If I understand what you are trying to do then I was trying to solve a
similar but lesser problem. How to send form data from one method in a
controller to another method in the same controller Iit does seem to
work for your case though). Here is a sample erb:
gather.html.erb
<h1>Gathering transient data</h1>
<% form_tag('transient/show') do %><!--sends to the show method of the
transient controller-->
<p>
<b>First Name</b><br />
<%= text_field_tag "firstname", TransientData.firstname %>
<br/><b>Last Name</b><br />
<%= text_field_tag "lastname", TransientData.lastname %>
<%= submit_tag "Submit" %>
</p>
<%end%>
Thanks Colin... I looked into it in parallel ... not obvious but I
found the solution (many tries.. as it's not the 'standard' way.. but
I'm just writing a quick app draft)
<% form_for :tutor, @tutor, :url => { :action => "create" } ....
for new/create records
thanks .. got it.. see my answer to Colin.... the doc info is not
obvious... I had to read between lines and test test test ...many
different options to watch the generated html.... but it works
well now... ( I keep the 'recipe' in my NoteTaker ;-)))