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I want to build a simple calculator with 1 form and a results page. The form will be redisplayed with an error message upon an invalid value entered. I won''t be using any database/active record for this. The problem i have is when i return to the form page i want to redisplay the values already entered in the form fields. Should i use text_field (which seems to be tied to a model) or

All, I''m having a hell of a time figuring out what is going on here. I''m trying to override one of my getters so that I can format it a certain way in my form. But I can''t seem to get text_field to call the appropriate method on my object. So here''s my getter: public def FAX fax = read_attribute(:FAX) puts fax

Hi! If i have an object it''s easy. But i''m making a simple contact form and i check if email address is correct. If it''s not i redisplay the form with the info that there was an error (should i use redirect_to or render :action? what''s the difference?), but all previously submitted data is lost. I tried creating variables using names of the form fields, but

Hi, I have 2 models: Model 1: er, Columns: <er_id, er_name> Model 2: er_process, Columns: <er_id, er_process_name> er_id is a foreign key for Model 2. When I am creating a new er_process or editing an existing one, I have been successful to use collection_select to show the available er''s so that the user can select a particular er by its name (to populate the er_id

Hello all, I have a model with two entities (document and asset) and a 1:1 relationship defined between them (every model has an asset). I want to generate a rthml view that generates a hash for document attributes and a nested hash for asset attributes (for example {:document =>{:name=>XXX :asset => {date =>XXX}}) According to the Pragmatic Programmers book (page 355), the input

All, I''m finally doing my first real form in Rails - the model object that I''m entering information for has 8 validations so far. If I type in good values for all the fields but one, I get the pretty validation, and the nice field highlighting, but all of the fields are cleared, forcing me to retype all of that info. That is a big drag. Is there a standard way to get the

Hi all, I''m having an issue with text_field_tag. I want to reset the value of the text_field when I refresh my browser, seems like a very simple thing, however I''m having hard time finding the answer. After I input some values, how do i reset the value to nil or empty?? my code is below <%= text_field_tag ''login'', @login, :class =>

Hello, I am implementing a classic invoice application. On the create new invoice page I want to allow users to add new line items using AJAX: ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Invoice Date [ ] Client [ ] Line Items 1. [ ] $[ ] <add new line item> <save> <cancel>

I''ve got a bunch of text fields that I''d like to access as an array. The code looks like this: <%= text_field_tag "people[0][entry]" %> <%= text_field_tag "people[1][entry]" %> <%= text_field_tag "people[2][entry]" %> So when I submit the form, I''d like to be able to use it like params[:people].each {|p| p[:entry]}

Hi all, can someone explain to me how the options for helper text_field_tag supposed to be written. I really tried a bunch of stuff without success. For example I need a field with id "query", so I write <%= text_field_tag :query %> which works fine. But what if I want the field only 5 characters big? I tried among other <%= text_field_tag :query ,

If I want to use fbml elements and rails tags, is there a way to do within a fb:editor? if I do: <% facebook_form_for(:task, at task,:url => create_task_path) do |f| %> Assign Task To: <%= fb_friend_selector %> <%=f.text_field :ttype, :label=> "Title"%> <%=text_field_tag :newrnumdays, ndays, :label => "# Days"%>

Hi. Can anyone help with this? In a view, I have a text_field_tag( :mytextfield ). I would like to pass the current value of that text_field_tag to a periodically_call_remote - something like periodically_call_remote( :url => { :action => :do_it, :thetextval => :mytextfield.value } ) - Any idea how can I pass and/or access the value of the text_field_tag in my do_it controller?

Hi, I have one problem with validation I am creating e-shop and I have products. This view look like this: <% for product in @category.products %> <div class="produktyBox"> <%= product.title %><br /> Price: <br /> <div style="color:red; font-size:large; font-weight:bold; margin- bottom:5px"><%=

Not sure what I am doing wrong. Here is what i am trying to do (code to follow). I have a form to create a new book. This book can have many authors and I wanted to be able to add the authors based on if they appear in the authors table. I originally was going about it a long and arduous way where I had several forms. After thinking about it I decided to dynamically add new fields to

All, I''ve upgraded to 2.0.2, and I can''t get my login screen (the first POST request in the application) to work. When I post this form, I see the "InvalidAuthenticityToken" error. I have protect_from_forgery :secret => ''my_secret'' set in application.rb and I am using an active_record session store based on this line in environment.rb:

Dear all Sorry for dummy question. How can I convert a text input in form to upper case letter in view? Can I call the javascript function toUpperCase() in text_field_tag?? <%= text_field_tag(:sometext, nil, :size => 14) %> I know I can achieve this using params[:sometext].upcase in controller, but I want to do this in view. Any ideas? Many thanks Valentino -- Posted via

Hello people, how can I append a text_field_tag to a form_for? When I submit the form all text_field_tags are not being appended to the params... -- 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

Hi, I populate a couple of text_field_tag''s with data from an AciveRecord object. Some fields are editable and at the end of the page there''s a submit button. I want the new values to be updated in the DB but by default my original values are stored again. How do i go about doing this? thanks/jens AIM: jens.tinfors@mac.com Skype: jtinfors

I am trying to implement a basic login page: login.rhtml 1 <fieldset> 2 <% form_tag do %> 3 <label for="name">Name:</label> 4 <%= text_field_tag :name, params[:name] %> 5 <label for="password">Password:</label> 6 <%= password_field_tag :password, params[:password] %> 7 <%= submit_tag

I have a partial, it''s a shopping cart display, it''s designed to appear on several different pages of my site. One of the buttons on the shopping cart empties the cart, and then I want the calling page to redisplay. In other words, the cart controller needs to return the visitor to the same page -- however since the cart could appear on any given page, this has to be