Rails - Sep 2006 - Select menu problem

I have the following code:

<%= start_form_tag :action => ''index'', :sort =>
params[:my_select_box]
%>
<select name="my_select_box"
onchange=''this.form.submit()''>
  <option value="name">Sort Alphabetically</option>
  <option value="rating DESC">Sort by Rating</option>
</select>


The problem is the first time the form gets submitted 
params[:my_select_box] is empty and so nothing happens. All I want to do 
is pass one of the values directly into the method.

Another problem is when the page refreshes, the same thing is selected 
in the menu. I would like the option the user picked to be the currently 
selected one.

Thanks in advance

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DAve wrote:
> I have the following code:
> 
> <%= start_form_tag :action => ''index'', :sort =>
params[:my_select_box]
> %>
> <select name="my_select_box"
onchange=''this.form.submit()''>
>   <option value="name">Sort Alphabetically</option>
>   <option value="rating DESC">Sort by Rating</option>
> </select>
> 
> 
> The problem is the first time the form gets submitted 
> params[:my_select_box] is empty and so nothing happens. All I want to do 
> is pass one of the values directly into the method.
> 
> Another problem is when the page refreshes, the same thing is selected 
> in the menu. I would like the option the user picked to be the currently 
> selected one.
> 
> Thanks in advance
Has nobody run into this problem before :( ? I''ve searched high and low
on google to no avail.

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