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Hi, I''m trying to set up file_column to upload attachments for emails. My view has <td align="left"><%= file_column_field ''to_do'', ''attachment'' %></td> and the attachment_temp hidden field is generated. When I inspect tthe params on saving the form the attachment_temp param is always an empty string. Also, when I was

Hi, I know this has been asked a million times before - but I still don''t really get it. CAn someone please tell me what''s up with the following; In a view I have (apologies for the formatting); <td> <select id="job.job_phase_id" name="job[job_phase_id]"><p><label for="job_job_phase_id">Job

Hi Guys, I''m having some trouble getting login_engine to work. I''ve followed the steps in the README file to the letter (I think) with the exception of the Mailer stuff and cannot get my application to run. Heres what I have; module ApplicationHelper include login_engine end ##################################### require ''login_engine'' class

Hi, I''m running round in circles again! I''m trying to save a note that has a HABTM relationship with a job. The note is new - the job exists. In my partial for notes I have ; <%= start_form_tag :action => ''new_note'', :id => @job %> <%= text_area_tag "note", nil, :size => "65x10" %> <%=submit_tag

Hi Gang, I''m trying to figure a way to set an attachment to an email by allowing the user to browse for a file to send with the mail. I thought that I could use file_field to do this - but having no luck. HAs anybody got a working example of how to achieve this? Or is it the wrong way to go? TIA, Eric.

Hi, HAs anyone come across this issue in Firefox; I''ve just installed LoginGenerator and I''m allowing cookies to be set yet any all to http://apollo:3000/account/login results in the error; Firefox has detected that the server is redirecting the request for this address in a way that will never complete. Any Clues?? Eric.

I have a table that lists other lookup tables. It has id description list_table I have a controller that takes care of editing this table itself - but what I''m trying to achieve is to allow the user to edit the tables referenced in that master list. so what I''d like to do is get the value of list_table outa there (which I have) and plug it into a query that will show me a

Hi Listers, I''m wondering about the possibility of creating a tabbed partial (or set of partials) dependant on a parent-children structure. For example; I have a parent JOB - job has many sons (Ooops wrong story). JOB contains CONTACTS, NOTES, STATISTICS, WORKFLOW, etc.. I want to show the general JOB data at the top of my screen, then below that load a set of tabs containing the

In start_form_tag howw do you specify the form name?? Eric

Hi, A real dumb one :~/ How do you concatenate a first_name, last_name as the text method for OFCFS? Damned if I can do it without error. Is it in the original select for the collection? Eric.

Hi, I have a form with three drop down option lists. Currently each of these contain full listings as instantiated in the controller on entering the edit action. What I would like to do is filter the second list based on what the user selected on the first and the third filtered to reflect the second. For example I have major_role, role and person_in_role = role is a subset of major_role

Hi Chris, Yesterday you kindly submitted an answer to my question on modelling many to many relationships. I''ve briefly tried the proposed solution but so far with no luck. Before I get too involved - I''d like to know if mapping three way :join_tables is "legal" in a Rails sense. I only ask since you put (untested) in your mail and I can''t find any docs on

Howdy Gang, in a major controller that has many methods using the same lookup tables for option choices and such, what is the life expectancy of the list instances. Is it useful to set these up in the controller initialize method - or is that utterly dumb? Cheers, Eric

How the hell do you close em off after the action is completed? Ta, Eric

Hi, I have an app - a first cut ROR - so it''s a bit of a mess. I''m now trying to clean it up. The app relies on a heap of look-up tables that are, by and large, static. I''m wondering where and how to initialise these collections once - so that I don''t have to keep hitting the database every time I start a new action. Can I initialise the collections at the

Hi, I have the following code fragment; @comm_type = Communication.find_by_sql(''select id from communication_types where upper(description) = "EMAIL"'') Which results in >> @comm_type => [#<Communication:0x39a0f60 @attributes={"id"=>"4"}>] But when I try to test an ActiveREcord against this it doesn''t work;

Chris, Finally got time to fully play with your suggestions. Had to re-code a bit of stuff but the concept works - just like a bought one :~). Many thanks for the solution, Kind Regards, Eric. For those curious - here''s what it was about; On Monday 02 January 2006 02:10, Eric Sloane tried to type something like: > Hi, > I''m trying to figure the most efficient way to

Hi, I have this bitta code that is supposed to open a new window and allow the user to create a new Organisation on the fly whilst editing a new Person i.e. if the Organisation exists they can select it from the drop down select. Otherwise they can click on the cute button and enter a skeleton Organisation record. What I need to do next is refresh the drop down select on returno the new

Hi gang, Im having my first stab at ActionMailer and not having any luck. Perhaps someone could help me out. I generated a a mailer called ItemMailer - its purpose is to take some information that I''ve already gathered in a ToDo list form and to mail it out to the person who is nominated for the task In environment.rb I have; ActionMailer::Base.server_settings = { :address =>

Hi, I''m trying to figure the most efficient way to model the following. I can think of at least two ways to relate the tables but from a client/server perspective! I''m wondering how to best (and elegantly)relate them from an AR perspective. A project has many people, A person can work on many projects at any time, A project has many roles, A role is performed by a person, A