Hi,
I''m just getting started playing around with Ruby. So far I''ve
been able
to resolve all issues that have popped up on my own, but this particular
one has been giving me headaches for way too long now.
The problem is that I can''t seem to be able to include javascript files
into my pages. I''m using the javascript_include_tag to do this, and
I''ve
verified that the generated path is correct and points to the file that
I want to include.
Let''s do an example:
A line in the generated html code looks like this:
<script src="/javascripts/user_login.js?[number]"
type="text/javascript"></script>
In /public/javascript I have a file called user_login.js that has a
function called user_signup. Then, later in the html file, I have
something like this:
<form action="/user/signup" method="post"
onsubmit="return
user_signup();">
However, when I submit the form, the user_signup function is apparently
undefined. I have verified through various means that the problem indeed
seems to be that the file is not included, e.g. if I include an
alert(''OK'') on the top of my js file, this does not get
called.
Now, some details. I am using the fast-CGI dispatcher via a rewrite
condition in .htaccess. However, I have not found anything anywhere
saying that you need to preclude the javascripts path there, and what''s
more, when I try do so with something like
RewriteCond %{REQUEST_URI} ^/javascripts/(.*)$ [OR]
... it fails; a request for /javascripts/whatever still goes to the
dispatcher.
Leaving this aside, I started thinking about routing - maybe RoR is
supposed to route the request for the js file, but this is failing
somehow? However, I have found no information about this. I just have
some default routing set up in my route.rb file:
map.connect '':controller/:action/:id''
So my questions are:
1) Is it necessary to preclude the /javascripts/ path from going to the
dispatcher in order to be able to include the files there?
2) If so, what am I doing wrong? Why is RewriteCond %{REQUEST_URI}
^/javascripts/(.*)$ [OR] not working?
3) If not, am I supposed to set up some routing for this to work?
4) If I''m not supposed to set up any .htaccess precludes nor routing,
what could possibly be going wrong?
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On Feb 2, 12:55 pm, Tharfagreinir <rails-mailing-l...-ARtvInVfO7ksV2N9l4h3zg@public.gmane.org> wrote:> <script src="/javascripts/user_login.js?[number]" > type="text/javascript"></script> > > 1) Is it necessary to preclude the /javascripts/ path from going to the > dispatcher in order to be able to include the files there? > > 2) If so, what am I doing wrong? Why is RewriteCond %{REQUEST_URI} > ^/javascripts/(.*)$ [OR] not working? > > 3) If not, am I supposed to set up some routing for this to work? > > 4) If I''m not supposed to set up any .htaccess precludes nor routing, > what could possibly be going wrong?You shouldn''t need to change any of the default settings to get this to work. What do you get if you just type http://localhost:3000/javascripts/user_login.js into your browser address bar? Does it display/download the file okay, or do you get an error? Chris --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ 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?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
Also, please go pick up the FireBug extension for Firefox (you are using Firefox, right?): https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/1843/ This will let you know if there''s a compilation / running error with your JS file. Jason On 2/2/07, Chris Mear <chris-OIzkuoyqg0kAvxtiuMwx3w@public.gmane.org> wrote:> > > On Feb 2, 12:55 pm, Tharfagreinir <rails-mailing-l...-ARtvInVfO7ksV2N9l4h3zg@public.gmane.org> > wrote: > > <script src="/javascripts/user_login.js?[number]" > > type="text/javascript"></script> > > > > 1) Is it necessary to preclude the /javascripts/ path from going to the > > dispatcher in order to be able to include the files there? > > > > 2) If so, what am I doing wrong? Why is RewriteCond %{REQUEST_URI} > > ^/javascripts/(.*)$ [OR] not working? > > > > 3) If not, am I supposed to set up some routing for this to work? > > > > 4) If I''m not supposed to set up any .htaccess precludes nor routing, > > what could possibly be going wrong? > > You shouldn''t need to change any of the default settings to get this > to work. > > What do you get if you just type > http://localhost:3000/javascripts/user_login.js > into your browser address bar? Does it display/download the file okay, > or do you get an error? > > Chris > > > > >--~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ 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?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
Good to know what I should be focusing on - I''ll forget about .htaccess then. When I try accessing the js file via the browser I get: --- Routing Error Recognition failed for "/javascripts/user_login.js" --- ... so it truly seems to be a case of something wrong with the routing (duh). Thanks for the FireBug tip - of course I''m using Firefox :) Open source all the way. -- 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?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
Is the file in #{RAILS_ROOT}/public/javascripts ?
What version of Rails / Ruby are you using?
Jason
On 2/2/07, Tharfagreinir
<rails-mailing-list-ARtvInVfO7ksV2N9l4h3zg@public.gmane.org>
wrote:>
>
> Good to know what I should be focusing on - I''ll forget about
.htaccess
> then.
>
> When I try accessing the js file via the browser I get:
>
> ---
>
> Routing Error
>
> Recognition failed for "/javascripts/user_login.js"
>
> ---
>
> ... so it truly seems to be a case of something wrong with the routing
> (duh).
>
> Thanks for the FireBug tip - of course I''m using Firefox :) Open
source
> all the way.
>
>
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Yes, the file is definitely there. I''m very confident that this is not
the issue. Interestingly, I also get a routing error on files in
#{RAILS_ROOT}/public, such as robots.txt. Is this normal?
My versions:
Ruby: 1.8.5
Rails: 1.1.6
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On Feb 2, 2:06 pm, Tharfagreinir <rails-mailing-l...-ARtvInVfO7ksV2N9l4h3zg@public.gmane.org> wrote:> Yes, the file is definitely there. I''m very confident that this is not > the issue. Interestingly, I also get a routing error on files in > #{RAILS_ROOT}/public, such as robots.txt. Is this normal?No, that''s not normal. Don''t suppose you''ve put some funny custom routes in your routes.rb file? To figure out whether this problem is specific to this app, or whether it''s a general problem with your system, try creating a new empty Rails app, dump a javascript file in public/javascripts, and see if your browser can load it. Chris --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ 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?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
I tried making a fresh application, and that worked better. Looking at the files that were generated, I noticed that the .htaccess file was substantially meatier than the one I had in the other app. It seems that I was careless in that I downloaded a sample .htaccess file from somewhere and replaced the old one. On restoring this file from the new app, I was able to get things working correctly again. Thanks a lot for your assistance in tracking this down, guys! -- 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?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---