Newbie ActionMailer question: I''ve created a mailer, and am pretty sure I''ve set its parameters correctly. I''ve created a view for that mailer, and am also pretty sure I''ve set it up correctly. I can call the mailer and it works right when I put the deliver_ in another controller or simply on a page. So all that''s great. BUT, what I really want to do is have a simple button that, when hit, will trigger that mailer, passing an :id to it as well. I can''t figure out how to code the button though. Any ideas? here''s what''s in the mode: def scheduled(story) recipients story.author.email subject "Your story has been scheduled" from "e-mail-hcDgGtZH8xNBDgjK7y7TUQ@public.gmane.org" sent_on Time.now body :story => story end here''s the template (excerpt): Hi <%= @story.author.name %> .... here''s the deliver_ action: Emailer.deliver_scheduled(@story) Again, all this stuff works but I can''t seem to figure out how to simply smack a button and send an e-mail. I''m sure it''s something I''m just overlooking. Thanks!
My god, I think I was massively inarticulate in that previous post.
Apologies.
Here''s the thing:
I can successfully send an e-mail through all of the above by simply
calling it like this:
<%= link_to ''<span>send scheduling
e-mail</span>'', {:action =>
''scheduled'', :id => story} %>
BUT, after it sends an e-mail, it wants to go to a view called
scheduled in the controller it''s currently in. Which doesn''t
exist.
I don''t want it to go anywhere. Just send the e-mail, and maybe flash
that it sent.
THAT''S my question.
Thanks so much,
Dan
Hi Dan, On Thu, 2009-07-16 at 19:48 -0700, sinker wrote:> My god, I think I was massively inarticulate in that previous post. > Apologies.Happens to us all ;-)> Here''s the thing: > > I can successfully send an e-mail through all of the above by simply > calling it like this: > > <%= link_to ''<span>send scheduling e-mail</span>'', {:action => > ''scheduled'', :id => story} %> > > BUT, after it sends an e-mail, it wants to go to a view called > scheduled in the controller it''s currently in. Which doesn''t exist. > > I don''t want it to go anywhere. Just send the e-mail, and maybe flash > that it sent. > > THAT''S my question.Not sure I completely understand, but try adding: render :nothing => true as the last line in your controller method. I think you can add the flash[:message]=''blah blah'' above that and that it will display, but don''t recall having used the two together before myself. Sorry I can''t be of more definitive assistance. HTH, Bill> Thanks so much, > > Dan > >
Use this
<%= link_to_remote ''<span>send scheduling
e-mail</span>'', {:action =>
''scheduled'', :id => story} %>
and then make a .rjs view to render the part of the page you need...
remember to use the :href attribute and propier view if you want to
make it work when js is disabled
Thank you
Rodrigo Dominguez
On 16 jul, 23:48, sinker
<dansin...-Re5JQEeQqe8AvxtiuMwx3w@public.gmane.org>
wrote:> My god, I think I was massively inarticulate in that previous post.
> Apologies.
>
> Here''s the thing:
>
> I can successfully send an e-mail through all of the above by simply
> calling it like this:
>
> <%= link_to ''<span>send scheduling
e-mail</span>'', {:action =>
> ''scheduled'', :id => story} %>
>
> BUT, after it sends an e-mail, it wants to go to a view called
> scheduled in the controller it''s currently in. Which
doesn''t exist.
>
> I don''t want it to go anywhere. Just send the e-mail, and maybe
flash
> that it sent.
>
> THAT''S my question.
>
> Thanks so much,
>
> Dan
sinker wrote:> My god, I think I was massively inarticulate in that previous post. > Apologies. > > Here''s the thing: > > I can successfully send an e-mail through all of the above by simply > calling it like this: > > <%= link_to ''<span>send scheduling e-mail</span>'', {:action => > ''scheduled'', :id => story} %> > > BUT, after it sends an e-mail, it wants to go to a view called > scheduled in the controller it''s currently in. Which doesn''t exist. > > I don''t want it to go anywhere. Just send the e-mail, and maybe flash > that it sent. > > THAT''S my question. > > Thanks so much, > > DanYou can use <%= link_to_remote ''<span>send scheduling e-mail</span>'', {:action => ''scheduled'', :id => story} %> and then in the controller you can update the div of the current page with a ok message or a error message be sure to use the :href attribute and make a view answer for that action in order to support js disabled -- Posted via http://www.ruby-forum.com/.
Thanks for the responses! link_to_remote doesn''t seem to do anything. Looking at the terminal window when I hit it, it just reloads the page. I change it back to link_to and the terminal does all the e-mail song & dance. Am I missing a step with link_to_remote? And render :nothing => true gets rid of the page not found error, but instead simply displays a blank page once the e-mail has been sent. Hrm... On Jul 16, 11:57 pm, Rodrigo Dominguez <rails-mailing-l...@andreas- s.net> wrote:> sinker wrote: > > My god, I think I was massively inarticulate in that previous post. > > Apologies. > > > Here''s the thing: > > > I can successfully send an e-mail through all of the above by simply > > calling it like this: > > > <%= link_to ''<span>send scheduling e-mail</span>'', {:action => > > ''scheduled'', :id => story} %> > > > BUT, after it sends an e-mail, it wants to go to a view called > > scheduled in the controller it''s currently in. Which doesn''t exist. > > > I don''t want it to go anywhere. Just send the e-mail, and maybe flash > > that it sent. > > > THAT''S my question. > > > Thanks so much, > > > Dan > > You can use > > <%= link_to_remote ''<span>send scheduling e-mail</span>'', {:action => > ''scheduled'', :id => story} %> > > and then in the controller you can update the div of the current page > with a ok message or a error message > > be sure to use the :href attribute and make a view answer for that > action in order to support js disabled > -- > Posted viahttp://www.ruby-forum.com/.
sinker wrote:> Thanks for the responses! > > link_to_remote doesn''t seem to do anything. Looking at the terminal > window when I hit it, it just reloads the page. I change it back to > link_to and the terminal does all the e-mail song & dance. Am I > missing a step with link_to_remote? > > And render :nothing => true gets rid of the page not found error, but > instead simply displays a blank page once the e-mail has been sent. > > Hrm... > > On Jul 16, 11:57�pm, Rodrigo Dominguez <rails-mailing-l...@andreas-are you including the js libraries? -- Posted via http://www.ruby-forum.com/.