Not sure I understand the behavior you're after completely, but should be able to do this by specifying a named route in your routes file before the default ones.
Ex: map.user_profile ':username', :controller => 'users', :action => 'show' map.connect ':controller/:action/:id' ... This will have the effect, however, of matching any incoming request with only one string. So you won't be able to have another route like: map.user_profile ':username', :controller => 'users', :action => 'show' map.group_profile ':groupname', :controller => 'groups', :action => 'show' All requests here meant for either of these would be sent to the UsersController#show because it appears first in the routes file. Hope this answers your question. On Thu, Feb 26, 2009 at 4:08 AM, Ramon Tayag <[email protected]> wrote: > > Hey everyone! > > Is there a way of saying something like this in the routes file (note > that map.connect :controller/:action/:id is my last pattern): > "If the controller you specified doesn't exist, then go to the next > pattern" > > I want this because if users type in domain.com/noncontrollername, I'd > like the app to render or forward the user to > domain.com/profiles/noncontrollername. So, for example, if my > username is ramon, and I type domain.com/ramon, I will see my profile. > > If this is not possible, what's a good way of doing this? :) > > Thanks! > Ramon > > > > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Ruby on Rails: Talk" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rubyonrails-talk?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
