get value of checkbox

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hi, i need to pass the value of a checkbox (simple boolean value 0/1) to a rails action. how do i do that. the value has nothing todo with any model used. i just want to pass the priority the mail should be sent, without storing this value in the model. here my code

<b>Urgent: <%= check_box "priority", 1, 0) %> ... <b>Body:</b><br> ...

<%= link_to 'Send', :controller => "newsletters", :action => "sendmails", :id => @newsletter, :priority => priority %> ...

is there some way which includes javascript? i have no form tag wrapped around the code, because its in the show.erb.

thanks in advance

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You're really better off sticking a form in there - it's by far the easiest way to do this, it is after all what forms were designed to do.

Fred