On Oct 8, 2008, at 1:07 PM, DanC wrote:

>
> I have a blog on my site and would like readers to be able to
> recommend comments.
>
> I added an integer column to my comments table called 'agree' and have
> a link to a controller which increments the entry in that column by
> one on each click.
>
> I just use @comment.increment!("agree") and then redirect back to the
> blog.
>
> However, I am paginating the comments and if you recommend a comment
> on page 2, for example, the redirect goes back to the default page 1.
>
> Is there a way to increment the table entry using some ajax in the
> controller?
>
> I am quite unfamiliar with Ajax and haven't been able to get it to
> work.

Yes.  Look at link_to_remote.  You tell it what action to hit and can  
then tell it what div to update or some other custom "sucess" action.   
In your case, I'd replace the "i agree" link with a "thanks" text or  
something.

-philip

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