Create model through text field help

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You don't need to specify the project_id, this is done for you by using the create_project method that was provided by the association. Just run the create without the project_id and it should work.

2

You could do it like this but its not necessary.

def create_project_from_name   new_project = create_project(:name => new_project_name) unless new_project_name.blank?   self.project_id = new_project.id end

Unless you were going to check for the new projects existance first like this.

def create_project_from_name   if project = Project.find(:first, :conditions => {:name => new_project_name}) then     self.project_id = project.id   else     create_project(:name => new_project_name) unless new_project_name.blank?   end end

3

Hi Matthew

From another perspective, perhaps you may want to look at

activescaffold

4

Try writing your add method like this.

def add   @note = Note.new(params[:note])   @note.user_id = session[:perm]   @note.save end