(fyi I did try what you said, and as expected it created a new
Custodian object, not a new element in the join table...)

On Jul 8, 11:42 pm, Montgomery Kosma <[email protected]> wrote:
> Kevin - thanks for the tip, but I don't see how that could be right.
> Here's the basics on the associations:
>
> class Project
>   has_many :project_custodians
>   has_many :custodians, :through => :project_custodians
>   ...
> class Custodian
>   has_many :project_custodians
>   has_many :projects, :through => :project_custodians
>   ...
> class ProjectCustodian
>   project_id
>   custodian_id
>   ...
>
> I have an existing list of custodians, I just want a select that lets
> me pick one of them and a formlet-submit button that creates a new
> ProjectCustodian with project_id  = @project.id and custodian_id = the
> value of the select.
>
> clear?
>
> On Jul 7, 8:39 pm, kevinpfromnm <[email protected]> wrote:
>
> > Instead of using with="&ProjectCustodian.new" use
> > with="&[email protected]" (assuming custodians is the
> > association).  That will take care of the id automatically.
>
> > On Jul 7, 4:22 pm, Montgomery Kosma <[email protected]> wrote:
>
> > > Kevin -- I have the new item as the context, and can set values inside
> > > the object from ruby code, but can't figure out how to poke the
> > > custodian id from the select into my new object.  Any tip on that?
>
> > >             <formlet with="&ProjectCustodian.new" reset-form refocus-
> > > form>
> > >               <div>
> > >                 <%#*Name:%>
> > >                 <%
> > >                 options = Custodian.all.select {|x| can_view?(x)}
> > >                 values = @project_custodians.*.custodian
> > >                 this.project_id = @project.id
> > >                 -%>
> > >                 <select name="custodian_id" merge-attrs="&{:disabled
> > > => disabled}">
> > >                   <option value="">Add Custodian</option>
> > >                   <option repeat="&options.sort_by {|x|
> > > x.to_s.downcase}" value="#{this.id}"
> > >                           merge-attrs="&{:disabled => 'true'} if
> > > this.in?(values)"><%= h this.to_s %></option>
> > >                 </select>
>
> > >                 <%#*<name-one:custodian complete-target="&@project"
> > > completer="new_custodian_name" />%>
> > >                 <%#*<name-one:custodian  />%>
> > >                 <formlet-submit label="Add Custodian" update="self"
> > > confirm="foo" message="yikes!">
> > >                   <% require 'ruby-debug'; debugger %>
> > >                   <% this.custodian_id = param[:custodian_id] %>
> > >                   <% logger.info "FOO" %>
> > >                 </formlet-submit>
> > >               </div>
> > >             </formlet>
>
> > > On Jun 24, 8:05 pm, kevinpfromnm <[email protected]> wrote:
>
> > > > If it's based off a hobo tag, just make sure you're using the a new
> > > > item in the association as the context.  Otherwise, you can include
> > > > hidden inputs with the appropriate values.  There's probably a better/
> > > > cleaner way but that's a quick way.
>
> > > > On Jun 24, 5:36 pm, Montgomery Kosma <[email protected]> wrote:
>
> > > > > quick update:  looks like a new ProjectCustodian is being created when
> > > > > I hit the Add button.  Here's the log text.  The issue appears to be
> > > > > that custodian_id and project_id are both set to NULL.  So ... maybe
> > > > > my question (on the update piece, if not the autocomplete) is how to
> > > > > make myformletpick up these attributes?
>
> > > > > Processing ProjectCustodiansController#create (for 127.0.0.1 at
> > > > > 2009-06-24 19:30:01) [POST]
> > > > >   Parameters: {"page_path"=>"projects/edit",
> > > > > "authenticity_token"=>"vN9DChlVzt4U2ndcUVEbUTiFAolngw3AYzocccNuunU="}
> > > > >    [4;36;1mUser Load (1.0ms) [0m    [0;1mSELECT * FROM `users` WHERE
> > > > > (`users`.`id` = 5)  [0m
> > > > >    [4;36;1mProjectCustodian Create (0.0ms) [0m    [0;1mINSERT INTO
> > > > > `project_custodians` (`created_at`, `updated_at`, `custodian_id`,
> > > > > `project_id`) VALUES('2009-06-24 23:30:01', '2009-06-24 23:30:01',
> > > > > NULL, NULL) [0m
> > > > >    [4;35;1mSQL (0.0ms) [0m    [0mBEGIN [0m
> > > > >    [4;35;1mSQL (62.0ms) [0m    [0mCOMMIT [0m
> > > > > Completed in 73ms (View: 3, DB: 63) | 200 OK [http://localhost/
> > > > > project_custodians]
>
> > > > > On Jun 24, 1:07 pm, Montgomery Kosma <[email protected]> wrote:
>
> > > > > > Bryan -- hope you can spare a couple minutes to answer this and my
> > > > > > prior question that's preventing me from gettingformletto work.
>
> > > > > > I thought maybe the missing ingredient in my example below was that
> > > > > >formletneeded the update="project-custodians" tag.  However, when I
> > > > > > added part="project-custodian" to my section tag, that caused an
> > > > > > error.  Same thing if I put it in its own <div>, and it doesn't 
> > > > > > matter
> > > > > > what I name the part:
>
> > > > > > <div part="project-custodian">
> > > > > >   ...
> > > > > > </div>
>
> > > > > > generates
>
> > > > > > NoMethodError in ProjectsController#edit
> > > > > > undefined method `all_parameters' for #<ActionView::Base:0x11618d78>
> > > > > > RAILS_ROOT: C:/DataLibrarian
>
> > > > > > Application Trace | Framework Trace | Full Trace
> > > > > > C:/DataLibrarian/vendor/plugins/hobo/hobo/lib/hobo/dryml/
> > > > > > template_environment.rb:605:in `send'
> > > > > > C:/DataLibrarian/vendor/plugins/hobo/hobo/lib/hobo/dryml/
> > > > > > template_environment.rb:605:in `method_missing'
> > > > > > app/views/projects/form.dryml:61:in `project_custodians_part'
> > > > > > app/views/projects/form.dryml:13:in `project_custodians_part'
> > > > > > app/views/projects/form.dryml:13:in `form__for_project'
> > > > > > app/views/projects/form.dryml:13:in `form__for_project'
> > > > > > app/views/projects/form.dryml:2:in `form__for_project'
> > > > > > app/views/projects/form.dryml:2:in `form__for_project'
> > > > > > app/views/projects/form.dryml:1:in `form__for_project'
> > > > > > app/views/taglibs/auto/rapid/pages.dryml:1265:in
> > > > > > `edit_page__for_project'
> > > > > > app/views/taglibs/auto/rapid/pages.dryml:1264:in
> > > > > > `edit_page__for_project'
> > > > > > app/views/taglibs/auto/rapid/pages.dryml:1264:in
> > > > > > `edit_page__for_project'
> > > > > > app/views/taglibs/auto/rapid/pages.dryml:1258:in
> > > > > > `edit_page__for_project'
> > > > > > app/views/taglibs/themes/clean/clean.dryml:2:in
> > > > > > `page_without_a7588f4881f5'
> > > > > > app/views/taglibs/themes/clean/clean.dryml:1:in
> > > > > > `page_without_a7588f4881f5'
> > > > > > app/views/taglibs/application.dryml:13:in `page'
> > > > > > app/views/taglibs/application.dryml:12:in `page'
> > > > > > app/views/taglibs/auto/rapid/pages.dryml:1254:in
> > > > > > `edit_page__for_project'
> > > > > > app/views/taglibs/auto/rapid/pages.dryml:1253:in
> > > > > > `edit_page__for_project'
> > > > > > C:/DataLibrarian/vendor/plugins/hobo/hobo/lib/hobo/dryml/
> > > > > > template_environment.rb:605:in `send'
> > > > > > C:/DataLibrarian/vendor/plugins/hobo/hobo/lib/hobo/dryml/
> > > > > > template_environment.rb:605:in `method_missing'
> > > > > > C:/DataLibrarian/vendor/plugins/hobo/hobo/lib/hobo/dryml/
> > > > > > template_environment.rb:248:in `new_context'
> > > > > > c:/ruby/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/actionpack-2.3.2/lib/action_view/
> > > > > > helpers/capture_helper.rb:129:in `with_output_buffer'
> > > > > > C:/DataLibrarian/vendor/plugins/hobo/hobo/lib/hobo/dryml/
> > > > > > template_environment.rb:248:in `new_context'
> > > > > > C:/DataLibrarian/vendor/plugins/hobo/hobo/lib/hobo/dryml/
> > > > > > template_environment.rb:159:in `send'
> > > > > > C:/DataLibrarian/vendor/plugins/hobo/hobo/lib/hobo/dryml/
> > > > > > template_environment.rb:159:in `call_part'
> > > > > > C:/DataLibrarian/vendor/plugins/hobo/hobo/lib/hobo/dryml/
> > > > > > template_environment.rb:248:in `new_context'
> > > > > > c:/ruby/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/actionpack-2.3.2/lib/action_view/
> > > > > > helpers/capture_helper.rb:129:in `with_output_buffer'
> > > > > > C:/DataLibrarian/vendor/plugins/hobo/hobo/lib/hobo/dryml/
> > > > > > template_environment.rb:248:in `new_context'
> > > > > > C:/DataLibrarian/vendor/plugins/hobo/hobo/lib/hobo/dryml/
> > > > > > template_environment.rb:157:in `call_part'
> > > > > > C:/DataLibrarian/vendor/plugins/hobo/hobo/lib/hobo/dryml/
> > > > > > template_environment.rb:248:in `new_context'
> > > > > > c:/ruby/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/actionpack-2.3.2/lib/action_view/
> > > > > > helpers/capture_helper.rb:129:in `with_output_buffer'
> > > > > > C:/DataLibrarian/vendor/plugins/hobo/hobo/lib/hobo/dryml/
> > > > > > template_environment.rb:248:in `new_context'
> > > > > > C:/DataLibrarian/vendor/plugins/hobo/hobo/lib/hobo/dryml/
> > > > > > template_environment.rb:248:in `new_context'
> > > > > > c:/ruby/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/actionpack-2.3.2/lib/action_view/
> > > > > > helpers/capture_helper.rb:129:in `with_output_buffer'
> > > > > > C:/DataLibrarian/vendor/plugins/hobo/hobo/lib/hobo/dryml/
> > > > > > template_environment.rb:248:in `new_context'
> > > > > > C:/DataLibrarian/vendor/plugins/hobo/hobo/lib/hobo/dryml/
> > > > > > template_environment.rb:457:in `call'
> > > > > > C:/DataLibrarian/vendor/plugins/hobo/hobo/lib/hobo/dryml/
> > > > > > template_environment.rb:457:in `override_and_call_tag'
> > > > > > C:/DataLibrarian/vendor/plugins/hobo/hobo/lib/hobo/dryml/
> > > > > > tag_parameters.rb:21:in `call'
> > > > > > C:/DataLibrarian/vendor/plugins/hobo/hobo/lib/hobo/dryml/
> > > > > > tag_parameters.rb:21:in `method_missing'
> > > > > > vendor/plugins/hobo/hobo/taglibs/rapid_forms.dryml:169:in 
> > > > > > `form__base'
> > > > > > C:/DataLibrarian/vendor/plugins/hobo/hobo/lib/hobo/dryml/
> > > > > > template_environment.rb:338:in `with_form_context'
> > > > > > C:/DataLibrarian/vendor/plugins/hobo/hobo/lib/hobo/dryml/
> > > > > > scoped_variables.rb:20:in `new_scope'
> > > > > > C:/DataLibrarian/vendor/plugins/hobo/hobo/lib/hobo/dryml/
> > > > > > template_environment.rb:337:in `with_form_context'
>
> ...
>
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