Rails - Dec 2007 - Concatenate multiple drop down values into a single string

Hello Rails board,
I''ve been poking around the documentation, but I can''t seem to
find what
I''m looking for. Also, all the code below is the standard scaffold
stuff
(besides my helper method).

Basically, my problem is this: I have a string field on my "Event"
model
which is called "start_time". I tried using a datetime data type, but
I
don''t like the time select widgets that Rails provides. Basically, the
widget I need is [hour][min][am|pm].

I tried rolling my own multiselect, and I got it to show up in the UI
the way I wantedm but the problem I''m having is that only value from
the
first drop-down (i.e. the hour) is getting saved to the database. I
realize that I''m missing a step here somewhere, so I''m hoping
someone
could point me in the right direction. Thank you!

For reference, here is what I tried to use:

- View (from _form.rhtml) -
<p><label for="event_start_time">Start
time</label><br/>
<%= my_time_select ''event'', ''start_time'' 
%></p>

- My Helper Method -
module CalendarHelper

  def my_time_select(object, method)
    #Hour, minutes, ampm
    select(object, method, hour_opts, :include_blank => true, :selected
=> nil) +
      select(object, method, %w{00 15 30 45}, :include_blank => true,
:selected => nil) +
        select(object, method, %w{am pm}, :include_blank => true,
:selected => nil)
  end

  private
  def hour_opts
    hours = []
    1.upto(12) {|hour| hours << hour}
    return hours
  end

end

- The create() method that is getting called -
 @event = Event.new(params[:event])

So...what am I missing? I''m guessing the problem is with my create
method in the controller. Thanks all!
-kodama
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Hey guys,
I need a hand - no-one''s run into this before?

kodama
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Why not just use time_select?

On Dec 10, 2007 12:50 PM, Old Echo
<rails-mailing-list-ARtvInVfO7ksV2N9l4h3zg@public.gmane.org> wrote:
>
> Hey guys,
> I need a hand - no-one''s run into this before?
>
> kodama
> --
> Posted via http://www.ruby-forum.com/.
>
> >
>

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I checked it out, but I don''t like how the hours go from 0 to 23. Also,
I need to have the time select show up as [hour][min][am|pm].

Do you know what I''m doing wrong in my widget?

Ryan Bigg wrote:
> Why not just use time_select?
> 
> On Dec 10, 2007 12:50 PM, Old Echo
<rails-mailing-list-ARtvInVfO7ksV2N9l4h3zg@public.gmane.org>
> wrote:
> 
>>
>> Hey guys,
>> I need a hand - no-one''s run into this before?
>>
>> kodama
>> --
>> Posted via http://www.ruby-forum.com/.
>>
>> >
>>
> 
> 
> --
> Ryan Bigg
> http://www.frozenplague.net
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