Rails - Apr 2006 - Doing destructive actions with a GET request

I know that you should always use a POST to perform actions that are
destructive.  I intend to break this rule and use a GET, but before I do,
I''d like to know if there is a better way of doing this:-

I have an account edit form for the user to make changes to their profile.
 They have to be logged-in to do this.  The problem is I have a
file_column field within the form which is storing an image - their logo,
avatar, or whatever, and I need a button right there in the middle of the
form for them to delete their logo if they wish.  Obviously I can''t
nest a
form within a form, so I was going to make this a link to a
''/user/delete_image'' action.

Is there a better way of doing this (without heavy javascript, preferably)?

TIA,

Matt.

just "post" a link_to_remote

On 4/12/06, Matthew Law <matt@matthewlaw.plus.com>
wrote:
>
> I know that you should always use a POST to perform actions that are
> destructive.  I intend to break this rule and use a GET, but before I do,
> I''d like to know if there is a better way of doing this:-
>
> I have an account edit form for the user to make changes to their profile.
> They have to be logged-in to do this.  The problem is I have a
> file_column field within the form which is storing an image - their logo,
> avatar, or whatever, and I need a button right there in the middle of the
> form for them to delete their logo if they wish.  Obviously I
can''t nest a
> form within a form, so I was going to make this a link to a
> ''/user/delete_image'' action.
>
> Is there a better way of doing this (without heavy javascript,
> preferably)?
>
> TIA,
>
> Matt.
>
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