similar to: Populating a select field using observe_field

Dear friends, with the yours aid already I obtained to use observe_field, but still I am with some problems and necessary again. They are three questions to long of the source code below. Since already I am grateful for the tips. ==== _form.rhtml <!--[form:city]--> <p><label for="city_state_country_id">Pa?s</label><br/> <select

I''m sure this is a simple problem, but I''ve been working on it for a couple days and can''t seem to figure out the correct way to structure my observe_field call. The HTML and Javascript generated all appear correct, but the AJAX call is never made. Below is the code I''m using and any help would be much appreciated. models_controller.rb def

The subject pretty much says it all: I can''t?get observe_field to take a variable for a field name I''ve tried: <%= observe_field(var_name, ... <%= observe_field("#{var_name}", ... <%= observe_field(:"#{var_name}", ... No luck. Am I missing something? Thanks, : ) Jason -- Posted via http://www.ruby-forum.com/.

Hi- I''m trying to implement an auto-complete using Yahoo''s autocomplete server, which basically suggests search completions: http://ff.search.yahoo.com/gossip?output=fxjson&command={your searchterms}'' if you want to see the results in your browser, use xml instead: http://ff.search.yahoo.com/gossip?output=xml&command={your searchterms}'' So, I can

Hi all. I am trying to work with restful rails and have come across a quandry with observe_field. I basically want the observe field to call a show action on a restful controller. However I am unable to do so because I cannot get the damn thing to use the get request properly. If I use the following: <%= observe_field("project_selector", :update =>

I can''t get observe_field to do anything with my date_select. Here''s the rhtml code: <%= date_select ''course'', ''lab_start_date'' %> <%= observe_field(:course_lab_start_date, :frequency => 0.5, :update => :course_lab_start_date_div, :url => { :action => ''preview_text''}) %> My

Hi I''ve just started experimenting with AJAX in Rails and have come across this issue. I''m trying to set up some ajax form validation on a login form. I set up an observe_field method for the username field but the action for the containing form is being called and rendered instead of the action I specify in the observe_field method. All of the observe_field examples

Hi, I m using the observe_field helper with the :function attribute. If I do the following everything it works without any issue: <%= observe_field ''select_gender'', {:function => "(value == ''2'') ? $(''record_ohrmarke'').value = ''a boy'': $(''record_ohrmarke'').value = ''a

Hi, I have two selctdropdown boxes name like "resolution" and "codecname". Now i am able to get the single field value either from resolution or codecformat select box. ex: observe_field ''resolution'' or observe_field ''codecforamt'' is there any way to get the two fields in to the observe_field method ? Can anyone give me suggestionfs or

I have a page that has a dropdown which i''m using observe_field on to make an ajax call back to my controller. The page initially displays fine. The method is invoked in my controller when i select a choice in the dropdown and I have an rjs file which is then invoked. The rjs file looks like this: page.replace_html ''embed_calendar'', :partial =>

I have a form where I dynamically add form elements based on user input. An example is that when a user selects a "server" from a select box I add (via AJAX calls back to server) a "type" select box pre-populated with valid choices for that server. I do this by using observe_field on the "server" field and update a div on the page with the new "type"

I have a method in my controller like the following (the syntax may not be correct, I''m doing this from memory - you should be able to get the idea though) My rhtml page has a DIV with id="country_areas", which contains a partial that only makes a drop down of country areas for a specific country. When changing the country in the country drop down, it uses the

Hi, I need to observe a set of radio buttons but am having great trouble. My observe_field looks like this: <%= observe_field :user_select, :frequency => 0, :url => { :action => :admin_control } %> Now it works fine if I use a text_field like this: <%= text_field :user, :select, "size" => 20, "maxlength" => 16 %> But I want a radio button, and

Folks, When I use observe_field, I get a javascript error "Form is not defined". Any thoughts? __View: search.rhtml__ <label for="search">Search:</label> <%= text_field_tag :search %> <%= observe_field(:search, :frequency => 0.25, :update => :search_hits, :url => { :action =>

trying to do an observe_field, but i''m getting a javascript "Form is not defined" error [code] <label>Account Type:</label> <%= select :user, ''tmp_type'', [''choice_one'',''choice_two''], { :prompt=>"select account type" } %> </p> <%= observe_field :user_tmp_type, :update

I''m trying to call a simple javascript function from within an observe_field. It is possible to replace the :url with :function to call a function. But since there are no examples, and I''ve tried a bunch of iterations, can someone show me sample syntax? I''d like to do something like: <%= observe_field :FormOptions1, :frequency => 0.25,

Hello all, I have a form with a datetime_select. I need to use the actual time selected in an action triggered by observe_field. Could make it work with other select fields, but not with datetime_select. Seems that observe_field can locate the element just by the id (not by the name). If so, how can I set the ID of datetime_select ??? I''m in this for some hours, but could not find a

I need to be able to assign a value to the field_id field of observe_field inside a partial. Ideally, it would look something like: <%= observe_field(local_variable_name1, :url => {:action => ''some_constant'', :id => local_variable_name2}) %> I''m not having a problem with the assignment to :id of local_variable_name2. But I can not figure out how to use

Hi, I have the following observe_field which works in Firefox but doesn''t do anything in Internet Explorer .. as though it doesn''t exist. How can I debug this in bloody MS world. <%= text_field :drawing, :job_no, :title =>"Job ''begins''", :autocomplete => "off", :onclick => "$(drawing_job_no).value =

down vote favorite I am trying to create some kind of search in my ruby on rails application and I want to add ajax support. I want when a user types in a search box a word, ajax automatically generates the results. And I have searched almost all internet and I couldn''t find answer to following question: When I type into my text area nothing happens. It is like ajax is not working at