you could try some routing. add to routes.rb before the last two automatically generated routes
map.invoices_in 'in/invoices/:action/:id', :controller => 'invoices', :type => 'in' map.invoices_out 'out/invoices/:action/:id', :controller => 'invoices', :type => 'out'
so now if you do
http://localhost:3000/in/invoices/show/10
in your invoices controller:
def show if params[:type]=='in' # handle incoming invoices else # handle outgoing invoices end end
in your view, you can use the named route
<%= link_to 'incoming invoice #1', invoices_in_path( :action=>'show',:id => 1) %>
and it will generate
<a href="in/invoices/show/1">incoming invoice #1</a>
invoices_in_path and invoices_in_url methods are automatically created for you because of his
map.invoices_in 'in/invoices/:action/:id',....
