internetchris wrote: > Robert, that was a great explanation! I appreciate all of the other > replies too. A couple more question to make sure I understand > correctly... > > So in all honesty this little button doesn't have much to do with the > overall process, but it makes it easier for the user to see the last > account number used so they can assign the next available account when > submitting new records.
The user should probably not be assigning account numbers. That's a job for the DB. > New records will be infrequent so the idea > that more than one user is posting them is probably unlikely but still > possible. I can check for this prior to saving the record. Just avoid the problem entirely by letting the DB supply the number! > > Robert, to make sure I understand what you are saying let me summarize > my understanding... > > The form submission "in it's entirety" is considered the "event" - the > only way to provide the user with information like what I want to do > is either when the page loads, via a refresh (Post) of some sort, or a > tricky ajax event. It's not possible to call little events via buttons > or forms when dealing with a web application unless I use ajax - is > that correct? Not quite. You can have as many forms or links to controller actions as you like on a given page. However, absent JavaScript, each form can only have one submit action. > > I really appreciate the help - this is something I have been grappling > with in my brain. It's simply a hold over from how I learned to > program - for better or worse. > > Thanks! > > Chris Best, -- Marnen Laibow-Koser http://www.marnen.org [email protected] -- Posted via http://www.ruby-forum.com/. --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ 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 -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
