I personally find the best way is still using the html / form helpers, but to use a model or field name that doesn't exist. Of course, if you want the value to persist then you'll need to store the value somewhere - perhaps in the session.
ie, in your controller: function edit($id = null) { if(empty($this->data)) { ... $this->data['Display']['currency'] = $this->Session- >read('Display.currency'); } else { $this->cleanUpFields(); // save the currency they selected back to the session $this->Session->write('Display.currency', $this->data['Display'] ['currency']); ... } } and your view can just use echo $html->checkbox( 'Display/currency' ); --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Cake PHP" group. To post to this group, send email to cake-php@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/cake-php?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---