similar to: selected_value or select not work

How do I specify which option should be initially selected when using the collection_select command? I''ve tried: collection_select(:selectionfilter, :producer_id, Producer.find(:all), :id, :name, {:include_blank => true, :selected_value => @initial_selection}) However it doesn''t return the desired results (the option with the value of @initial_selection selected).

Paul Welty wrote: > collection_select(:client, :company_id, @companies, :id, :name, { > :selected_value => 2 , :prompt => "Please select a company..." }) > > Returns a functioning SELECT element, but it won¹t select the second item. > (BTW, using the selected_value as a string doesn¹t work either) > > Am I doing something wrong, or is this impossible? >

Hi, I am using collection_select to build a drop down list. I would like to have the current value selected. How can I do that? My current code is straight from the example in Pragmatic Programmers book [2nd ed, p480] copying here for reference. <%= @users = User.find(:all, :order => "name" ) form.collection_select(:name, @users, :id, :name) %> I went through the api docs

Hey all, I have 2 newbie questions, 1st question: <%= collection_select (:region, :id, @regionall, :id, :title,options={:prompt=>"- Select cat -"}) %> Ignores the :prompt part while options={:include_blank => true} works. Any idea what I?m doing work with :prompt ? 2nd question: How can make my collection_selected to display it''s third key by default? I know it has

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

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'',

Hello, I''m wondering where in the docs am I suppose to find a complete list of options for the collection_select helper? For instance the API docs have an example for the select helper as below: select("post", "person_id", Person.find_all.collect {|p| [ p.name, p.id ] }, { :include_blank => true }) Where the heck do I find valid values for the options and

Greetings, I''m looking for suggestions on how to simplify getting customer addresses on a form: I''m jumping between controller and view several times; alternating between rhtml and rjs, in order to display customers and their addresses on an invoicing form. It''s very messy. I have a one to many relationship between Customer and Addresses, each customer has one or more

(Sorry if you have received this twice, I''m having trouble sending mail to the rails list) Greetings, I''m looking for suggestions on how to simplify getting customer addresses on a form: I''m jumping between controller and view several times; alternating between rhtml and rjs, in order to display customers and their addresses on an invoicing form. It''s very

Hi Group, I have a registration.html.erb page with the following JavaScript at the top which I use to validate form fields: <script type="text/javascript"> <!-- function validate(){ if ((document.myForm.email_projectname.value=="")|| (document.myForm.email_projecttype_id.selectedIndex<1)|| (document.myForm.email_region_id.selectedIndex<1)) { alert

I am having an annoying problem displaying the labels of a select box correctly where there is an ampersand contained within the label string. On a form being rendered with the form_for helper the collection_select reads data from a Mysql 5.075 database the text stored in the database is "Surabaya & Surrounding Areas" when rendered and displayed in firefox 3.6 or safari is is

I''m trying to assign a parent foreign key value using collection_select from my child "new" form. The problem I''m having is if I do not make a selection, I get the following error instead of the Rails validates_presence_of error: You have a nil object when you didn''t expect it! You might have expected an instance of Array. The error occurred while evaluating

I am trying to manage the country names with i18n. I have a countries table with the countries extension codes (us., co., ve., .bo. etc...) and the yml files with their complete names: en: countries: ar: Argentina co: Colombia . I am trying to make a form with a select option for country and came up with this: <%= f.select("country_id", Country.all.collect {|p| [ t

Hi I''m having a issue with one object when try to update the attributes in this object previously saved in the database I have one object comp and one object reg they have this relationship comp has_many regs reg belongs_to comp when run use the method valid? like this current_contribuyente.comps.build(params[:comp]).valid? it returns: IndexError (string not matched) And when

I have a simple RESTful search scaffold that finds data in a separate model and controller. [code] <h1>New search</h1> <% form_for(@search) do |f| %> <%= f.error_messages %> <p> <%= f.label :category_id %><br /> <%= f.collection_select :category_id, Category.all, :id, :name, :include_blank => true %> </p> <p> Age

In case where a collection_select is selecting a required value for an object (a not null field), is it possible to set a generic default value for the select box? I have tried :prompt => true and :include_blank => true but neither changes the value for required fields. It does for non-required fields though. Thanks. Nathan Mealey Operations Director Northeast Region Pilgrim IT,

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

Hello, my goal is to implement the option of specifying a condition in attr_protected, attr_readonly and possibly other attribute methods in ActiveRecord objects. Rationale (example): class User < AR:Base # User should not be able to modify fields any more once they have been verified attr_readonly :firstname, :lastname, :gender_id, :birthdate, :if => :passport_verified? # ... end

Hi all I tried and tried and tried, but I still fail in creating a form with proper validation and stuff for foreign keys... So I''d really like to get some help here. I''m creating a booking site for DJ''s, and for every booking one can choose one of different countries: class Booking < ActiveRecord::Base validates_presence_of :country_id

hello, supposing i have a User class that contains a Wibble class User < ActiveRecord::Base has_one :wibble end in my view i have <%= collection_select :user, :wibble, Wibble.find(:all), :id, :name %> when i post, i get an error like "Wibble expected, got String" how/where am I supposed to convert this posted wibble_id into a Wibble, or am I using collection_select