similar to: text_area

Hello, I would like to know is there is a way to avoid poluting the views with tons of <% %> ? Like this <%= start_form_tag() %> <%= text_field_tag(''category[title]'', category.title, {:size => 20, :maxlength => 128}) %> <% if not category.parent_id.nil? %> <%= select("category", "parent_id", Category.find(:all,

I want to override the ''tag'' method in ActionView::Helpers::TagHelper to do some generalized error handling similar to the way scaffolding puts a red border around fields that fail validation. I''ve created a file lib/rails_patches/tag_helper.rb which contains the following. module ActionView module Helpers module TagHelper alias_method :orig_tag, :tag

Hi, I want to allow users ti search my blog. I have the following code below to initiate the form. <%= start_form_tag :action => ''search'', :search => search %> <p align =center><%= text_field ''search'', ''search'',"size" =>"20" %> <%= submit_tag ''Search'' %></p>

Hi, I have the following view: <%= start_form_tag ( { :action => ''find'' }, :method => ''get'') %> <p> <%= text_field_tag :lemma, params[:lemma] %> </p> <%= link_to "Find It", :class => "submit" %> <%= end_form_tag %> And the following find action in the controller:

when the user click on "Search" I would like it to point to http://curentpage/?filter=searchtext (the filtering code is already written) it would look like this: <%= start_form_tag(url_for_options = {<something>}) %> <%=text_field (<my_filter>) %> <%= submit_tag(value = "Search")%> any idea how to do this? thanx in advance

I am using a serialized attribute in one of my models The serialized data is in the form of an array. I want to have a text_tag for each element contained in my serialized attribute. How would I construct the text_tag? My model name is ''questions''. The serialized attribute is "answers" So I might have: <% form tag %> <% text_tag ''question'',

I know this is a simple question, but i just want to put the current day, month, date and year on my website. I still can''t figure out how to read the Rails API. Can anybody help me out? TIA -- Posted via http://www.ruby-forum.com/.

I think I''m missing a step here, but they don''t seem to cover this in the AWDWR book... does anybody know the various steps required to switch from development to production mode in Rails? I''ve scoured the application and changed everything that stands out, but the damn thing is still running off the development database and won''t connect to the production

I''m using Rails Recipes to create a login form but instead of username and password, my setup is firstname, lastname, password. I seemed to be gramatically challenged and not sure how to set up the parameter list. Can anyone offer up a suggestion. The book shows the method starting like: if request.post? user = User.find(:first, :conditions => [''username = ?'' ,

What is the most RoR friendly way of making a form mailer similar to this php one? http://tips-scripts.com/?tip=form_mail#tip Or is it easier just to use the php with RoR? -- Posted via http://www.ruby-forum.com/.

Does anybody know how to turn a floating-point number (i.e. 60.345) into an integer by cutting off or rounding the decimal portion? Either method, or both, would be quite welcome. Thanks! This forum rocks! -- Posted via http://www.ruby-forum.com/.

Please can someone show me the correct syntax for a hidden field in forms, this is my code <%= start_form_tag :action => ''create'' %> <div class="form1"> <table width="auto" boader="8" cellspacing="5" cellpadding="5"> <% hidden_field ''line_item'', ''client_id'', :value

I have been working on this small, minute, part on my project and it all hinges on setting the value in a text_field helper. Saying: <%= text_field ''user'', ''company'', :value => @login %> does not do it. When I go and look at the raw html, there is no value there and "value" is an attribute of the input tag, im pretty sure. I really like

Quick question - if i want to separate a long string of text, separated by single carriage returns, into an array of paragraphs, I can use the following code: paragraphs = article.content.split("\n") The "\n" means a carriage return, as far as I can tell. If I wanted to take text, that had been written using the more common double carriage returns, into an array of

For an application I''m writing I have a model object, "Answer", many of which are associated with a "Request" object. A user will need to answer many questions, each of which is stored in an Answer object that is associated with their request (Request has many Answers). Is there an easy way to create and then validate each of these Answer objects? I basically want to

Hello, I was talking with someone in IRC, trying to get one form with however many fields to make new rows. He worked with me on the controller, but then I didn''t get the help with the view I needed, and I''ve been trying to do it on my own. I''m uploading pictures to my Pictures table. As you know, I need a few fields for each picture. I''ll need the filename,

Hi guys, I''ve got a problem here which i need help from the pro''s in this mailing list I have a legacy app where the User table has a custom structure where "User_id" (username) is the primary key as well as the username used to log in User.rb (model) class User < ActiveRecord::Base set_table_name "cmf901" set_primary_key "user_id" end

Hi guys. Total newbie here. I''ve been doing web stuff since 1996 but only began the foray into scripting last year. I haven''t got my skull completely 360 degrees around OOP yet. It''s just me here (in Japan) and there are no Ruby groups in my area (never mind any in English). I''ve got a database table - real simple: question, answer, and id fields - and I

I''ve got a bunch of dynamically generated link paths that I want to use to link some dynamically-generated image paths. Specifically, I want to link thumbnails in a gallery to the larger images. But I''m stymied by Rails'' syntax. I can''t figure out how to do this. I tried this: <%= link_to(image_tag("../../images/photos/photo.photogroup/TN_

I am struggling with how to add dynamically add form elements to a form based on user action. Now here is my situation: I have model Project that has_many line_items On the form to create a project I initially display form elements (some drop downs and text boxes) for adding just one line_item. There is also a button or a link on the page (not sure if this should be in the main form or