Rails - May 2006 - pass text_field to controller when using periodically_call_r

Hi.  Can anyone help with this?  In a view, I have a text_field_tag( 
:mytextfield ).  I would like to pass the current value of that 
text_field_tag to a periodically_call_remote  - something like 
periodically_call_remote( :url => { :action => :do_it, :thetextval => 
:mytextfield.value } ) - Any idea how can I pass and/or access the value 
of the text_field_tag in my do_it controller?  Obviously the :thetextval 
=> :mytextfield.value does not work.  I checked the :params on the do_it 
controller but :mytextfield is not in there.  However, I can easily pass 
hardcoded values using :thetextval => 5.  Then I can get the value of 5. 
However, I don''t know how to get the value from a text_field passed. 
Thanks for any help.

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ritzcoder wrote:
> Hi.  Can anyone help with this?  In a view, I have a text_field_tag( 
> :mytextfield ).  I would like to pass the current value of that 
> text_field_tag to a periodically_call_remote  - something like 
> periodically_call_remote( :url => { :action => :do_it, :thetextval
=>
> :mytextfield.value } ) - Any idea how can I pass and/or access the value 
> of the text_field_tag in my do_it controller?  Obviously the :thetextval 
> => :mytextfield.value does not work.  I checked the :params on the do_it
> controller but :mytextfield is not in there.  However, I can easily pass 
> hardcoded values using :thetextval => 5.  Then I can get the value of 5.
> However, I don''t know how to get the value from a text_field
passed.
> Thanks for any help.
Add the option

   :with => "''thetextval='' +
$F(''mytextfield'')"

to your periodically_call_remote call.

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