You're missing 'type' parameter... echo $form->input('submited_by', array('type' => 'select', 'options' => $managers, 'selected' => $user_id));
BTW, you can read user's id directly form your view with the session helper... $session->read('UserId'); On Oct 5, 7:00 pm, "$$$" <sai.cool....@gmail.com> wrote: > add function in the controller:- > $userid = $this->Session->read('UserId'); > $this->set(compact('userid')); > > add.ctp > echo $form->input('submitted_by',array('options'=>$managers,'default'=> > $userid)); > echo $form->input('submitted_by',array('options'=> > $managers,'default'=>'$userid')); > > this doesnt work....Actually I want to automatically pull up the name > of the person from a managers dropdownlist which contains all the > managers who logged in this session to use a form --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ 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 -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---