pass the id in the url /registrations/add/CAMPERID
and set it inside the controller function add($id) { if (!empty($this->data)) { POST PART } else { // here goes your id $this->data['Registration']['camper_id'] = $id; } ... } On 16 Jul., 17:11, Hiken <flamef...@gmail.com> wrote: > I'm new to cake, so bare with me a little bit. what i want to do is > this: > i have a field campers and a field registrations, with a relationship > one to many. when i view a camper and press new registration, i want > the view to have pre-selected the camper_id that i was viewing. how is > that possible? > thnx in advance -- 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