how to fill select dropdown box with data in element?

Hello all..
I have a problem given below:

I made a element: search.thtml

where there is some form elements. In that there is religion select
box. I have a table called religions, where all religions name is
stored. I made also searches table, so every time user searches, it
will be stored in 'searches' table with its user_id.

I have given relationship between 'searches' and 'religions' table
given below:

var $belongsTo = array(
'Search' => array('className' => 'Search',
'foreignKey' => 'religion_id',
'conditions' => '',
'fields' => '',
'order' => '',
'counterCache' => '')
);

In my search() action of I write:

$this->set('religions',$this->Search->Religion->find('list',array
('fields'=>array('name'))));

so that I can fill my 'religion' select box. But the problem is as I
use search.thtml element for search form
If I write
<?php echo $form->input('religion_id',array('label'=>''));?>
it will not fill the selcet box as I think cakephp is smart enough and
it will automatically take the values and create select dropdown( and
it does in other cases.. :) but here it doesn't :( ).

and if I write like this:3
<?php echo $form->input('religion_id',array('label'=>'','options' =>
array($religions)));?>

It gives me error: cant find $religions as it used here in element..

so how to fill the select box in element???

waiting for reply..

--~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~
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+unsubscribe@googlegroups.com
For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/cake-php?hl=en
-~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---