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Ok, this should be simple but I am finding it''s not and previous postings don''t seem to shed too much light on this. I have a select_tag with 4 values pulled in via a helper: def filter_hours filter_hours = [ ["1 hour", 1], ["24 hours", 24], ["7 days", 168], ["14 days", 336], ] end The select_tag looks

OK, thanks to Kelly I got my options_for_select in a select_tag helper method to use a Ruby range as a value. Now when the user makes a selection from that list, I can''t figure out why the result doesn''t get stored in the database. The line in the _form looks like this: <%= select_tag(:month, options_for_select((0..12).to_a)) %> Pops up an option menu.

Dears, Remembering last value in a select box don''t work for me as : Controller : @years=(1970..2005).to_a Form: <%= select_tag "year", options_for_select( (2001..2005).to_a, @params[:year] ) %> I had to write <%= select_tag "year", options_for_select( (2001..2005).to_a, @params[:year].to_i ) %> for it works. Not important, but I''m

Even reading the documentation I can not figure out what is the select_tag difference between this: <% = select_tag (bags [], "options_for_select (bags.collect @ {| bb | [bb.bag_type, bb.id]}, ruser.bags.collect @ {| ub | ub.id}), {: multiple => true,: id => "bags"})%> and this: <% = select_tag "bags [], " options_for_select (bags.collect @ {| bb

Hi, I''m quite new to this language and I''m having trouble finding out simple things like a dropdown menu in rhtml. I know I have to use <% select_tag %> but I''ve read lots of different ways to put in the options so I''m a bit confused. Options are hard-coded for the menu I''m trying to create so no database is involved! Thanks v much! Bex --

Hi, I have created a multiple selection listbox with rails, when I try to get the rows selected by user, rails send back only the first one, how can I get the other selected rows???? I created the listbox with the following function: select_tag("form__list1", options_for_select(["A","B","C","D"], selected = "A"), html_options =

Here''s what i''m trying to do: Have 3 dropdowns up the top of a page, being: year, month, department, and group. Also a button underneath that called refresh. When you click refresh, it finds the 1 row of data from the database for that year/month/dept/group and populates the fields into a set of textboxes below. Then you can edit what is in those textboxes, and click a

I have a select_tag in my view that uses options_for_select with multiple = true. I am having trouble figuring out the Rails way to create and update that field. Please help. Models: ------------- Service has_many AccessControl AccessControl belongs_to Service application.rb ------------------------- $types = Array["Athens", "htpasswd", "IP", "None",

Hi, I''m new in developint rails (but I love rails). I would like to react on changing a field in the view (no model field) from a selection box to show the number of rows (which I used in the controller). In the controller I read the params-hash: ... @rowsperpage = params[''rowsperpage''].to_i ... In the view I have the field, where I like to react directly. ...

Hello again, I have a table called line_items, with the following fields: id int item_name varchar() qty int conditions text I''ve made my LineItem model, and everything works as such (with simple text_fields).. Now I''d like for the conditions field to be a select_tag() with multiple choice possibility. I''m guessing I need some code to expand/restract the array for

Hi All, Inside my app\views\expenses\new.html.erb file, I had the code: <% form_for(@expense) do |f| %> [snip] <p> <%= f.label :vendor %><br /> <%= f.text_field :vendor %> <br /> <div id="vendor_droplist> <%= select_tag "test", options_for_select(@current_vendors.collect { |v| v.nickname }), {:multiple

Hi, I''ve got a public\images\DownArrow.jpg and app\views\expenses\new.html.erb that want to present this image in the following context: <p> <%= f.label :vendor %><br /> <%= f.text_field :vendor %> <%= f.image "DownArrow.jpg" %> <br> <%= select_tag "test", options_for_select(@current_vendors.collect {

Hi iam using select_tag i want selected_option. i have made select _tag like this <%=select_tag(''name'', options_for_select({ :Relevance =>''Relevant'',:Date=>''Recent''}),:selected=>params[:name].to_s) %> The generated html look like this <select selected="Relevant" name="name"

I have a view helper like ryan bates complex forms task helper, rails 2.2.2. Anyway is there a way to send the value selected in a select menu to the helper? I am trying to do stuff without going back to the server. <%= select_tag :discout_code, options_for_select(@discount_codes)%><%= add_exclusion_date_link(''Add Existing'', JS ) %> -- You received this

It cannot be this difficult, especially in rails. Here is my form code in a partial for the index action of a controller: <% form_tag({:controller => controller_name, :action => ''index''}, {:method => :get, :class => ''form''}) do %> <div class="columns"> <div class="column left"> <p>

Hello everyone, I''m just trying to understand some logical reasons behind Rails syntax of "select" and "select_tag". I know I can do this: <%= form.select :card_type, supported_card_types, { :prompt => "Please Select..."} %> which sets a model field in the params hash. If I want to do the same for a non-model field,

Hi, I''m trying to use a select_tag in the following manner: <%= select_tag(:received_at, @select_dates, String(params[:received_at]) ) %> But I get this error: undefined method `stringify_keys'' for "":String Removing the third parameter eliminates the error, but I was hoping that the drop-down list will select whichever string in the drop-down list matches

I have a field in a view, like so: <%= select_tag(''quoted_condition'', options_for_select([''NEW'',''RETAIL'',''OEM'',''REFURB''], ''NEW'')) %> This sets the ''selected'' value to ''NEW'' - however, I would like to have a nil value here, so I can

in my controller @cursos = Curso.find_all in my view i''m trying to do a select_tag with the results @cursos, using a helper select_tag "name" options_for_select(@cursos) --------> not works select_tag "name" @cursos --------> not works how to do it, using the helper? tks -- Posted via http://www.ruby-forum.com/.

Does ROR allow passing the chosen value from a drop down using select_tag into link_to ? Basically I want to do something like: <%= select_tag( "name", options_for_select(%w{John Doe Jane })) %> <%= link_to "Delete", { :controller => "myname", :action => "add", :id => name },