similar to: options_from_collection_for_select

I have a drop down of country''s and I would like the USA to be the first displayed. I have tried: <select id = "user_w_country" name ="user[w_country]" onchange = "<%=func%>"> <%= options_from_collection_for_select @country, ''id'', ''country'', :selected =>

I need to add a blank or dashed field to the options_from_collection_for_select helper but can''t seem to get it to work. Tried this, but with no effect: <%= options_from_collection_for_select @airlines, ''id'', ''name''], {:include_blank=>true} %> Anyone know how to do this? Thanks, -S -- Posted via http://www.ruby-forum.com/.

I''m in Rails 2.1, Ruby 1.8.6 -- http://pastie.org/211063 <%= params[:doctor_id] %> <%= options_from_collection_for_select(Doctor.active, :id, :name, :selected => params[:doctor_id]) %> <%= options_from_collection_for_select(Doctor.active, :id, :name, :selected_value => params[:doctor_id]) %> Returns: 53 <option value="49">Michael

Hey, I am trying to get a select list with a selected value in it. Even if I put in an integer, like this, <%= select_tag(fruit.id, "<option>No Contract</option>" + options_from_collection_for_select(@fruit_types, "id", "kind", 3)) %> the list still displays the first option (No Contract) in the list. What am I doing wrong? I''ve looked

Hi everyone, I''m stuck on something that seems to be super easy, but maybe I''m just too tired to see the obvious answer. I''m trying to make a drop down with select_tag and options_from_collection_for_select. I''m trying to fill this drop down list with different human races (white, black, hispanic, etc. in the database under the name field, with a unique id

I''ve looked at the API on this but can''t quite see what I''m missing from my call <select id="pay[pay_id] name="pay[pay_id]"> <%= options_from_collection_for_select( Pay.find_all_by_name, "id", "name") %> #<- line 5 </select> is returning - Showing app/views/kr/index.rhtml where line #5 raised: wrong number

Is there a way to sort the sql result set that populates the options_from_collection_for_select?? 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, send email to

I''m trying to use options_from_collection_for_select to generate options for a multiple select: <select id="metro_area_states" name="states[]" size="10" multiple="multiple"> <%= options_from_collection_for_select State.find(:all), :id, :name, @metro_area.states %> </select> When selecting values for the first time, it works

Hi, A real dumb one :~/ How do you concatenate a first_name, last_name as the text method for OFCFS? Damned if I can do it without error. Is it in the original select for the collection? Eric.

Hey at all I''ve a question about excel chart: i want to export some data into excel and generate a chart with different styles. unfortunately, the generated chart is in fullscreeen-mode. how can i set the size by generating the chart? does anybody know a page where i can find some information about excel charts? thanks a lot! Pascal -- Posted via http://www.ruby-forum.com/.

I ran into a problem using options_from_collection_for_select : ActiveRecord::AssociationTypeMismatch (Topic expected, got String): /usr/local/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/activerecord-1.13.2/lib/ active_record/associations/association_collection.rb:128:in `raise_on_type_mismatch'' /usr/local/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/activerecord-1.13.2/lib/

The following code shows a list of the users, with username being each person''s initials (mine would be DM). &lt;%= options_from_collection_for_select @users,"id","username" %&gt; However, I''d like to have the display of the SELECT box be "DM - Dylan Markow" instead of "DM." Is this possible using

hey, i need a select list with a id property and not name, cuz i just ajax with this list and it checks on id not name if @request.post? #called by ajax if @request.xml_http_request? #called by ajax @geotag_id=params[:geotag_id].nil? ? -2 : params[:geotag_id] else @geotag_id=params[:geotag][:id].blank? ? -1:params[:geotag][:id] end else @geotag_id = -1 end i use this @geotags =

hi @all I try to install the plugin "validate_attributes". I''m using Windows and I tried to install the plugin with rapt like this: > rapt search validate_attributes > rapt install results Now, I always get an error "Rapt currently does not work outside of a Rails application directory. Please change to the top level of a Rails application and try again." For

In a form, I am trying to use collection_select with multiple=true, like so: collection_select(:user, :roles, Role.find(:all), ''id'', ''name'', {}, :multiple => true) %> My multiple select box is rendered fine, but... I want the select to have the current role options for the user pre-selected when I view it. So if there are five roles in the database and

Rails documentation gives examples of using option_groups_from_collection_for_select with two tables/objects. How could it be done with one? Example that almost works: I have a form to enter address from both the United States and Canada. It has the following: ====new.html.erb==== <%= select_tag( :state, option_groups_from_collection_for_select( State.countries, :country,

I have a table with first_name and last_name, and wan''t to populate a drop-down with the id and the person''s name consisting of the first and last names concatenated together. Can''t figure out how to tell options_from_collection_for_select to do that. Any ideas? I basically need to do something like: <%= options_from_collection_for_select @media_creators,

i am kind of desparated i try with options_from_collection_for_select to get option values, but it says You have a nil object when you didn''t expect it! You might have expected an instance of Array. The error occured while evaluating nil.inject but @customers is not empty -> def get_customer @customers=Customer.find_all end i have tested it and also the attributes "id"

I have just started using RoR and am creating some select boxes on my form with the following code: <%= select_tag(options_from_collection_for_select(Owner.all, :id, :fname)) %> My problem is that it does NOT return the first record from the table, but just the second and succeeding records. Does anyone have any ideas on how I can get the first record included in the select box? Thanks.

Anyone know how I could trunicate the names of a passed in array in options_from_collection_for_select? I tried a few things but nothing worked. Any ideas would be appreciated! <%= options_from_collection_for_select available_projects, :id, :name, @selected_project_id %> -- Posted via http://www.ruby-forum.com/.