I am trying to make a very simple login page that has light-box like features. The only thing I cannot get to work is the behavior of the actual login button. When you click on it it does nothing. I simply want to submit the info given by the client and redirect either to a private page or make the client log in again. Here is the code for my log in box view: <tr> <td>User name: <%= text_field("userform", "user_name",:size=>"20" ) %></td><br> <td>Password: <%= password_field("userform", "password",:size=>"20" ) %></td><br> <td> <%= javascript_include_tag :defaults %> <%= submit_tag ''LOG IN'', :onclick =>remote_function(:url => {:action => :authenticate, } ) %></td><br> <td><input type=''submit'' value='' Close me! '' onClick=''document.getElementById("loginpopup").style.display = "none"''> </td> </tr> And here is the code from my controller for the authentication action I am calling on: class UserController < ApplicationController def authenticate @user = User.new(params[:userform]) valid_user = User.find(:first,:conditions => ["user_name = ? and password = ? ",@user.user_name, @user.password]) if valid_user session[:user_id]=valid_user.user_name redirect_to :action => ''private'' else flash[:notice] = "Invalid User/Password" redirect_to :action=> ''login'' end end def login end def private if !session[:user_id] redirect_to :action=> ''login'' end end def logout if session[:user_id] reset_session redirect_to :action=> ''login'' end end end When I tried typing the code submit_tag ''LOG IN'', :onclick =>remote_function(:url => {:action => :authenticate, } ) into irb, I got this error message: NoMethodError: undefined method `remote_function'' for main:Object There may be a simple error that I am making, as I am pretty new to the ruby language. Also, if anyone knows another way to do this that will work with the partial rendering I use to display the login box, that would be fine, too. -- Posted via http://www.ruby-forum.com/.