Rails - Nov 2006 - How do i call a controller action and just return to my temp

Could someone please tell me how i can call an action method in my 
controller, but just complete the action and return to the current 
template without reloading the current template?

is it worth puting the method in my controllers helper? how do you call 
a method that is in the helper using link_to_remote(''save'',
:url =>
{:action => my_method})

any pointers would be great
Thanks

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James Smith wrote:
> Could someone please tell me how i can call an action method in my 
> controller, but just complete the action and return to the current 
> template without reloading the current template?
> 
> is it worth puting the method in my controllers helper? how do you call 
> a method that is in the helper using
link_to_remote(''save'', :url =>
> {:action => my_method})
> 
> any pointers would be great
> Thanks
James I think you can use link_to_remote and just have a blank rjs 
template. You''ll call an action with the link_to_remote.

However, one of the gotchas of ajax is that there''s no feedback to the 
user that anything has happened when the call is successful. You might 
want to consider putting in a visual effect or some cue on the page (via 
that rjs template) to let the user know the action has occurred.

c.

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