Gr8!! Thanks a bunch. it solved my problem :) how cudn't i think of this simple solution...
On Dec 23, 3:16 pm, Dhruva Sagar <[email protected]> wrote: > Actually the non-model specific fields you have should be available in the > params after the model redirects back to the view after some validation > errors. > > So say the param / name of the param for the non-model field is subject, > it's value will be available with params[:subject] so you can feed this to > the field. > > Same thing goes for other non-model fields. > > Thanks & Regards, > Dhruva Sagar. > > On Wed, Dec 23, 2009 at 3:41 PM, nisha <[email protected]> wrote: > > Hi all. > > > I have a form with multiple models and there are certain input fields > > that are not tied to any model. Now when this form is submitted and > > when validation error occurs, the form shows up with the fields that > > are not belonging to any model as blank. i.e it does not persist the > > input values for those input fields. is there a way to persist input > > values that are not tied to the model? > > > To make the scenario clear, let me explain with an eg. Suppose a form > > contains : > > Project Id : hidden field for project model > > User Name : tied to user model (child of project ) > > User email :tield to user model > > Subject : just a params[:subject] (i.e field not tied either to the > > project or the user models) > > Division : just a params[:division] (i.e field not tied to either of > > the models) > > > Now if i provide the input valus for the above and submit this form > > and if there is any validation error, the form shows up with subject > > and division as blank values even thought the values were supplied. So > > essentially it is not persisting the values between two actions. can > > anyone suggest how to retain those input values. > > > Thanks in advance > > Nisha > > > -- > > > 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]<rubyonrails-talk%[email protected]> > > . > > For more options, visit this group at > >http://groups.google.com/group/rubyonrails-talk?hl=en. -- 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.
