similar to: Trunicating Names in options_from_collection_for_select

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 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 =>

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 =

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

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''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

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 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/

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

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

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.

I''m having problems to make the selected works, i''ve been trying with select and options_from_collection_for_select. I''ve tried, :selected, :selected_key, :selected_value, and all i can got from the doc page ( http://rubyonrails.org/api/classes/ActionView/Helpers/FormOptionsHelper.html#M000399 ) and from wiki. Code: select(''informacao'',

I am doing the recipe/category example, but with a has_many_and_belongs_to relationship. To select categories for a recipe, I have a select control. When editing, I want the proper categories selected. In order to get it to work, I put this in my _form.rhtml: <select id="recipe_categories" name="recipe[category_ids][]" size="4" multiple> <%=

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''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

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, 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.

Hi I have an array with dates. Now I''d like to show them in a drop-down menu, like a collection-select-list. But I''d like to show them in the format "4.1.07" and not in the format "Thu Jan 04 00:00:00 +0100 2007". How can I do this? Thanks Pascal -- Posted via http://www.ruby-forum.com/. --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received

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I am using nested forms with multiple instances of various of the forms. The problem I cant figure out is how to maintain state for the select between postbacks. I am using ''options_from_collection_for_select'' and in this the last param is to be the selected value, but given the dynamic nature, the value is going to depend on the iteration of the form builder. If I manually force