Shawn, If you're doing something in Rails and it's "not fun" then chances are you can be doing it a better way!
Using accepts_nested with appropriate relationship declarations will eliminate going "crazy with all those parameters[][:this][:that]". I highly recommend you work with accepts_nested. There are plenty of resources out there to help you along the way. It will bring back the fun. Matt On May 7, 7:52 pm, slindsey3000 <[email protected]> wrote: > I have had the worst time getting my forms to accept input for more > than one model. I tried using accepts_nested, and other techniques > and finally got it all working. But it was not fun. I never did get > accepts_nested working! > > I do need more experience. > > I did hit upon one idea that I just wanted to run by the community. > Let me know what you think. > > If you have one form that will need to send values to several > models.... how about creating a "Form" model with generic attributes. > This "Form" model could for example have fields integer1:integer, > integer2:integer ... etc.. and have fields string1:string, > string2:string..... etc.. > > You would build a "Form" model that could handle any form in your > site. > > Then you just collect the values into this "Form" model.. after they > are in you just assign them to all your other models. No need to go > crazy with all those parameters[][:this][:that]. > > It for sure may not be the MOST efficient way to deal with the > database, but it can't be that bad. > > Thoughts? > > Shawn > > -- > 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 > athttp://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.
