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Recently i needed to save multiple entries for the same model and i thought saveAll should do the trick.
After trying some different approaches i found the right one. This approach can be used for both new entries and to update entries.
Controller
(/app/controller/tasks_controller.php)
New entry:
function add() {
if (!empty($this->data)) {
$this->Task->create();
if ($this->Task->saveAll($this->data)) {
$this->Session->setFlash('Tasks saved');
$this->redirect(array('action'=>'index'), null, true);
} else {
$this->Session->setFlash('Tasks could not be saved');
$this->redirect(array('action'=>'index'), null, true);
}
}
}
Edit entry:
function edit($todo_id=null){
if (!empty($this->data)) {
if ($this->Task->saveAll($this->data['Task'])) {
$this->Session->setFlash('Tasks saved');
$this->redirect(array('action'=>'index'), null, true);
} else {
$this->Session->setFlash('Tasks could not be saved');
$this->redirect(array('action'=>'index'), null, true);
}
} else {
// Find ten tasks to edit
$tasks = $this->Task->findAll(null, null, null, 10);
$this->set('tasks', $tasks);
}
}
View
For a new entry:
<?php echo $form->create('Task');?>

<?php __('New Tasks');?>
<?php
// Lets generate 10 task input fields
for(i=0;i<10;i++){
echo $form->input($i.'.name');
}
?>

<?php echo $form->end('Submit');?>
To edit entries:
<?php echo $form->create('Task', array('url'=>array('action'=>'edit')));?>

<?php __('Edit Tasks');?>
<?php

// Loop trough the ten tasks and create form fields. We need at least the ID to update a task.
$count = 0;
foreach($tasks as $task){
echo $form->input($count.'.id', array('value'=>$task['Task']['id']));
echo $form->input($count.'.name', array('value'=>$task['Task']['name']));
$count++;
}

?>

<?php echo $form->end('Submit');?>
How it works
It’s not much different from the previous saveAll parts, the only really big change is that the form field names are a bit different and you need to specify the right model/array to save in the controller ( the $this->Task->saveAll($this->data['Task']); part).