Re: How to do this in cakephp

2009-01-09 Thread mona
this will help me but it is not returning value it is returning only Array as value please help me how to solve this porblem ---see this -- Counter : Array function index(){ $count = $this->Entry->find('all', array('fields' => array('(max (Entry.cou

Re: How to do this in cakephp

2009-01-08 Thread Webweave
$count = $this->Entry->find('all', array('fields' => array('(max (Entries.counter)) as max_counter')); Will return an array with the max_counter value in it. On Jan 8, 8:29 am, mona wrote: > I know how to handle queries but i don't know how to fetch values of > variables for example > i wan't t

Re: How to do this in cakephp

2009-01-08 Thread mona
I know how to handle queries but i don't know how to fetch values of variables for example i wan't to fetch max(counter) so i know how to write query but how to store value of this in some variable and print them in my index view for eg $query=mysql_query("select max(counter) from entries");

Re: How to do this in cakephp

2009-01-08 Thread Webweave
I'm not sure I understand your question, but if you have a field you want to save a counter in, you can do this in the model using countCache: http://book.cakephp.org/view/445/cacheQueries If on the other hand you need to find the count from some set of values, you can simply use find('count'):

Re: How to do this in cakephp

2009-01-08 Thread Bernardo Vieira
You can use Model->query('any sql statement') to execute arbitrary sql code. Bear in mind, however, that what you're trying to do can be done with cake's built in methods in a much cleaner way. Model->query() should really be used as a last resort when cake can't handle what you're trying to

Re: How to do this in cakephp

2009-01-08 Thread 703designs
How to do what in CakePHP? Thomas On Jan 8, 7:46 am, mona wrote: > I have code of my controller in which i use normal php codes to fetch > data from a database and update counter how to do this in cakephp > > class EntriesController extends AppController >  { >         var $name = 'Entries'; >