Absolute beginner here - sorry if this the answer is obvious - but i don''t know enough to search effectively ! I''ve started from generated scaffolding. There are now two routes to a page that adds a ''contact'' . When a contact is successfully added I would like the system to return to the page that called it . When I go into the add contact page I''m passing a parameter to indicate where its come from : <%=button_to ''New Contact '', :controller => "contacts" ,:action => ''new'' ,:from_folder=>''1''%> gives a url of http://localhost:3000/contacts/new?from_folder=1 I''ve changed the contacts controller create method as follows def create @contact = Contact.new(params[:contact]) @temp = params[:from_folder] # @temp = 1 if @contact.save flash[:notice] = ''Contact was successfully created.'' if @temp == ''1'' redirect_to :controller => ''folders'' ,:action => ''new'' else redirect_to :controller => ''chs'' ,:action => ''index'' end else render :action => ''new'' end end BUT this doesnt pick up the params[:from_folder] . Firstly is this a sensible way to approach this ? or is there another way ? secondly - why isnt the controller seeing the parameter ? The new contact form is still using <%= start_form_tag :action => ''create'' %> <%= render :partial => ''form'' %> <%= submit_tag "Create" %> Thanks in advance Kath --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ 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 -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---