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Adam Groves

2005-Sep-02 08:12 UTC

Form to update two tables

Hello there, 


this is probably a very simple problem but I''m stuck. 


I''m following the Login generator tutorial from rubyonrails.
It''s all
worked fine so far. But I want to add a bit more functionality so that
when a user signs up in addition to chosing a login name and password
they type in a company name which is added to a seperate table called
COMPANIES. The id for this record should then be added to the user
record (see # in ACCOUNT_CONTROLLER.RB).


Those in the know will be unsurprised to find out that this isn''t 
working! I''ve found lots of examples on the web for multiple table
forms with select fields but not with just text fields, the difference
being that with selects, the id to be copied already exists before the
form is submitted, whereas in my case, the company id is created after
submittal (is that a word?) of the form.


Would be grateful for any help. 


Cheers 


SIGNUP.RHTML 
----------- 


<%= start_form_tag :action=> "signup" %> 


<div title="Account signup" id="signupform"
class="form">
  <h3>Signup</h3> 
  <%= error_messages_for ''user'' %><br/> 
  <label for="company_name">Company:</label><br/> 
  <%= text_field "company", "name", :size => 30
%><br/>
  <label for="user_login">Desired
login:</label><br/>
  <%= text_field "user", "login", :size => 30
%><br/>
  <label for="user_password">Choose
password:</label><br/>
  <%= password_field "user", "password", :size => 30
%><br/>
  <label for="user_password_confirmation">Confirm 
password:</label><br/> 
  <%= password_field "user", "password_confirmation",
:size => 30
%><br/> 


<input type="submit" value="Signup &#187;"
class="primary" />


<%= end_form_tag %> 


ACCOUNT_CONTROLLER.RB 
-------------------- 


.... 


  def signup 
    @user = User.new(@params[:user]) 
    @companies = Company.new(@params[:company]) 
    if @request.post? and @user.save 


        @user.company_id= @companies.id  # 


      @session[:user] = User.authenticate(@user.login, 
@params[:user][:password]) 
      flash[''notice'']  = "Signup successful" 
      redirect_back_or_default :action => "welcome" 
    end 
  end 


table COMPANIES 
--------------- 


CREATE TABLE companies ( 
  id INTEGER UNSIGNED NOT NULL AUTO_INCREMENT, 
  name VARCHAR(40) NOT NULL, 
  info VARCHAR(40), 
  modified_at DATETIME, 
  created_at DATETIME, 
  access DATETIME, 
  PRIMARY KEY(id) 
); 


table USERS 
----------- 


CREATE TABLE users ( 
  id INTEGER UNSIGNED NOT NULL AUTO_INCREMENT, 
  login VARCHAR(40) NOT NULL, 
  first VARCHAR(40), 
  last VARCHAR(40), 
  pswd VARCHAR(40) NOT NULL, 
  modified_at DATETIME, 
  created_at DATETIME, 
  access DATETIME, 
  company_id INTEGER UNSIGNED, 
  PRIMARY KEY(id), 
  INDEX company_users_FKIndex1 (company_id), 
  FOREIGN KEY(company_id) REFERENCES companies(id) on DELETE CASCADE 
);

Dee Zsombor

2005-Sep-02 09:22 UTC

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Re: Form to update two tables

Perhaps you should set  @user.company_id before saving the @user

Hope it helps,
Zsombor

Adam Groves wrote:> 
>   def signup 
>     @user = User.new(@params[:user]) 
>     @companies = Company.new(@params[:company]) 
>     if @request.post? and @user.save 
> 
> 
>         @user.company_id= @companies.id  # 
> 
> 
>       @session[:user] = User.authenticate(@user.login, 
> @params[:user][:password]) 
>       flash[''notice'']  = "Signup successful" 
>       redirect_back_or_default :action => "welcome" 
>     end 
>   end 
> 
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Adam Groves

2005-Sep-02 09:56 UTC

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Form to update two tables

Hello there,


this is probably a very simple problem but I'm stuck.


I'm following the Login generator tutorial from rubyonrails. It's all
worked fine so far. But I want to add a bit more functionality so that
when a user signs up in addition to chosing a login name and password
they type in a company name which is added to a seperate table called
COMPANIES. The id for this record should then be added to the user
record (see # in ACCOUNT_CONTROLLER.RB).


Those in the know will be unsurprised to find out that this isn't
working! I've found lots of examples on the web for multiple table
forms with select fields but not with just text fields, the difference
being that with selects, the id to be copied already exists before the
form is submitted, whereas in my case, the company id is created after
submittal (is that a word?) of the form.


Would be grateful for any help.


Cheers


SIGNUP.RHTML
-----------


<%= start_form_tag :action=> "signup" %>


<div title="Account signup" id="signupform"
class="form">
 <h3>Signup</h3>
 <%= error_messages_for 'user' %><br/>
 <label for="company_name">Company:</l�abel><br/>
 <%= text_field "company", "name", :size => 30
%><br/>
 <label for="user_login">Desired login:</label><br/>
 <%= text_field "user", "login", :size => 30
%><br/>
 <label for="user_password">Choose
password:</label><br/>
 <%= password_field "user", "password", :size => 30
%><br/>
 <label for="user_password_confirmatio�n">Confirm
password:</label><br/>
 <%= password_field "user", "password_confirmation",
:size => 30
%><br/>


<input type="submit" value="Signup &#187;"
class="primary" />


<%= end_form_tag %>


ACCOUNT_CONTROLLER.RB
--------------------


....


 def signup
   @user = User.new(@params[:user])
   @companies = Company.new(@params[:company])
   if @request.post? and @user.save


       @user.company_id= @companies.id  #


     @session[:user] = User.authenticate(@user.login,
@params[:user][:password])
     flash['notice']  = "Signup successful"
     redirect_back_or_default :action => "welcome"
   end
 end


table COMPANIES
---------------


CREATE TABLE companies (
 id INTEGER UNSIGNED NOT NULL AUTO_INCREMENT,
 name VARCHAR(40) NOT NULL,
 info VARCHAR(40),
 modified_at DATETIME,
 created_at DATETIME,
 access DATETIME,
 PRIMARY KEY(id)
);


table USERS
-----------


CREATE TABLE users (
 id INTEGER UNSIGNED NOT NULL AUTO_INCREMENT,
 login VARCHAR(40) NOT NULL,
 first VARCHAR(40),
 last VARCHAR(40),
 pswd VARCHAR(40) NOT NULL,
 modified_at DATETIME,
 created_at DATETIME,
 access DATETIME,
 company_id INTEGER UNSIGNED,
 PRIMARY KEY(id),
 INDEX company_users_FKIndex1 (company_id),
 FOREIGN KEY(company_id) REFERENCES companies(id) on DELETE CASCADE
);


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Christopher Singley

2005-Sep-02 13:51 UTC

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Re: Form to update two tables

I have been experiencing somewhat similar problems, I think.
What error message have you been seeing?
Mine has shown MySQL complaining about "packets out of order".

P.S. I think the word you''re looking for is "submission".

On Fri, 02 Sep 2005 04:56:38 -0500, Adam Groves
<adam.groves-Re5JQEeQqe8AvxtiuMwx3w@public.gmane.org>
wrote:
> Hello there,
>
>
> this is probably a very simple problem but I''m stuck.
>
>
> I''m following the Login generator tutorial from rubyonrails.
It''s all
> worked fine so far. But I want to add a bit more functionality so that
> when a user signs up in addition to chosing a login name and password
> they type in a company name which is added to a seperate table called
> COMPANIES. The id for this record should then be added to the user
> record (see # in ACCOUNT_CONTROLLER.RB).
>
>
> Those in the know will be unsurprised to find out that this isn''t
> working! I''ve found lots of examples on the web for multiple table
> forms with select fields but not with just text fields, the difference
> being that with selects, the id to be copied already exists before the
> form is submitted, whereas in my case, the company id is created after
> submittal (is that a word?) of the form.
>
>
> Would be grateful for any help.
>
>
> Cheers
>
>
> SIGNUP.RHTML
> -----------
>
>
> <%= start_form_tag :action=> "signup" %>
>
>
> <div title="Account signup" id="signupform"
class="form">
>  <h3>Signup</h3>
>  <%= error_messages_for ''user'' %><br/>
>  <label
for="company_name">Company:</l�abel><br/>
>  <%= text_field "company", "name", :size => 30
%><br/>
>  <label for="user_login">Desired
login:</label><br/>
>  <%= text_field "user", "login", :size => 30
%><br/>
>  <label for="user_password">Choose
password:</label><br/>
>  <%= password_field "user", "password", :size =>
30 %><br/>
>  <label for="user_password_confirmatio�n">Confirm
> password:</label><br/>
>  <%= password_field "user", "password_confirmation",
:size => 30
> %><br/>
>
>
> <input type="submit" value="Signup &#187;"
class="primary" />
>
>
> <%= end_form_tag %>
>
>
> ACCOUNT_CONTROLLER.RB
> --------------------
>
>
> ....
>
>
>  def signup
>    @user = User.new(@params[:user])
>    @companies = Company.new(@params[:company])
>    if @request.post? and @user.save
>
>
>        @user.company_id= @companies.id  #
>
>
>      @session[:user] = User.authenticate(@user.login,
> @params[:user][:password])
>      flash[''notice'']  = "Signup successful"
>      redirect_back_or_default :action => "welcome"
>    end
>  end
>
>
> table COMPANIES
> ---------------
>
>
> CREATE TABLE companies (
>  id INTEGER UNSIGNED NOT NULL AUTO_INCREMENT,
>  name VARCHAR(40) NOT NULL,
>  info VARCHAR(40),
>  modified_at DATETIME,
>  created_at DATETIME,
>  access DATETIME,
>  PRIMARY KEY(id)
> );
>
>
> table USERS
> -----------
>
>
> CREATE TABLE users (
>  id INTEGER UNSIGNED NOT NULL AUTO_INCREMENT,
>  login VARCHAR(40) NOT NULL,
>  first VARCHAR(40),
>  last VARCHAR(40),
>  pswd VARCHAR(40) NOT NULL,
>  modified_at DATETIME,
>  created_at DATETIME,
>  access DATETIME,
>  company_id INTEGER UNSIGNED,
>  PRIMARY KEY(id),
>  INDEX company_users_FKIndex1 (company_id),
>  FOREIGN KEY(company_id) REFERENCES companies(id) on DELETE CASCADE
> );
>
>

Chris Hall

2005-Sep-02 14:15 UTC

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Re: Form to update two tables

This sounds like a classic case of overnormalization to me.

With the information you've provided, I'm not seeing the point in
maintaining a seperate lookup table for companies, as you have no
guarantee that company names won't be duplicated, as every new user
would create a new entry into the companies table (if you aren't doing
any kind of duplicate checking).

Personally, I would just use a varchar field in the users table to
represent the company name, drop the companies table and then you
don't have to worry about it.

Now, if you have a good reason to maintain a companies table (from the
info you have provided, i'm not seeing one), then you would first have
to check if the company name the user entered already existed.  if it
does, extract the id and set the user.company_id.  if it doesn't,
create an entry in the companies table, get the id, set the
user.company_id and finally save the user.

the problem with this situation is that what if userA comes along and
signs up with Acme, Inc.  you would create a new entry in the
companies table to represent this new company...then userB comes
along, who works for the same company, but he enters Acme,
Incorporated.  ah...NEW company again....and then userC comes along
and enters Acme INC....and so on...see whats happening here?


On 9/2/05, Christopher Singley <csingley@singleycapital.com>
wrote:> I have been experiencing somewhat similar problems, I think.
> What error message have you been seeing?
> Mine has shown MySQL complaining about "packets out of order".
> 
> P.S. I think the word you're looking for is "submission".
> 
> On Fri, 02 Sep 2005 04:56:38 -0500, Adam Groves
<adam.groves@gmail.com>
> wrote:
> 
> > Hello there,
> >
> >
> > this is probably a very simple problem but I'm stuck.
> >
> >
> > I'm following the Login generator tutorial from rubyonrails.
It's all
> > worked fine so far. But I want to add a bit more functionality so that
> > when a user signs up in addition to chosing a login name and password
> > they type in a company name which is added to a seperate table called
> > COMPANIES. The id for this record should then be added to the user
> > record (see # in ACCOUNT_CONTROLLER.RB).
> >
> >
> > Those in the know will be unsurprised to find out that this isn't
> > working! I've found lots of examples on the web for multiple table
> > forms with select fields but not with just text fields, the difference
> > being that with selects, the id to be copied already exists before the
> > form is submitted, whereas in my case, the company id is created after
> > submittal (is that a word?) of the form.
> >
> >
> > Would be grateful for any help.
> >
> >
> > Cheers
> >
> >
> > SIGNUP.RHTML
> > -----------
> >
> >
> > <%= start_form_tag :action=> "signup" %>
> >
> >
> > <div title="Account signup" id="signupform"
class="form">
> >  <h3>Signup</h3>
> >  <%= error_messages_for 'user' %><br/>
> >  <label
for="company_name">Company:</l�abel><br/>
> >  <%= text_field "company", "name", :size =>
30 %><br/>
> >  <label for="user_login">Desired
login:</label><br/>
> >  <%= text_field "user", "login", :size => 30
%><br/>
> >  <label for="user_password">Choose
password:</label><br/>
> >  <%= password_field "user", "password", :size
=> 30 %><br/>
> >  <label for="user_password_confirmatio�n">Confirm
> > password:</label><br/>
> >  <%= password_field "user",
"password_confirmation", :size => 30
> > %><br/>
> >
> >
> > <input type="submit" value="Signup &#187;"
class="primary" />
> >
> >
> > <%= end_form_tag %>
> >
> >
> > ACCOUNT_CONTROLLER.RB
> > --------------------
> >
> >
> > ....
> >
> >
> >  def signup
> >    @user = User.new(@params[:user])
> >    @companies = Company.new(@params[:company])
> >    if @request.post? and @user.save
> >
> >
> >        @user.company_id= @companies.id  #
> >
> >
> >      @session[:user] = User.authenticate(@user.login,
> > @params[:user][:password])
> >      flash['notice']  = "Signup successful"
> >      redirect_back_or_default :action => "welcome"
> >    end
> >  end
> >
> >
> > table COMPANIES
> > ---------------
> >
> >
> > CREATE TABLE companies (
> >  id INTEGER UNSIGNED NOT NULL AUTO_INCREMENT,
> >  name VARCHAR(40) NOT NULL,
> >  info VARCHAR(40),
> >  modified_at DATETIME,
> >  created_at DATETIME,
> >  access DATETIME,
> >  PRIMARY KEY(id)
> > );
> >
> >
> > table USERS
> > -----------
> >
> >
> > CREATE TABLE users (
> >  id INTEGER UNSIGNED NOT NULL AUTO_INCREMENT,
> >  login VARCHAR(40) NOT NULL,
> >  first VARCHAR(40),
> >  last VARCHAR(40),
> >  pswd VARCHAR(40) NOT NULL,
> >  modified_at DATETIME,
> >  created_at DATETIME,
> >  access DATETIME,
> >  company_id INTEGER UNSIGNED,
> >  PRIMARY KEY(id),
> >  INDEX company_users_FKIndex1 (company_id),
> >  FOREIGN KEY(company_id) REFERENCES companies(id) on DELETE CASCADE
> > );
> >
> >
> 
> 
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Adam Groves

2005-Sep-02 16:03 UTC

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Re: Form to update two tables

Hi Christopher and Chris (and anyone else),

Thanks for the replies.

Christopher:
I''ve not been getting any error messages. Hmmph

Chris:
Here''s my basic concept:

1. User A signs up
2. User A assigned role allowing him/her to create other accounts.
User A creats User B (and User B is assigned company_id of User A)
3. User B logs on

So you see, many user''s will belong to the same company. I''ll
need to
validate the company name at sign up to prevent duplication, but I
haven''t got that far yet.

BTW: just ordered Agile Web Developement !!

Luca Mearelli

2005-Sep-02 17:20 UTC

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Adam Groves wrote:> Hello there,Hi, maybe I am a bit naive here but:

your User belong_to  a Company so:
> ....
> 
> 
>  def signup
>    @user = User.new(@params[:user])
>    @companies = Company.new(@params[:company])wouldn''t just:
      @user.company= @companies

here do the trick?
>    if @request.post? and @user.save
> when you save the user object it should add the companies id to it''s 
table (relation columns shouldn''t be directly used when appropriately 
marking the relations into the model).
Btw I''m not sure if you have to first save the company

bye, Luca

Chris Hall

2005-Sep-03 00:10 UTC

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Re: Re: Form to update two tables

then why not offer this on the user add/edit views...a select field of
existing companies in addition to a text field to allow entry of a new
company if they don''t see what they want in the select...

On 9/2/05, Adam Groves
<adam.groves-Re5JQEeQqe8AvxtiuMwx3w@public.gmane.org>
wrote:> Hi Christopher and Chris (and anyone else),
> 
> Thanks for the replies.
> 
> Christopher:
> I''ve not been getting any error messages. Hmmph
> 
> Chris:
> Here''s my basic concept:
> 
> 1. User A signs up
> 2. User A assigned role allowing him/her to create other accounts.
> User A creats User B (and User B is assigned company_id of User A)
> 3. User B logs on
> 
> So you see, many user''s will belong to the same company.
I''ll need to
> validate the company name at sign up to prevent duplication, but I
> haven''t got that far yet.
> 
> BTW: just ordered Agile Web Developement !!
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