Render a View Script to a Variable

Question

How can I render a view script into a variable within an action controller?

I want to render a view and insert it into a database table as a string.

I am using Zend Framework 1.11

Answer 1

From your controller you can do:

$view = new Zend_View();
$view->some_var = "some_value";
// ... more variable assignments

$output = $view->render('some script');

Then you can store $output in your database.