On Feb 4, 1:36 am, Mohnish G j <[email protected]> wrote: > Frederick Cheung wrote in post #979492: > > > On Feb 3, 4:36pm, Mohnish G j <[email protected]> wrote: > > >> The roadblock I am facing is how to call the `$F('publishing_date')` in > >> my new.html.erb file using the rails `<%=>` tag and then assign that to > >> my :publishing_date symbol which will eventually be use to update the > >> publishing_date attribute in my books table. > > > You can't. Javascript is client side <%= is server side. You don't > > need to though. When the form containing the calendar gets submitted, > > there will be a calendar parameter (the first argument passed controls > > the name). > > > Fred > > HI Fred, > > If I can't call the `$F('publishing_date')`, how else do you think can I > assign the calendar parameter value to the :publishing_date symbol such > that the value is then stored in the database on submitting via the > create button. It's taking a NULL value currently and not the value > selected via the plugin date interface. >
According to the examples at http://2007.electronicholas.com/calendar, you can do calendar_date_select_tag :publishing_date Fred > Thanks for your time.. > > Mohnish > > -- > 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 at http://groups.google.com/group/rubyonrails-talk?hl=en.
