > > > > > so > > > > > > confusing.. > > > > > > > what do i need to change? > > > > > > > thanks sooo much ;)- Hide quoted text - > > - Show quoted text - -- 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 cake-php+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/cake-php -- 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 cake-php+unsubscr
Re: checking if Save() method was successful...
thanks for all the answers. i want to achieve this: whenever the save() process failed, not matter what the reason was (db connection, missing field in db, code error etc. etc.), I need to know! so i created a test case with a fake field that does not exist in my table, so i make sure that save() fails: $updates['Report']['fictionalField']= $new_status; now the data is not saved and i still get an unempty array returned!! and so my check updated = $this->Report->save($updates); if ($updated) {} returns true and i would think the saving worked. somehow i cannot catch that error! On Oct 10, 8:58 am, WebbedIT wrote: > Model::save returns true or false and if it returns false the error > array is available in the model and view as $this->ModelName- > > >invalidFields() and $this->validationErrors respectively. > > What are you trying to achieve that requires more than this? > > HTH, Paul. > > On Oct 9, 11:52 am, euromark wrote: > > > > > i cant follow you > > wants your problem? > > > if ($result) {} > > works as expected in your case > > NOT EMPTY ARRAY equals FALSE > > > therefore you already have a valid check if the saving succeeded > > > On 9 Okt., 11:48, Tomfox Wiranata wrote: > > > > hello andrewperk, > > > > thanks for your help. i appreciate that. one question though: > > > > what do i have to do to get a false? > > > because when i use made up database fields i still get a filled array > > > as a return. so in that case the saving failed and i still dont get a > > > false. > > > > is there maybe another way to check if saving succeeded? > > > > thanks a lot! > > > > On 9 Okt., 02:21, andrewperk wrote: > > > > > I may have said that wrong, I think it returns two different things, > > > > if successful it will return an array if not I believe it just returns > > > > false. > > > > > On Oct 8, 4:58 pm, andrewperk wrote: > > > > > > Your model's save method doesn't actually return a boolean, you can > > > > > just use the method call itself in a conditional, but it actually > > > > > returns an array. You could check if $updated is not empty I believe: > > > > > > if (!empty($updated)) { > > > > > > } > > > > > > Or use the method call itself in a condition to see if the save was > > > > > successful: > > > > > > if ($this->Report->save($updates)) { > > > > > > } > > > > > > On Oct 8, 8:30 am, Tomfox Wiranata wrote: > > > > > > > hi, > > > > > > > i have a simple save() > > > > > > > $updates['Report']['status']= $new_status; > > > > > > $updated = $this->Report->save($updates); > > > > > > > now i want to check, if the saving was successful and echo the > > > > > > result: > > > > > > > if ($updated) > > > > > > { > > > > > > $this->set('success', "ok"); > > > > > > > > > > > > $this->render('../elements/admin/success', 'ajax'); > > > > > > } > > > > > > else > > > > > > { > > > > > > > $this->set('success', "err"); > > > > > > $this->render('../elements/admin/success', > > > > > > 'ajax'); > > > > > > } > > > > > > > so even if i change the field "status" to "doesntexist", which makes > > > > > > the saving a fail, i dont get the "err" as a callback. > > > > > > so i thought i should debug $updated to see what callback i get: > > > > > > > Array > > > > > > ( > > > > > > [Report] => Array > > > > > > ( > > > > > > [fk_post_id] => 205 > > > > > > [fk_user_id] => 74 > > > > > > [reason] => test > > > > > > [description] => test > > > > > > [created] => 2011-10-07 22:15:21 > > > > > > [id] => 44 > > > > > > [fk_reporting_user_id] => 74 > > > > > > [status] => pending > > > > > > ) > > > > > > more data ... > > > > > > > so $updated returns an array. i was expecting "true" or "false" ??? > > > > > > so > > > > > > confusing.. > > > > > > > what do i need to change? > > > > > > > thanks sooo much ;)- Hide quoted text - > > - Show quoted text - -- 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 cake-php+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/cake-php
Re: checking if Save() method was successful...
Model::save returns true or false and if it returns false the error array is available in the model and view as $this->ModelName- >invalidFields() and $this->validationErrors respectively. What are you trying to achieve that requires more than this? HTH, Paul. On Oct 9, 11:52 am, euromark wrote: > i cant follow you > wants your problem? > > if ($result) {} > works as expected in your case > NOT EMPTY ARRAY equals FALSE > > therefore you already have a valid check if the saving succeeded > > On 9 Okt., 11:48, Tomfox Wiranata wrote: > > > > > > > > > hello andrewperk, > > > thanks for your help. i appreciate that. one question though: > > > what do i have to do to get a false? > > because when i use made up database fields i still get a filled array > > as a return. so in that case the saving failed and i still dont get a > > false. > > > is there maybe another way to check if saving succeeded? > > > thanks a lot! > > > On 9 Okt., 02:21, andrewperk wrote: > > > > I may have said that wrong, I think it returns two different things, > > > if successful it will return an array if not I believe it just returns > > > false. > > > > On Oct 8, 4:58 pm, andrewperk wrote: > > > > > Your model's save method doesn't actually return a boolean, you can > > > > just use the method call itself in a conditional, but it actually > > > > returns an array. You could check if $updated is not empty I believe: > > > > > if (!empty($updated)) { > > > > > } > > > > > Or use the method call itself in a condition to see if the save was > > > > successful: > > > > > if ($this->Report->save($updates)) { > > > > > } > > > > > On Oct 8, 8:30 am, Tomfox Wiranata wrote: > > > > > > hi, > > > > > > i have a simple save() > > > > > > $updates['Report']['status']= $new_status; > > > > > $updated = $this->Report->save($updates); > > > > > > now i want to check, if the saving was successful and echo the result: > > > > > > if ($updated) > > > > > { > > > > > $this->set('success', "ok"); > > > > > > > > > > $this->render('../elements/admin/success', 'ajax'); > > > > > } > > > > > else > > > > > { > > > > > > $this->set('success', "err"); > > > > > $this->render('../elements/admin/success', > > > > > 'ajax'); > > > > > } > > > > > > so even if i change the field "status" to "doesntexist", which makes > > > > > the saving a fail, i dont get the "err" as a callback. > > > > > so i thought i should debug $updated to see what callback i get: > > > > > > Array > > > > > ( > > > > > [Report] => Array > > > > > ( > > > > > [fk_post_id] => 205 > > > > > [fk_user_id] => 74 > > > > > [reason] => test > > > > > [description] => test > > > > > [created] => 2011-10-07 22:15:21 > > > > > [id] => 44 > > > > > [fk_reporting_user_id] => 74 > > > > > [status] => pending > > > > > ) > > > > > more data ... > > > > > > so $updated returns an array. i was expecting "true" or "false" ??? so > > > > > confusing.. > > > > > > what do i need to change? > > > > > > thanks sooo much ;) -- Our newest site for the community: CakePHP Video Tutorials http://tv.cakephp.org Check out the new CakePHP Questions site http://ask.cakephp.org and help others with their CakePHP related questions. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to cake-php+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/cake-php
Re: checking if Save() method was successful...
i cant follow you wants your problem? if ($result) {} works as expected in your case NOT EMPTY ARRAY equals FALSE therefore you already have a valid check if the saving succeeded On 9 Okt., 11:48, Tomfox Wiranata wrote: > hello andrewperk, > > thanks for your help. i appreciate that. one question though: > > what do i have to do to get a false? > because when i use made up database fields i still get a filled array > as a return. so in that case the saving failed and i still dont get a > false. > > is there maybe another way to check if saving succeeded? > > thanks a lot! > > On 9 Okt., 02:21, andrewperk wrote: > > > > > > > > > I may have said that wrong, I think it returns two different things, > > if successful it will return an array if not I believe it just returns > > false. > > > On Oct 8, 4:58 pm, andrewperk wrote: > > > > Your model's save method doesn't actually return a boolean, you can > > > just use the method call itself in a conditional, but it actually > > > returns an array. You could check if $updated is not empty I believe: > > > > if (!empty($updated)) { > > > > } > > > > Or use the method call itself in a condition to see if the save was > > > successful: > > > > if ($this->Report->save($updates)) { > > > > } > > > > On Oct 8, 8:30 am, Tomfox Wiranata wrote: > > > > > hi, > > > > > i have a simple save() > > > > > $updates['Report']['status']= $new_status; > > > > $updated = $this->Report->save($updates); > > > > > now i want to check, if the saving was successful and echo the result: > > > > > if ($updated) > > > > { > > > > $this->set('success', "ok"); > > > > > > > > $this->render('../elements/admin/success', 'ajax'); > > > > } > > > > else > > > > { > > > > > $this->set('success', "err"); > > > > $this->render('../elements/admin/success', > > > > 'ajax'); > > > > } > > > > > so even if i change the field "status" to "doesntexist", which makes > > > > the saving a fail, i dont get the "err" as a callback. > > > > so i thought i should debug $updated to see what callback i get: > > > > > Array > > > > ( > > > > [Report] => Array > > > > ( > > > > [fk_post_id] => 205 > > > > [fk_user_id] => 74 > > > > [reason] => test > > > > [description] => test > > > > [created] => 2011-10-07 22:15:21 > > > > [id] => 44 > > > > [fk_reporting_user_id] => 74 > > > > [status] => pending > > > > ) > > > > more data ... > > > > > so $updated returns an array. i was expecting "true" or "false" ??? so > > > > confusing.. > > > > > what do i need to change? > > > > > thanks sooo much ;) -- 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 cake-php+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/cake-php
Re: checking if Save() method was successful...
hello andrewperk, thanks for your help. i appreciate that. one question though: what do i have to do to get a false? because when i use made up database fields i still get a filled array as a return. so in that case the saving failed and i still dont get a false. is there maybe another way to check if saving succeeded? thanks a lot! On 9 Okt., 02:21, andrewperk wrote: > I may have said that wrong, I think it returns two different things, > if successful it will return an array if not I believe it just returns > false. > > On Oct 8, 4:58 pm, andrewperk wrote: > > > > > > > > > Your model's save method doesn't actually return a boolean, you can > > just use the method call itself in a conditional, but it actually > > returns an array. You could check if $updated is not empty I believe: > > > if (!empty($updated)) { > > > } > > > Or use the method call itself in a condition to see if the save was > > successful: > > > if ($this->Report->save($updates)) { > > > } > > > On Oct 8, 8:30 am, Tomfox Wiranata wrote: > > > > hi, > > > > i have a simple save() > > > > $updates['Report']['status']= $new_status; > > > $updated = $this->Report->save($updates); > > > > now i want to check, if the saving was successful and echo the result: > > > > if ($updated) > > > { > > > $this->set('success', "ok"); > > > > > > $this->render('../elements/admin/success', 'ajax'); > > > } > > > else > > > { > > > > $this->set('success', "err"); > > > $this->render('../elements/admin/success', > > > 'ajax'); > > > } > > > > so even if i change the field "status" to "doesntexist", which makes > > > the saving a fail, i dont get the "err" as a callback. > > > so i thought i should debug $updated to see what callback i get: > > > > Array > > > ( > > > [Report] => Array > > > ( > > > [fk_post_id] => 205 > > > [fk_user_id] => 74 > > > [reason] => test > > > [description] => test > > > [created] => 2011-10-07 22:15:21 > > > [id] => 44 > > > [fk_reporting_user_id] => 74 > > > [status] => pending > > > ) > > > more data ... > > > > so $updated returns an array. i was expecting "true" or "false" ??? so > > > confusing.. > > > > what do i need to change? > > > > thanks sooo much ;) -- 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 cake-php+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/cake-php
Re: checking if Save() method was successful...
I may have said that wrong, I think it returns two different things, if successful it will return an array if not I believe it just returns false. On Oct 8, 4:58 pm, andrewperk wrote: > Your model's save method doesn't actually return a boolean, you can > just use the method call itself in a conditional, but it actually > returns an array. You could check if $updated is not empty I believe: > > if (!empty($updated)) { > > } > > Or use the method call itself in a condition to see if the save was > successful: > > if ($this->Report->save($updates)) { > > } > > On Oct 8, 8:30 am, Tomfox Wiranata wrote: > > > > > > > > > hi, > > > i have a simple save() > > > $updates['Report']['status']= $new_status; > > $updated = $this->Report->save($updates); > > > now i want to check, if the saving was successful and echo the result: > > > if ($updated) > > { > > $this->set('success', "ok"); > > $this->render('../elements/admin/success', > > 'ajax'); > > } > > else > > { > > > $this->set('success', "err"); > > $this->render('../elements/admin/success', 'ajax'); > > } > > > so even if i change the field "status" to "doesntexist", which makes > > the saving a fail, i dont get the "err" as a callback. > > so i thought i should debug $updated to see what callback i get: > > > Array > > ( > > [Report] => Array > > ( > > [fk_post_id] => 205 > > [fk_user_id] => 74 > > [reason] => test > > [description] => test > > [created] => 2011-10-07 22:15:21 > > [id] => 44 > > [fk_reporting_user_id] => 74 > > [status] => pending > > ) > > more data ... > > > so $updated returns an array. i was expecting "true" or "false" ??? so > > confusing.. > > > what do i need to change? > > > thanks sooo much ;) -- 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 cake-php+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/cake-php
Re: checking if Save() method was successful...
Your model's save method doesn't actually return a boolean, you can just use the method call itself in a conditional, but it actually returns an array. You could check if $updated is not empty I believe: if (!empty($updated)) { } Or use the method call itself in a condition to see if the save was successful: if ($this->Report->save($updates)) { } On Oct 8, 8:30 am, Tomfox Wiranata wrote: > hi, > > i have a simple save() > > $updates['Report']['status']= $new_status; > $updated = $this->Report->save($updates); > > now i want to check, if the saving was successful and echo the result: > > if ($updated) > { > $this->set('success', "ok"); > $this->render('../elements/admin/success', > 'ajax'); > } > else > { > > $this->set('success', "err"); > $this->render('../elements/admin/success', 'ajax'); > } > > so even if i change the field "status" to "doesntexist", which makes > the saving a fail, i dont get the "err" as a callback. > so i thought i should debug $updated to see what callback i get: > > Array > ( > [Report] => Array > ( > [fk_post_id] => 205 > [fk_user_id] => 74 > [reason] => test > [description] => test > [created] => 2011-10-07 22:15:21 > [id] => 44 > [fk_reporting_user_id] => 74 > [status] => pending > ) > more data ... > > so $updated returns an array. i was expecting "true" or "false" ??? so > confusing.. > > what do i need to change? > > thanks sooo much ;) -- 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 cake-php+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/cake-php
checking if Save() method was successful...
hi, i have a simple save() $updates['Report']['status']= $new_status; $updated = $this->Report->save($updates); now i want to check, if the saving was successful and echo the result: if ($updated) { $this->set('success', "ok"); $this->render('../elements/admin/success', 'ajax'); } else { $this->set('success', "err"); $this->render('../elements/admin/success', 'ajax'); } so even if i change the field "status" to "doesntexist", which makes the saving a fail, i dont get the "err" as a callback. so i thought i should debug $updated to see what callback i get: Array ( [Report] => Array ( [fk_post_id] => 205 [fk_user_id] => 74 [reason] => test [description] => test [created] => 2011-10-07 22:15:21 [id] => 44 [fk_reporting_user_id] => 74 [status] => pending ) more data ... so $updated returns an array. i was expecting "true" or "false" ??? so confusing.. what do i need to change? thanks sooo much ;) -- 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 cake-php+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/cake-php