Hi Folks,
I use render :js => "alert('Test !')" in my modele, but instead of having the alert displayed, the browser try to donload a file containing this string : <<render :js => "alert('Test !')">>. Do you know why I the browser behaves such a way ?
Regards
Sorry, in the text before I made a mistake, please read ''in my controller'' instead of ''my model''
This should work. In fact, it sounds like it *is* working -- it's sending the text to the browser just like it should. What it may not be doing properly is setting the MIME type. Can you check the MIME type of the response?
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Best, -- Marnen Laibow-Koser http://www.marnen.org marnen@marnen.org
Thanks a lot for the code review. I'm new in Ruby (coming from an AS/400 background), that's why I just ''copy-paste'' code from other ruby application.
The Mime-type is text/javascript, and I think this one is obsolete , and I want to set my response Mime-type to 'application/javascript'', how to do that ? should I add it to render :js => "alert('Test !');" ?
Wow, so was mine (RPG that is, in my case on an IBM360 I think). It was about 1968. Though looking on Wikipedia I see that it is not much like Report Program Generator any more. And I am not at all nostalgic about it, it was absolute rubbish.
Colin
AS/400 isn't a language...
(FWIW, my first professional programming job was working in RPG on an AS/400. I'm better now, thanks.
)
-- Marnen Laibow-Koser http://www.marnen.org marnen@marnen.org
Yeah of course I know AS/400 is not a language (the language I used on AS/400 were RPG/400 and the CLP), AS/400 is just a system like the IBM36, IBM38, IBM34 etc... My first job also was on AS/400 environnement in 1994 ;))
, that's why I just ''copy-paste'' code from other ruby application.
Ooooh. That's really bad. You need to learn the basics of the language a bit better, I think.
Yeah I started 4 months ago to learn Ruby (using books such Ruby on Rails bible, Railspace). Right now I`m involved in some projects with deadlines, that's why sometimes I copy-paste, but you`re right I will avoid that
The Mime-type is text/javascript, and I think this one is obsolete , and I want to set my response Mime-type to 'application/javascript'', how to do that ? should I add it to render :js => "alert('Test !');" ?
You don't want to do that. Check out JavaScript: some MIME types : application/javascript is only recognized by a few browsers. text/javascript is the best understood type.
So In my response the mime-type is 'text/javascript', but the isssue is still here..., so what's wrong then ?
render :js is something that can be used in place of the render :update. Which means, the request type should be XHR and not HTTP... in simple words, the render :js will only work for Ajax requests.
If you want something of this sort for the normal HTTP requests... it can be achieved by something like this in your controller...
@js = "alert('hi')" # or whatever set of js statements needed render :inline => "<%= javascript_tag(@js) %>"
regards, Sur
You need to use Ajax there.
Instead of form_for you will need to use form_remote_for.
regards, Sur
Mamadou Touré wrote:
Sur Max wrote:
You need to use Ajax there.
Instead of form_for you will need to use form_remote_for.
regards, Sur
Thanks Sur, it works, but I need one more thing. When I hit the submit button, this will trigger process that creates the xdp files, but with this change now, the page is too "silent" during the process (the mouse cursor does not move, everything is quite), so the user would thing that nothing is happening. Is there a way to have the cursor mouse like busy during the process ?
I would suggest you to read about the Ajax/RJS in general and in Rails. There are numerous free books/resources available.
For the stuff you just asked, it's like this....
It's called indicator, for which most of the world use an animated gif image for the purpose. So you need to put an indicator image in a hidden state. And then you can show/hide it based on the ajax request status. Here you can pick up any gif image you would like
there are numerous more available on web.
And can implement it as following....
Say, your image is indicator.gif put your gif image anywhere in your form or on your page like this...
<%= image_tag "indicator.gif", :id => "any_uniq_indicator_id", :style => "display:none" %>
And add this to your form_remote_tag code... (ps: the loading and complete parameters)
<%= form_remote_for :some_symbol, :url => the_url_youve_given, :loading => "$('any_uniq_indicator_id').show()", :complete => "$('any_uniq_indicator_id').show()" %>
regards, Sur
Mamadou Touré wrote:
Correct it....
<%= form_remote_for :some_symbol, :url => the_url_youve_given, :loading => "$('any_uniq_indicator_id').show()", :complete => "$('any_uniq_indicator_id').hide()" %>
In complete, it should be hide()
regards, Sur http://crimson9.com
Sur Max wrote:
Correct it....
<%= form_remote_for :some_symbol, :url => the_url_youve_given, :loading => "$('any_uniq_indicator_id').show()", :complete => "$('any_uniq_indicator_id').hide()" %>
In complete, it should be hide()
regards, Sur http://crimson9.com
Thanks a lot Sur, it works perfect ! "Ça marche comme sur des roulettes" as we say in french. yeah for the little mistake, I guessed it would be .hide() ;-))