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Hello,
I am writing a CakePHP 1.2 app. I have a list of people that I want the user to be able to filter on different fields. For each filterable field, I have a drop down list. Choose the filter combination, click filter, and the page shows only the records that match.
In people_controller, I have this bit of code:
$first_names = $this->Person->find('list', array( 'fields'=>'first_name', 'order'=>'Person.first_name ASC', 'conditions'=> array('Person.status'=>'1') )); $this->set('first_names', $first_names);
(Status = 1 because I am using a soft delete.)
That creates an ordered list of all first_names. But duplicates are in there.
Digging around in the Cookbook, I found an example using the DISTINCT keyword and modified my code to use it.
$first_names = $this->Person->find('list', array( 'fields'=>'DISTINCT first_name', 'order'=>'Person.first_name ASC', 'conditions'=> array('Person.status'=>'1') ));
This gives me an SQL error like this:
Query: SELECT `Person`.`id`, DISTINCT `Person`.` first_name` FROM `people` AS `Person` WHERE `Person`.`status` = 1 ORDER BY `Person`.`first_name` ASC
The problem is obvious. The framework is adding Person.id to the query. I suspect this comes from using 'list'.
I will use the selected filter to create an SQL statement when the filter button is clicked. I don't need the is field, but can't get rid of it.
Thank you, Frank Luke
I have a link on the main page that is only accessible if they are logged in. However, if this link is clicked, I want to show a custom error message on the login page (a custom 'Message.auth').
i.e. I want (pseudo code)
if (referer == '/users/reserve'){ Message.auth = 'Please log in to reserve tickets'; } else { Message.auth = 'Please log in to access that page'; }
Where would I put this bit of code?
I have an action (view for example) in a controller that is called from multiple other actions in other controllers. How is the best way to create a “Back” button that will take me back to the page that got me here?
I’ve used named parameters like “back_controller” and “back_action” and that works fairly well but they get awkward when the page has a form that gets submitted. I have to be sure to pass those parameters as hidden fields or in the form url and then look for them after the form has been processed.
Is there some kind of stack or other solution that anyone else has come up with that handles this situation better? I see this problem in a lot of my projects and I’ve yet to come up with a good solution.
