Marnen, Thanks, I will experiment with GET and extra URL parameters. My work thus far suggests, however, this will be a difficult requirement if my goal is to pass extra URL parameters across any controller/action combination.
Yes, session variables seem a natural here, but I like the idea of my users seeing the persistence of certain identifiers. I send my users through a bunch of 'test pages' during which they might like to be reassured that the tests are being applied to the entity of interest to them, e.g., params[:id=>'1-my_entity_of_interest']. Thanks, Lille On May 10, 12:40 pm, Marnen Laibow-Koser <[email protected]> wrote: > Lille wrote: > > Hi, > > > What are the requirements for passing parameters in the url across any > > controller/action combinations? > > > [from controller A...] redirect_to > > controller_b_action1_url(:desired_param=>'desired value') > > > [now from B#1...] redirect_to > > controller_b_action2_url(:desired_param=>params[:desired_param]) > > > [from B#2...] redirect_to > > controller_a_action2_url(:desired_param=>params[:desired_param]) > > > [now from A#2...] redirect_to > > controller_a_action3_url(:desired_param=>params[:desired_param]) > > > Do my routes need to have only certain request actions associated, > > e.g., post or put, for this to work? > > I believe extra URL parameters (that is, not specified in routes, but > put in the query string) only work on GET. > > > My attempts so far have seemed to > > require the use of hidden fields in views to 'save' my desired > > parameters for use between calls -- I don't like this approach. > > Have you considered session variables? > > > > > Thanks for any comment, > > > Lille > > Best, > -- > Marnen Laibow-Koserhttp://www.marnen.org > [email protected] > -- > 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]. > 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.
