Brian the actual variable is $a, no underscores. Maybe I wasn't clear in my earlier post.
e.g. //exampleController - someaction $a = 'a'; $this->set('a', $a); $this->render('differentaction'); //differentaction.ctp <?php echo $a ?>; Should this work? On Jul 26, 11:00 am, brian <bally.z...@gmail.com> wrote: > Is there an underscore in the actual variable name? > > On Sun, Jul 26, 2009 at 12:40 AM, Josh<joshs.silver...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > This seems like a very simple question, but I have been struggling > > with it for quite a while. How can I use the 'set' function and then > > the 'render' function while still being able to access my set > > variables from the view? It seems to me that 'set' only makes > > variables available in the view that matches the action. How can I get > > around this? > > > e.g. > > > //exampleController > > > $this->set('a', $a); > > $this->render('index'); > > > //index.ctp > > > <?php echo $a ?>; --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "CakePHP" group. To post to this group, send email to cake-php@googlegroups.com 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?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---