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<?php
	defined('_JEXEC') or die('');
	jimport('joomla.application.component.view');
	class CatxViewJournal extends JView{
		function display($tpl=null){
			$model=& $this->getModel('Journal');
			$rows=&$model->getJournal();
			$this->assignRef('rows',$rows);
			parent::display($tpl);
		}
	}
?>

<?php
	defined('_JEXEC') or die('');
	jimport('joomla.application.component.view');

	class CatxViewAddjournal extends JView{
		function display($tpl=null){
			$model=& $this->getModel('Journal');
			$month=&$model->getMonth();
			$this->assignRef('month',$month);
			parent::display($tpl);
		}
	}
	
?>

		public function add(){
			JRequest::setVar('view','addjournal');

			$view = $this->getView('addjournal','html');

			$model =& $this->getModel('journal');
			$month=$model->getMonth();
			$view->assignRef('month',  $month);
		
			parent::display();
		}

$model =& $this->getModel('journal');
$view->setModel($model, true);