# Saving form changes to the database

Append this method to **source\empcontrol.d**.

```d
  void postEditEmployee(Employee e)
  {
    import std.file;
    import std.path;
    import std.algorithm;
    import vibe.http.auth.digest_auth;
    string photopath = e.photo;
    auto pic = "picture" in request.files;
    if(pic !is null)
    {
      string ext = extension(pic.filename.name);
      string[] exts = [".jpg", ".jpeg", ".png", ".gif"];
      if(canFind(exts, ext))
      {
        photopath = "uploads/photos/" ~ e.fname ~ "_" ~ e.lname ~ ext;
        string dir = "./public/uploads/photos/";
        mkdirRecurse(dir);
        string fullpath = dir ~ e.fname ~ "_" ~ e.lname ~ ext;
        try moveFile(pic.tempPath, NativePath(fullpath));
        catch (Exception ex) copyFile(pic.tempPath, NativePath(fullpath), true);
      }
    }
    e.photo = photopath;
    if(e.phone.length == 0) e.phone = "(123) 456 7890";
    if(e.paygd.length == 0) e.paygd = "none yet";
    if(e.postcode.length == 0) e.postcode = "A1A 1A1";
    e.pword = createDigestPassword(realm, e.email, e.pword);
    empModel.editEmployee(e);
    redirect("all_employees");
  }
```

The only differences between this method and the **postAddEmployee()** method are the fifth line and the second to the last line, which is the call to **empModel.editEmployee()** method, which we haven’t defined yet.

Let’s add this method at the end of **source\empmodel.d:**

```d
  ulong editEmployee(Employee e)
  {
    string sql = "update employees set empid=?,
      deprt=?, paygd=?, email=?, pword=?,
      fname=?, lname=?, phone=?, photo=?,
      street=?, city=?, province=?, postcode=?
      where id=?";
    Prepared pstmt = conn.prepare(sql);
    pstmt.setArgs
    (
      to!string(e.empid),
      to!string(e.deprt),
      to!string(e.paygd),
      to!string(e.email),
      to!string(e.pword),
      to!string(e.fname),
      to!string(e.lname),
      to!string(e.phone),
      to!string(e.photo),
      to!string(e.street),
      to!string(e.city),
      to!string(e.province),
      to!string(e.postcode),
      to!int(to!string(e.id))
    );
    return conn.exec(pstmt);
  }
```

The SQL statement says ‘look for the record with the same value in the **id** field, then update that record with the following data’.

Compile, run and refresh the browser, then click on a pencil icon to display that record for editing.

Make some changes to the record and press **Submit**. You should be able to see your changes saved.

Time to implement the deletion of records to make the trash bin icon functional.


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