On Sep 17, 1:51 am, Mark <[email protected]> wrote:
> Hello -
>
> Noobie question I'm sure...
>
> I'm trying to pass a session value to a database field 'user' when the
> user creates a new blog entry. The session value is created when the
> user logs on to the site. I have this in the view to create a new
> blog entry:
>
> <%= f.text_field :user, :value => session[:name], :disabled => true
> %>
>
> but it fails validation when I create the entry
> (validates_presence_of :user). Is there a way for me to store the
Disabled form elements are not submitted by the browser. Even if this
did work it would only stop the most casual of users form editing the
submitted data.
Why not do (in your controller's create method) something.name =
session[:name] ?
Fred
> session value into my database field 'user' when the user creates the
> new entry (and prevent the user from manipulating the value)?
>
> Many thanks,
> Mark
--~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~
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
-~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
