In your threads controller change the recursive value to 2: $this->threads->recursive = 2; $event = $this->Threads->read(null, $id);
The recursive property defines how deep CakePHP should go to fetch associated model data via find(), findAll() and read() methods. Then in your view use: $post['User']['username'] I suggest you study the manual: book.cakephp.org/view/1063/recursive -- View this message in context: http://cakephp.1045679.n5.nabble.com/Accessing-variables-in-referenced-tables-in-views-tp2638874p4404922.html Sent from the CakePHP mailing list archive at Nabble.com. -- Our newest site for the community: CakePHP Video Tutorials http://tv.cakephp.org Check out the new CakePHP Questions site http://ask.cakephp.org and help others with their CakePHP related questions. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to cake-php+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/cake-php