display same data from db automatically across multiple views - single function

[eluser]martynrlee[/eluser]
Thanks techgnome,

Thats really useful, I like the idea of extending the controller.

Using this method though, would I not need to add something within every function (in each controller) like:

$data['show_contact_info'] = true; ?

What I am trying to acheive is a way to use this single script for the whole controller, rather than having to add a script to each function - is this possible using your suggested method?