Re: Helper or Model Function?

Based on the information you provided (not enough):

One possible solution is to have a separate Element to create the
link, when the database contains the specific record.
The element will use requestAction to query the database for the
specific record, and display/not display the link depending on the
reply.

Turn on cache for the element, so that the requestAction is only used
once in each session.

Enjoy,
John

On Nov 2, 5:40 pm, dtirer <dti...@gmail.com> wrote:
> So here's my scenario. On a particular page, I want to display a link.
> However, I only want to display this link if a particular record
> exists in the database.
>
> Firstly, do helpers have access to DB/Model info?
>
> If so, should I make a helper to check if the records exists in the
> DB?
>
> Whats the best way to do this?
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