[eluser]Colin Williams[/eluser]
From what I understand, prepped/validated data can be accessed in $_POST, $this->input->post() and $this->validation->{field_name}... so it really doesn't matter where you access the info AFTER $this->validation->run()
I think Michael Wales pointed that out to me. I haven't tested it out nor have I peeked the Validation class to see if this is accurate. Easy enough to test (would actually require less typing than needed to post your thread!
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