Here's the gist of my problem: (using formtastic)
Models:
Person (has_one :color) Color
So I have this database full of already populated Color entries via a whole separate controller + views for creating Colors. When creating a person, I want to be able to select a Color object without creating it. So I'm not looking for something such as:
= semantic_form_for @person do |form| = form.input :name = semantic_fields_for :color do |c| = c.input :hex = form.actions :submit
This would create a Color model to be associated with a Person. I want something more along the lines of this functionality:
= semantic_form_for @person do |form| = form.input :name = form.input :color, :as => :select, :collection => @colors
so that I can select a Color that is already in the database.
I know there is a more rails-way to do this rather than having a "color code" attribute and then perform a query to locate a Color that has the corresponding color code. Any suggestions are much appreciated!
Thanks!
- Mac
