Try:
echo $this->Form->input('employee_id', array('type' => 'text'));
I think the reason it is hiding it is because Cake usually hides id fields on
add/edit views - probably does the same for a login form too? But I'm guessing
a bit.
Jeremy Burns
jeremybu...@me.com
On 9 Apr 2010, at 18:39, Ben W. wrote:
> hello -
>
> I am trying to figure out why a form page for login refuses to display
> a field with the name employee_id.
>
> code is as follows:
>
> model:
> class User extends AppModel {
>var $useTable = 'employees';
>var $primaryKey = 'employee_id';
> }
>
> controller:
> class UsersController extends AppController {
>
> var $name = 'Users';
> var $helpers = array('Html', 'Form');
> var $components = array('Auth');
>
>function beforeFilter() {
>Security::setHash("md5");
>$this->Auth->fields = array('password' =>
> 'employee_password','username' => 'employee_id');
>$this->Auth->loginAction = array('controller' => 'users',
> 'action' => 'login');
>$this->Auth->loginRedirect = array('controller' =>
> 'dashboard', 'action' => 'index');
>$this->Auth->loginError = 'No username and password was
> found with that combination.';
>$this->Auth->logoutRedirect = '/';
>
>}
>
>function login() {
>
>}
>
>function logout() {
>$this->redirect($this->Auth->logout());
>}
> }
>
> view:
>$session->flash('auth');
>echo $form->create('User', array('action' => 'login'));
>echo $form->input('employee_id');
>echo $form->input('employee_password');
>echo $form->end('Login');
>
>
> Yet the result is http://dl.dropbox.com/u/178319/cake-arg.jpeg
>
> Any ideas why it refuses to show the input form field employee_id ?
>
> Thanks
>
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