Re: Prefilling form data doesn't seem to work

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Hi David,


this is how I would do it:

copy your edit method and rename it to "copy". Like with edit you fetch
the data which should be cloned and show then in a view "copy.ctp" which
has a form like for adding a new record.
Then when the user submits you call your copy method again in the "hey I
have post data" fork and save it as a new record by unsetting a probably
exiting id.

That should do it.

HTH!
Anja



Am 14.08.2013 20:22, schrieb David Carr:
> Here's what I am trying to accomplish:
>
> A user fills out a form, saves a record. At some later date they wish to
> "clone" this record, but may want to make a few tweaks. This "clone"
> functionality should direct them to a form that is pre-filled with the
> previous record's data so that they can review it, edit as needed, and
> submit it as a new record.
>
> What I'm trying:
>
> I've modified my add() function to accept a parameters:
>
> function add($cloneid = NULL)
>
> Then created a Clone link that sends them to <site>/model/add/<id>
>
> Then, I get the data from that model:
>
> $clone_source = $this->Model->findById($cloneid);
> $this->data['Model']['field1'] = $clone_source['Model']['field1'];
>
> and so on. Based on Google searching and other posts, this should work.
> But what actually happens is that upon clicking the 'Clone' link, the user
> is directed and the form submits itself immediately (failing to save the
> record, since it fails validation) and the user never actually sees the
> form.
>
> What am I doing wrong? (Also I should note, there are relational models
> present, but I don't think this should be the cause of any problems...I
> hope).
>

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