Rails - Apr 2009 - form.collection_select utilizing CONSTANT string array?

Hello RoR World-

i''ve defined a number of string arrays in /lib/valid.rb which
i''m
using to validate input for various fields, e.g.

module VALID
    TITLES = [ ''Mr.'', ''Mrs.'',
''Ms.'', ''Dr.'', ''Sir'',
''RoRN00b'', ''PhD.'',
''DHH'' ]
end

In my models I''ve done the following, which is working great for my
validations:
(from .../models/client.rb)
    include VALID
    validates_inclusion_of  :title,
      :in => TITLES,
      :message => ''%s is Invalid - please enter a valid
Title.''

Now I''d like to simplify my user''s lives by utilizing these
same
constants as the basis of my collection_selects in my assorted
partials, e.g.
(from .../views/clients/_form.erb)
<%= form.collection_select( :title, TITLES.all, TITLES[], TITLES[] )%>

My two questions:
1.  I''m receiving the error:
uninitialized constant ActionView::Base::CompiledTemplates::TITLES
despite having my obligatory ''include VALID'' statement in my
client.rb
model; tried adding to controller, no joy.
_help_.

2.  I''m sure my collection_select syntax above is broken; if/when i
get past the unintialized constant error i''m sure I can sort it
relatively quickly (i hope), but if anyone''s done this before and
cares to share their code-fu I''d appreciate it.

Thanks much-
--Jeff Coon

Believe that
<%= form.select( :title, options_for_select(TITLE), { :prompt =>
true } ) should work, if I can get the TITLES constant to be
recognized...

Thoughts?

Thanks-
--Jeff

The containing module for the ERB code isn''t the model or the
controller, it''s part of ActionView::Base.

Try explicitly qualifying the constant as Client::TITLES.

Also, module names are not traditionally spelled in all-caps, but
that''s just a style thing.

--Matt Jones

On Apr 24, 5:52 pm, Coondog
<jefec...-Re5JQEeQqe8AvxtiuMwx3w@public.gmane.org>
wrote:
> Believe that
> <%= form.select( :title, options_for_select(TITLE), { :prompt =>
> true } ) should work, if I can get the TITLES constant to be
> recognized...
>
> Thoughts?
>
> Thanks-
> --Jeff

Hi Matt-

Thanks much -- qualifying fixed it.

        <%= f.select( :title, Contact::TITLES, { :prompt => true } )
%><br />

Really appreciate the quick tip-
--Jeff

On Apr 26, 8:24 am, Matt Jones
<al2o...-Re5JQEeQqe8AvxtiuMwx3w@public.gmane.org>
wrote:
> The containing module for the ERB code isn''t the model or the
> controller, it''s part of ActionView::Base.
>
> Try explicitly qualifying theconstantas Client::TITLES.
>
> Also, module names are not traditionally spelled in all-caps, but
> that''s just a style thing.
>
> --Matt Jones
>
> On Apr 24, 5:52 pm, Coondog
<jefec...-Re5JQEeQqe8AvxtiuMwx3w@public.gmane.org> wrote:
>
> > Believe that
> > <%= form.select( :title, options_for_select(TITLE), { :prompt =>
> > true } ) should work, if I can get the TITLESconstantto be
> > recognized...
>
> > Thoughts?
>
> > Thanks-
> > --Jeff