Can't re-populate form field in "Edit" form [SOLVED]

[eluser]KeyStroke[/eluser]
Hi,

I'm having a small issue here. I have an "Edit" form where I edit current posts. The problem is that I can't re-populate the form's fields since I have to initially populate it with the post's data from the database. So I end up with something like this:

Code:

<input type="text" name="title" value="<?=$title?>">

Which means I can't use $this->validation->title to re-populate this field in case of error (or so it seems).

Is there anyway around this?


Appreciate your help