Hey smfrick,
I just encountered this same problem, here's a rather hacked together
solution, maybe some people here can help optimize it:
def create
#GRAB FORM DATA
@temp_array = params[:form_name]
#GET ARRAY MADE OF EACH LINE OF TEXT_AREA
@temp_array = @temp_array["text_area"].split(/[\r\n]/)
#VARIABLE TO ENSURE AT LEAST ONE RECORD WAS SAVED
@success = 0
#LOOP
@temp_array.each do |temp_individual_record|
if temp_individual_record.length()>0
#ENSURE NO BLANKS
@model = ModelName.new(params[:form_name])
#GRAB ANY OTHER FIELDS
@model.text_area=temp_individual_record
#OVERWRITE TEXTAREA
@model.save
@success=1
end
end
respond_to do |format|
if @success==1
flash[:notice] = 'Model was successfully created.'
format.html { redirect_to(@model) }
format.xml { render :xml => @model, :status
=> :created, :location => @model }
else
format.html { render :action => "new" }
format.xml { render :xml => @model.errors, :status
=> :unprocessable_entity }
end
end
end
On Nov 24, 7:33 am, smfrick <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> That's a great Idea, It's the How I'm trying to figure out. This is
> a simple task in PHP or ASP, but Ruby is a different animal
> completely, and I don't want to buck the system. Thanks for your
> input.
>
> On Nov 24, 8:42 am, Bobnation <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
> > Perhaps, and this is just some "brain dump" at the moment, you could
> > set up a separate attribute and then use some Ruby to take that imput
> > and split it so that you can save it as separate attributes. I have no
> > idea how you would do this code wise, but having a text field set up
> > as :input and then attr_accesssor :input and then work from there with
> > some Ruby to split at newlines or with some other kind of operator.
>
> > On Nov 24, 4:57 am, smfrick <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
> > > I have an application I've developed where there is a record of data
> > > which is entered line by line, I've got that working fine. The form
> > > now only has one field, because that's all the data which is
> > > required. I would like to make it simpler by providing atext_area,
> > > and the user would enter a list of values and on submit have the
> > > controller or the model parse the data into records and append them
> > > into the table. I've looked for examples of the correct 'Rails way'
> > > of doing this type of process, but everything looks like asingle
> > > record posted. Does anyone know of a Gem or module which will make
> > > this simpler?
>
> > > Thanks!
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