gistfile1.txt

// In controller.cfc

function getStuff(){
  myStuff=model("foo").findAll(order="name");
}

// Mycontroller.cfc
init(){
  filters(through="getStuff", only="index");
}

index(){
  // Index now has access to myStuff
}

// /views/mycontroller/index.cfm
#select(objectname="myObject", options=myStuff)#

So another question with this one (sorry to drag this back up ... but I'm struggling).

IF I want call the query "mystuff" to run on EVERY page ...do I have to add the filter to EVERY controller? or is there a better way.
 

I may have just figured it out ... if I put filters(through="getStuff") in the controller.cfc then it seems to fire for EVERYWHERE. but I guess I am still going to say - is this the correct way to do this?

Specifically if this is being called in the "layout" and will pull a category list.