If you are adding that option into $form['workflow']['node_options']['#options'], then you can access it by checking:

if (in_array('myoption', variable_get('node_options_' . $node->type, array('status', 'promote')))) {
// Do something.
}

Dave Reid
dave@davereid.net

On Tue, Jun 28, 2011 at 8:25 PM, Jeff Greenberg <jeff@ayendesigns.com> wrote:
Still unclear on this...not for lack of searching.  If I add a field to node_type_form with hook_form_alter, how do I access that field's contents when NOT on the content type page? For example, if as a result of hook_form_alter my content type form shows the following:

 
 
 
 
My option

The setting for My options shows up every time I edit the content type, but how do I access it when content is being created for that content type?