Yes; that worked as expected; thanks. I looked through all the documention to see where the approach was documented, and I couldn't find anything that helped (at least anything that I recognized as giving me what I needed to fix this myself)... and I've read/re-read the docs in detail and reviewed the group postings here.
Can you point me to the sections that should have made this clear to me? I've read a few reviews of AS and there are many comments as to the difficulty of learning how to use things, but that once you figure things out, it's really great. I certainly agree. thanks again for all the help...jon On Jun 11, 4:51 am, "Sergio Cambra .:: entreCables S.L. ::." <[email protected]> wrote: > On Jueves, 11 de Junio de 2009 13:32:08 JSeidel escribió: > > > > > when I use > > config.columns{:type]... > > I get a string display of the record id of the type, not the value of > > the type itself in list; create, and update show a text box instead of > > a select box; update does show the record id of the type record > > > when I use > > config.columns[:type_id]... > > I get the same display in list of the record id number, and create/ > > update show a select box, but it's empty - not even record id numbers. > > And there is no value in the update select box, even though there is a > > value in the record being edited. > > > I do try > > def to_label > > "Type: #{id}" > > end > > > but that didn't seem to have any effect. > > Try this in script/console: > AssetController.active_scaffold_config.columns[:type].association.nil? > AssetController.active_scaffold_config.columns[:type].singular_association? > > They should return false and true > > > > > > > On Jun 11, 4:00 am, "Sergio Cambra .:: entreCables S.L. ::." > > > <[email protected]> wrote: > > > On Jueves, 11 de Junio de 2009 12:37:47 JSeidel escribió: > > > > Sorry; doesn't seem to help... > > > > > If I use type and not type_id in config.columns, then list/create/ > > > > update just display the id of the type record and it's a plain text > > > > field, not a select box. > > > > config.columns = [:type, ..] > > > config.columns[:type].label = "Item Type" > > > config.columns[:type].form_ui = :select > > > config.columns[:type].description = "The type of asset you are > > > creating." > > > > Create and update should show a select with all Type records. List should > > > show the value returned by to_label method in the associated type record. > > > If you don't define a to_label method, it will return name, label or > > > title attributes if exists, or record.to_s (usually > > > #<Type:memory_address>) > > > > > I don't understand what you mean by a "name" column, but I don't > > > > believe a to_label is needed; I have config.columns[:type_id].label > > > > for the type field (and it's working). I also have a config.list.label > > > > definition (wasn't shown), and that's also working. > > > > > Yes, I know that the :foreign_key stuff isn't needed by Rails; I was > > > > just trying that since AS isn't working as expected. > > > > > Thanks... > > > > > On Jun 10, 9:13 pm, Kerry Foley <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > config.columns uses type, not type_id > > > > > > Next, if you don't have a "name" column you'll need to define a > > > > > to_label method. > > > > > > |class User < ActiveRecord::Base > > > > > > def to_label > > > > > "User: #{username}" > > > > > end > > > > > end > > > > > > And you can drop the foreign_key stuff. It's assumed to be type_id. > > > > > > Docs:http://wiki.github.com/activescaffold/active_scaffold > > > > > > Regards, > > > > > Kerry > > > > > > JSeidel wrote: > > > > > > Hi... I have what I presumed to be a simple situation, but I > > > > > > haven't been able to get it to work; I'm sure it's something I'm > > > > > > overlooking. > > > > > > > class Asset < ActiveRecord::Base > > > > > > belongs_to :type, :foreign_key => "type_id" > > > > > > end > > > > > > > class Type < ActiveRecord::Base > > > > > > has_many :assets, :foreign_key => "type_id" > > > > > > end > > > > > > > class AssetController < ApplicationController > > > > > > active_scaffold :asset do |config| > > > > > > config.columns = [:type_id, ..] > > > > > > config.columns[:type_id].label = "Item Type" > > > > > > config.columns[:type_id].form_ui = :select > > > > > > config.columns[:type_id].description = "The type of asset you > > > > > > are creating." > > > > > > end > > > > > > > There are about 10 entries in type; I want to display the type name > > > > > > (string) in the list view but it displays the type_id number. 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