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I am trying to set a default value in a text_field form. I know how to do this in html, but is there a way to do this with form_for Here is my code <% form_for :user do |f| -%> <p><label for="firstname"%>First Name</label><br/> <%= f.text_field :firstname%></p> ... <p><label for ="email"%>Email</label><br/>

Please this code: <p> <%= f.label :"Host Name" %><br /> <%= f.text_field :HostName %> </p> I want to set a default to this text field, how can I do this? -- Posted via http://www.ruby-forum.com/. --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Ruby on Rails:

I have been working on this small, minute, part on my project and it all hinges on setting the value in a text_field helper. Saying: <%= text_field ''user'', ''company'', :value => @login %> does not do it. When I go and look at the raw html, there is no value there and "value" is an attribute of the input tag, im pretty sure. I really like

hi everyone, I''ve this code in my Report model: has_many :report_reasons, :validate => true has_many :reasons, :through => :report_reasons #, :uniq => true # :accessible => true def reason_attributes=(reason_attributes) reasons.clear reason_attributes.uniq.each do |reason| reasons << Reason.find_or_create_by_content(reason) end end

Code: <%= check_box_tag("person[#{person.id}][is_approved]", 1, true) %> Rendered output: <input checked="checked" id="person[7][is_approved]" name="person[7][is_approved]" value="1" type="checkbox"> Problem: The value of "1" is always passed, even if the box is UNCHECKED. Suggestions? Thanks! -- Posted via

I''m trying to automatically fill a "posted_by" text by with whoever is logged into the session. How do you set the value attribute using "<%= text_field ... %>"??? I''ve tried: <%= text_field ''post'', ''posted_by'', ''value'' => User.find(session[:user_id]).name.capitalize) %> But I get

Hello. I have a very basic rails question. I''m using <%= form.text_field :title, :size => 40 %> to create a text field, but it always creates a newline after it. Is is possible to create this text field so I can enter some text after it on the same line? Thanks. --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the

Hi, I need to set up an initial value from controller. In my views I''ve something like <%= text_field "object", "name" %> and would like to do something like this from controller def index @object[:name] = ''default value'' end but still got an error. Object doesn''t have database model (and will not have) Thank you PS: now using

Anyone have a quick solution on how to format a number in a text_field tag? <% text_field "price", "amount" %> returns 100.0 and it would be nice if it showed 100.00 Of course, number_with_precision works nicely, but how do you make that work with text_field? I thought maybe overriding the getter in the model. However, this means I would have to bring the helper

Hi I''m having a problem with a little code here, hopefully it''s easy to see what''s happening: <% @lectures.each do |lecture| %> <%= lecture.location%><br /> <%= text_field ''lecture'', ''location'' %> <% end %> The output I get is the text of the ''location'' rendering

All, In a template, I have <%= text_field :target_list, :DateReceived, { :title => ''uploaded_at'', :class => ''target_list_info'', :disabled => ''true'' } %> Here is the DateReceived method on my

Hi, I''m trying to do a bulk update on an array with the helper text_field. I''m trying to create an inputfield for every object in the array, but I''m not getting it right... example: class ClassA @arrayB[] end HTML (code with error): <% 0.upto(9) do |index| %> <%= text_field ''ClassA'', ''arrayB[index]'' %> non

<input type="text" name="date1" id="dateField1" onchange="magicDate(''dateField1'');" onfocus="if (this.className != ''error'') this.select()" /> How could I generate above text filed using ruby? I am not sure how to give the options such as onchange, onfocus, id and so on? could some one please help. --

Hi , Anyone knows how we can disable <% text_field %> . Thanx, Rathish -- Posted via http://www.ruby-forum.com/.

Hi, All. Is it possible to use the text_field with an instance variable. Controller: def hoge @value = ''result'' end View: <%= text_field ''value'' %> It don''t work. Please help. -- Posted via http://www.ruby-forum.com/.

I''m creating my first Rails app and need an idea creating forms. I have Meeting model with place attribute. I want to have two fields for Meeting.place = one would be select with places from other meetings or text_field if the place is being used first time. User would be selecting radio_button of which field he has used. So is there any way to nest select and text_field within 2

I''ve changed my destructive link_to statements in favor of button_to. But what if I want to make an .rjs call with that button? Seems like we need something equivalent to link_to_remote, so that the button can make an ajax request instead submitting the form. Or am I missing the point entirely? Jeff --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message

I''m rendering partial a form comprising several text_field helpers to maintain my User model. For example, the email field is: <p><label for="user_email">Email</label><br/> <%= text_field ''user'', ''email'', :size => ''40'', :maxsize => ''256'' %></p> In my controller,

Hi! I''m new to Rails, and I have an app which uses text_fields. How can I set the default value to the current date? I''m using Rails 2. thanks! -- Posted via http://www.ruby-forum.com/. --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Ruby on Rails: Talk" group. To post to this group,

Hi all, Suppose I have a PurchaseItem model which refers to Product model... class Product < ActiveRecord::Base has_many :purchase_items end class PurchaseItem < ActiveRecord::Base belongs_to :product end To keep things simple, one of the attribute of the Product model is title. On the interface, I have a textfield that I need to bind with @purchase_item.product.title.