or you can use this in your view: <%= collection_select(:video, :category_id, Category.all, :id, :name) %>
Category.all can be called in your controller and passed to the form tag as instance variable... something like @categories = Category.all then <%= collection_select(:video, :category_id, @categories, :id, :name) %> On Feb 16, 11:50 am, Bala <[email protected]> wrote: > on Controller > ---------------------------- > > def index > �...@categories = Category.find(:all) > end > > on View > ---------------------------------------- > <%= select("post", "category_id", @categories.collect {|p| [ p.name, p.id ] > > }, {:include_blank => 'None'})%> > On Tue, Feb 16, 2010 at 5:08 PM, Veena Jose <[email protected]> wrote: > > Hello Friends, > > I am a newbie in ROR. > > Can you plz tell me how to populate the combobox with data from db?If > > you could give both the view and controller part it would be helpful.I > > am using a Mysql database > > -- > > Posted viahttp://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]<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.
