Thanks guys that worked. I can also use only with a collection route. However I'm still puzzled as to why only doesn't work with a member route does the syntax just need to be more exact for a member route? For example something like :only => [:index, :start/:id/:about]?
On Aug 24, 9:00 pm, Dhruva Sagar <[email protected]> wrote: > Hi Glen, > When I wish to map a particular action apart from the standard one, I use > the following route : > > map.resources :start, :collection => { :about=> :get } > > Perhaps that should help you. > > Thanks & Regards, > Dhruva Sagar. > > Ogden Nash <http://www.brainyquote.com/quotes/authors/o/ogden_nash.html> - > "The trouble with a kitten is that when it grows up, it's always a cat." > > On Tue, Aug 25, 2009 at 7:11 AM, Glen <[email protected]> wrote: > > > I have the following route in my routes.rb: > > > map.resources :start, :member => { :about => :get } > > > The first problem is that Rails won't let me add :only => > > [:index, :about] > > > However the bigger problem is that when following a link in an image > > map I get the following error: > > > Unknown action > > > No action responded to show. Actions: about and index > > > Here is the relevant area tag: > > > <area shape="rect" coords="385,0,450,27" href="/start/about" > > alt="About"> > > > As far as I can tell I should have a route for start/about using GET > > however Rails is convinced I want the show method, which I am unaware > > I was asking for. --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ 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 -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
