Try a before_filter. In your ApplicationController add the following:
before_filter :load_mightlike
private
def load_mightlike
@mightlike = Vehicle.random
end
Darian Shimy
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On Mon, Nov 16, 2009 at 10:49 PM, brianp <[email protected]> wrote:
>
> Hey Everyone,
>
> At the bottom of my site layout I have a suggested item box. This box
> is at the bottom of everypage but the admin/manage section.
>
> I tried using:
>
> class ApplicationController < ActionController::Base
> �...@mightlike = Vehicle.random
> end
>
> then in the view for vehicles:
>
> // vehicles.html.erb
> <dt>Make:</dt><dd><%=h @mightlike.make %></dd>
>
> It works fine if i add "@mightlike = Vehicle.random" in:
>
> class VehiclesController < ApplicationController
> def index
> �...@vehicles = Vehicle.find_all_by_market_status('available')
> �...@mightlike = Vehicle.random
> end
> end
>
> But that restricts it to the index on the vehicle controller and I
> need it in almost every view being controlled by every controller.
> Whats the best way to do that?
> >
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