after an initial render, as per a user''s selection, some form text fields are replaced without any problem but a mail_to link helper ! which goes in the limbo ( I tested without it no problem... string replacement is OK) what should I modify ? thanks for your help ---in the form <tr><td colspan="2" id="emailField"><%= render :partial => ''emailfield'' %></td></tr> --- in the controller def contact_selected render :update do |page| @contact = Contact.find_by_id(params[:id]) unless params[:id].blank? page.replace_html ''addressField'', :partial => ''addressfield'', :locals => {:contact => @contact} page.replace_html ''phoneField'', :partial => ''phonefield'', :locals => {:contact => @contact} page.replace_html ''emailField'', :partial => ''emailfield'', :locals => {:contact => @contact} end end ___ in the emailfield partial <%= mail_to(@contact.email1, @contact.email1, :subject => ''Your booking'', :encode => ''javascript'') %> -- Posted via http://www.ruby-forum.com/. --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Ruby on Rails: Talk" group. To post to this group, send email to rubyonrails-talk-/JYPxA39Uh5TLH3MbocFFw@public.gmane.org To unsubscribe from this group, send email to rubyonrails-talk-unsubscribe-/JYPxA39Uh5TLH3MbocFFw@public.gmane.org For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rubyonrails-talk -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---