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Hi All, Inside my app\views\expenses\new.html.erb file, I had the code: <% form_for(@expense) do |f| %> [snip] <p> <%= f.label :vendor %><br /> <%= f.text_field :vendor %> <br /> <div id="vendor_droplist> <%= select_tag "test", options_for_select(@current_vendors.collect { |v| v.nickname }), {:multiple

Is it possible to pass this FormBuilder object to a controller and then back to a partial? I have a form rendering a partial that i would like to update with a call to my controller based on user selectable parameters, but when the AJAX comes back, i get this error message because i cannot pass a form builder object between the controller and the view: "undefined method

Hello there. I am following a tutorial with rails 2.1 and I have come across a problem where <%= f.label :artist_id %><br /> <%= f.select_tag(:artist_id, options_for_select([[''choose one'', '''']] + @artists.collect {|art| [art.name, art.id]}, @album.artist_id)) %> (Old artist info:<%= @album.artist_old%>) gives undefined method

I''ve got two entities created by scaffolding: Expense & Vendor In Expense#new there''s a form with a Vendors-drop-down and a NewVendor- button. The latter button brings up Vendor#new. The Create button in Vendor#new brings up Vendor#show with Edit & Back links. I want to append a third link conditionally to Vendor#show: if the Expense#new form led to the Vendor#show

Hi All, I’ve got a few versions or Rails installed and I''d like to run an App I’m developing with various versions of Rails. I heard of two ways to switch the version of Rails that an app uses: 1. Use GitHub as described by http://kylecordes.com/2008/04/30/git-windows-go/ . But that requires using Bash in a Command Window and more steps than I want to go through. 2. Alter

Ok, this should be simple but I am finding it''s not and previous postings don''t seem to shed too much light on this. I have a select_tag with 4 values pulled in via a helper: def filter_hours filter_hours = [ ["1 hour", 1], ["24 hours", 24], ["7 days", 168], ["14 days", 336], ] end The select_tag looks

Hi, I''ve got a Rails app working that includes two two classes, etc.: Expense & Vendor. I eventually learned that the mental concept I had of their relationship should be express in Rails as: class Expense < ActiveRecord::Base; belongs_to :vendor; end class Vendor < ActiveRecord::Base; has_many :expenses; end

Even reading the documentation I can not figure out what is the select_tag difference between this: <% = select_tag (bags [], "options_for_select (bags.collect @ {| bb | [bb.bag_type, bb.id]}, ruser.bags.collect @ {| ub | ub.id}), {: multiple => true,: id => "bags"})%> and this: <% = select_tag "bags [], " options_for_select (bags.collect @ {| bb

Hi, I''m quite new to this language and I''m having trouble finding out simple things like a dropdown menu in rhtml. I know I have to use <% select_tag %> but I''ve read lots of different ways to put in the options so I''m a bit confused. Options are hard-coded for the menu I''m trying to create so no database is involved! Thanks v much! Bex --

Hi, I have created a multiple selection listbox with rails, when I try to get the rows selected by user, rails send back only the first one, how can I get the other selected rows???? I created the listbox with the following function: select_tag("form__list1", options_for_select(["A","B","C","D"], selected = "A"), html_options =

I have a select_tag in my view that uses options_for_select with multiple = true. I am having trouble figuring out the Rails way to create and update that field. Please help. Models: ------------- Service has_many AccessControl AccessControl belongs_to Service application.rb ------------------------- $types = Array["Athens", "htpasswd", "IP", "None",

Hi, Then RSpec 1.4 recommends, in the webpage http://rspec.info/documentation/expectations.html, referencing the subject items. I''m running ruby 1.8.6 (2007-09-24 patchlevel 111) [i386-mswin32] over WinXP-Pro/SP2. I believe I installed RSpec with a Ruby gem. At least, I think that''s confirmed because I have a lot of stuff in the directory K:\_Utilities

Hi, I''m new in developint rails (but I love rails). I would like to react on changing a field in the view (no model field) from a selection box to show the number of rows (which I used in the controller). In the controller I read the params-hash: ... @rowsperpage = params[''rowsperpage''].to_i ... In the view I have the field, where I like to react directly. ...

Hello again, I have a table called line_items, with the following fields: id int item_name varchar() qty int conditions text I''ve made my LineItem model, and everything works as such (with simple text_fields).. Now I''d like for the conditions field to be a select_tag() with multiple choice possibility. I''m guessing I need some code to expand/restract the array for

In the example below, what is the dash doing between the class attribute and array: (field_helpers - [:label, :check_box, :radio_button, :fields_for, :hidden_field, :file_field]).each do |selector| -- 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

Hello everyone, I''m just trying to understand some logical reasons behind Rails syntax of "select" and "select_tag". I know I can do this: <%= form.select :card_type, supported_card_types, { :prompt => "Please Select..."} %> which sets a model field in the params hash. If I want to do the same for a non-model field,

Hi iam using select_tag i want selected_option. i have made select _tag like this <%=select_tag(''name'', options_for_select({ :Relevance =>''Relevant'',:Date=>''Recent''}),:selected=>params[:name].to_s) %> The generated html look like this <select selected="Relevant" name="name"

in my controller @cursos = Curso.find_all in my view i''m trying to do a select_tag with the results @cursos, using a helper select_tag "name" options_for_select(@cursos) --------> not works select_tag "name" @cursos --------> not works how to do it, using the helper? tks -- Posted via http://www.ruby-forum.com/.

Hi, I want to extend formbuilder to make it output a lable (I know about labeled_form_helper made by technoweenie), my own formating, and a couple of extra tags inside the form attribute. I was easily able to extend form_remote_to. But when I continue to adjust the way elements are handled I don''t know how to continue. I can''t find the method text_field thats should is

I have a view helper like ryan bates complex forms task helper, rails 2.2.2. Anyway is there a way to send the value selected in a select menu to the helper? I am trying to do stuff without going back to the server. <%= select_tag :discout_code, options_for_select(@discount_codes)%><%= add_exclusion_date_link(''Add Existing'', JS ) %> -- You received this