I forgot to mention that you'll have to add the new field to both your
permission functions and your attr_accessible.

cheers,
Bryan


On Sat, Jan 5, 2013 at 11:39 PM, Dan Lamet <[email protected]> wrote:
> It looks like this code is supposed to go in the application.dryml.  With
> some massaging, it does recognize it.
>
> <extend tag="form" for="Blacklist">
>    <field-list: fields="identifier, bulk_add">
>       <batch-entries-view:>
>         <textarea name="&bulk_add_list" value=""/>
>       </batch-entries-view:>
>    </field-list:>
> </extend>
>
> I added an empty method in my blacklist.rb model called bulk_add.  This
> seems to invoke in the "New Blacklist" page.  (Is there any reason I should
> have expected that?)  And there is a label that reads, "Bulk add (Not
> Available)".  Was there possibly something really obvious that I might have
> missed?  (read newbie here)
>
> Thanks again,
>
> Dan
>
> On Saturday, January 5, 2013 12:12:45 PM UTC-8, Dan Lamet wrote:
>>
>> Bryan:
>>
>> The "def batch_entries=" you suggest looks like what I want to do.  Can
>> you tell me where the DRMYL you wrote would go?
>>
>> Thanks,
>>
>> Dan
>>
>> On Friday, January 4, 2013 9:47:28 PM UTC-8, Bryan Larsen wrote:
>>>
>>> The standard way of adding a bunch of entries at once in Hobo is via
>>> the input-many tag.
>>>
>>> But that doesn't sound like what you want, since you want to use a
>>> textarea.   It may not be the best way, but how I'd probably do it
>>> would be through a virtual attribute on your model.   if you have a
>>> BlackList that has_many :entries, you could do a "def batch_entries="
>>> in your model that processes the textarea.
>>> then:
>>>
>>> <extend form for="BlackList">
>>>    <field-list: fields="foo, bar, batch_entries">
>>>       <batch-entries-view:>
>>>         <textarea name="&param_name_for_this" value=""/>
>>>
>>> Bryan
>>>
>>> On Fri, Jan 4, 2013 at 10:38 AM, Dan Lamet <[email protected]> wrote:
>>> > I'm a RoR/ActiveScaffold veteran.  I'm new to Hobo, however.  I've just
>>> > gone
>>> > through the two-minute and Agility tutorials, and I've read through
>>> > some of
>>> > the other chapters, but I can't seem to figure out how to hook into the
>>> > GUI
>>> > properly.
>>> >
>>> > I have an app for which I'm keeping a black list.  I'd like to retain
>>> > the
>>> > default Hobo ability to create a single record one at a time.  But I
>>> > also
>>> > want to create a new page with a text area where I could paste dozens
>>> > of
>>> > lines of new black list entries for a batch add.  I have the page built
>>> > via
>>> > an old style RoR action, but can't figure out how to create link on the
>>> > Hobo
>>> > page.  I'd also be happy to inline the new functionality via Ajax.  Any
>>> > suggestions are welcomed.
>>> >
>>> > Thanks, Dan
>>> >
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