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in the mean time i am using a checkbox like this : <input type="checkbox" name="var[car]" <%= var.car ? ''checked'' : '''' unless @var == nil %> /> but i am sure there is something better than this in rails like <%= checkbox_tag ''var'', ''car'', :checked => true %> but this is not

Okay so I have a typical search page where a keyword is entered and results are retrieved that match the keyword. What I want to do now is have checkboxes to search for results in specific areas (my site is a big events calendar with "streams" and "audiences") I want to use the checkboxes to look for results in ''streams'', ''audiences'', or

Hello, I have the following: My Controller: def new . . @teammembers.each do |teammember| request = @request_thread.requests.build(:recipient_id => teammember.user_id, :full_name => ''Billy Bob T'') end My View: . . <%= f.fields_for :requests do |builder| %> <div class="field"> <%= builder.label

Hai, I want to create a checkbox the values are table field values. In my controller @emptypes = Emptypes.find(:all) In View <% @emptypes.each do |c| %> #Write checkbox generating code here <%= check_box("contacts",emptypes.types)%> <%end%> Anyknows please suggest me how to create a checkbox (values are retrived from table). -with Thanking&Regards

Basically what I''m trying to do is create a way for users to enter "keywords" that will then be searchable. I.e., when a user creates a new Item, there is also a keywords field in the database that is a string like "purple triangle free" -- but all the user sees when they are creating the keywords is a series of checkboxes like: __blue __red __purple __circle

I used scaffolding, then modified. As an after thought I added a "boolean" checkbox to my database, form with this tag <p> <%= check_box ''is_hot_item'', @photo.is_hot_item %> <label for="is_hot_item">hot item?</label><br> </p> I check it and save. But I don''t get 1 saved in my database field. :( I have just the

I have a series of checkboxes in a form generated as follows: <% for user in @active_users %> <p><%= user.firstname + " " + user.surname%> <%= check_box ''assigned_tasks'', ''user_id'', {:index => user.id}, user.id, nil %></p> <% end %> I''d like to have one of them selected when user.id is equal to the

Hi guys, I am need to help again. Sorry for the newbie query but would definitely appreciate the help. Here''s the q: I generate a list of items from the database and render them out with a checkbox beside them. A user may click more than one item and I would want to save all checked items into another table. I have been able to give each checkbox a unique id . Would anyone be able

I''d report this on the rails trac site but it won''t let me open a new ticket. I figured this was important enough to bring this up now. I replaced the prototype version in Scriptaculous 1.6.4 with the version in 1.6.5 in a rails site I''m working on. I noticed though that even though I was clicking the checkbox to confirm the acceptance of a terms of service that I kept

Hi, how can I use checkbox in a form to show all customers from table customers, Course Users Customers ========= ========= ============= user_id customer_id Customer_name I would like to select customers from the checkbox list, then add to the course table only users of the selected customers. thanks dani -- Posted via http://www.ruby-forum.com/. -- You received

Context: I have a GoodsReturn model with many ReturnedItem. For the new view, I create a new GoodsReturn with many new ReturnedItems from a sale (and its SoldItems). Problem: I want to have a Add/Selected checkbox with which the user can pick the items he wants to return. I know I could use a ''selected'' virtual attribute but I don''t want to pollute my model just for

Hello! I have this page where I list all users in a table. There is checkbox in every row. My User-model has a "checked"-attribute. I have implemented the checkboxes like this: <%= check_box("user[]", "checked") %> Which outputs this: <input id="user_12_checked" name="user[12][checked]" type="checkbox" value="1"

All, This is really starting to get me as i can''t figure out why I am getting this error. Here is what is going on. I have a table called items and a item controller. When I add a new item to the items table I am also creating several associated tables. the code for this so that you can follow along is: def create @item = Item.new(params[:item]) # The item belongs to

Hello, there is a table that has a column TINYINT(1) called status. Through mysql console I see its value as 1 (when is true) but if I do this in Rails console: Mytable.status => true give me "true" rather "1". How could I change 1 to true using some method? Or true to 1? --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are

Hey all -- I''ve been using enumerable char(1)''s with ''y'' and ''n'' values for my Boolean columns in Rails, but it strikes me there should be a better way. How do you setup columns that represent true/false-ness in your schemas on Rails? Wondering what kind of standard approaches there are other than me writing something like class MyEntity

I am migrating to sql server 2000 from postgres and I have tried char(1), int, tinyint and bit datatypes to replace booleans, but without luck. the 1''s and 0''s are stored properly in the db, but checkboxes and dropdowns are not being auto-populated in rails. Anyone experience this before? thanx -- View this message in context:

I declare some checkboxes : <%= check_box_tag ''offers[]'', offer.id , @params[:offers].include?(offer.id.to_s) ,:readonly=>true %> the result is : <input checked="checked" id="offers[]" name="offers[]" readonly="readonly" type="checkbox" value="1" /> But readonly doesn''t work ??? -- Posted

Hello all. Am I going totally nuts here and just want to check (Natch!) something. A normal check_box has two value posssibilities. One for checked and one for unchecked, the value gets submitted with a form. The check_box_tag on the other hand, has a checked_value (Called just ''value'') and for the unchecked value...nothing, zip, nada. This means that if you submit a form with

I have two questions: 1. I have a checkbox on a form and after submit I need to check the status of the checkbox. Any idea how to see what the checkbox is set to? I am assuming this must be done in the controller or model but cannot figure it out. 2. On load I am checking for a cookie and need to determine if the checkbox should be checked or unchecked. Is there a way for me to do this from

Hi, How do I set up a checkbox to use a record with a has_many field? For example, say I have a User which is an Active Record Model. And say it has many names. class User < ActiveRecord::Base has_many :names end class Name < ActiveRecord::Base belongs_to :user end Say I want to update this user and I want checkboxes that give a choice between different names. How would I do that?