saving ActiveRecord/Form data changes??

Greetings everyone,

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I can't pass updated/changed values from the form elements to the ActiveRecord. However something is going through because the table's update_when column is registering the date/time of the update, but otherwise no data revisions to other columns transpire. Have tried using form_for helper as well, but the same results.

This is all new to me, so not sure what additional info will be relevant. But am using Ruby 1.8.6 with a local MYSQL 5.1 database thru a Radrails IDE. My apologies for whatever info I have ommitted. Any suggestions on where I have gone astray will be most appreciated.

Thanks, Bill

CONTROLLER:

class FileController < ApplicationController

def edit     @file = File.find(params[:id]) end

def update     @file = File.find(params[:id])     if @file.update_attributes(params[:file])         redirect_to :action => 'show', :id => @file     else         render :action => 'edit'     end end end

VIEW:

<% form_tag (:action => 'update', :id => @file.id) do %>

<p><label for="file_description">Description</label><br> <%= text_area 'file', 'description' </p>

<%= submit_tag 'Save changes' %> <% end %>

<%= link_to 'Back', {:action => 'list'} %>