Rails - Dec 2007 - populate data in another fields on selection

Hi,
I would like to know how to populate data in another text fields on
selection from a drop down

For Ex

1) The form contains 4 fields out of which 3 are text fields and the 4th
one is
drop down list.
1) i would like to know how to populate the 3 text fields with data
simultaneously
on selection from the drop down list.

Please Help.
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Koli Koli wrote:
> Hi,
> I would like to know how to populate data in another text fields on
> selection from a drop down
> 
> For Ex
> 
> 1) The form contains 4 fields out of which 3 are text fields and the 4th
> one is
> drop down list.
> 1) i would like to know how to populate the 3 text fields with data
> simultaneously
> on selection from the drop down list.
> 
> Please Help.
Try using observe_field!
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In yr view file add this

In View:

 <%= observe_field ''field_id'',
         :url => url_for({:controller=> 
''yr_controller_name'',:action=>''some_method_in_controller''}),
         :method => :post,
         :with => ''field_id''    %>

In Controller

def some_method_in_controller
#...
some code to find the objects to be populated in the text fields.
..#

page.replace_html ''div_id1'',
text_field_tag(''text_field_id_1'',@object)
page.replace_html ''div_id2'',
text_field_tag(''text_field_id_2'',@object)
page.replace_html ''div_id3'',
text_field_tag(''text_field_id_3'',@object)

end
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> 
> def some_method_in_controller
> #...
> some code to find the objects to be populated in the text fields.
> ..#
> 
> page.replace_html ''div_id1'',
text_field_tag(''text_field_id_1'',@object)
> page.replace_html ''div_id2'',
text_field_tag(''text_field_id_2'',@object)
> page.replace_html ''div_id3'',
text_field_tag(''text_field_id_3'',@object)
> 
> end
This didn''t work though can u be more descriptive??


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wat does it show in development log..?

can u paste the error log...
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Ratnavel Sundaramurthi wrote:
> wat does it show in development log..?
> 
> can u paste the error log...
i have 2 tables entries and problems which is associated with each 
other.

The drop down list is poulated with one of the fields of the problems 
table:
i''m able to  that corresponding id into the entries table.

i have 3 other text fields which shoould be populated with the 
information
of the id that i have selected from the drop down
This is the part  that i''m not able to do.

MY view:
<%= error_messages_for ''entry'' %>
<% @cats = Problem.find_all %>

<tr><td><p>
Nature of the problem<br/></td></tr>
<tr><td>
<select  class="types" name="entry[problem_id]"
id="entry_problem_id"  >
                    <% @cats.each do |cat| %>
                           <option  value=<%=cat.id%> > <%= 
cat.natureofproblem %> </option>
                     <%end%>
                 </select>
<tr><td>
<tr><td> TEXT FIELD1
<tr><td>TEXT FIELD2

How to populate these text field with the id info that i have from 
select dropdown.



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Koli Koli wrote:
> Ratnavel Sundaramurthi wrote:
>> wat does it show in development log..?
>> 
>> can u paste the error log...
> cat| %>
>                            <option  value=<%=cat.id%> > <%= 
> cat.natureofproblem %> </option>
>                      <%end%>
>                  </select>
> <tr><td>
> <tr><td> TEXT FIELD1
> <tr><td>TEXT FIELD2
> 
> How to populate these text field with the id info that i have from 
> select dropdown.
where do i do the page.replace_html>

can u show me  a  example>>
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