Form field data pulled from database

[eluser]mdcode[/eluser]
I think I almost have it... But - you saw that one coming right? - while I get a populated select box, all it's populated with it this:

Code:

Resource id #33
Resource id #45
result_array (formatted as an option group)
result_object (formatted as an option group)
0
2
blank-line

The model is shown as this:

Code:

function get_customers()
    {
        /* customer selection query */
        $this->db->select('*');
        $this->db->from('customers');
        $this->db->order_by('customerName');
        $cust_query = $this->db->get();
        
        return $cust_query;
        
            foreach ($cust_query->result() as $row)
            {
            echo $row->customerid;
            echo $row->customerName;
            }
    }

The controller is this:

Code:

function add()
    {
        $data['siteTitle'] = $this->config->item('siteTitle');
        $data['customers'] = $this->projects_model->get_customers();
        $this->template->write_view('content', 'default/admin/projects_add', $data);
        $this->template->render();
    }

And the view:

Code:

echo form_dropdown('customer', $customers, '');

Now if I put the foreach loop in the controller as suggested, I can echo out the customer id's and names, but the select box still populates with the items above.

As some asides, I have been trying to follow the CI formatting procedures, and the only place where I have been using camelCase is in my field names, which I understood was ok and usual, unless you have seen something else that I have been doing wrong...??

Still, have a good night and hopefuly someone else can offer more insight as to what is going on.