select_month post and params

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1

Hi

why is that not working?

Controller-----------------------------------------------------

def bla

      month = params[:month_select]

      redirect_to :action => "index"       flash[:error_messages_for] = month.to_s

end

View----------------------------------------------------------

<%form_tag :action => "bla" do %>

  <%= select_month(Date.today, :field_name => 'month_select') %>   <%= submit_tag "Jump" %>

<% end %>

2

The redirect should be the last statement.

3

hi

thanks for the answer!

this is not the problem. The notice will be shown up on the index.

The problem is that the post is empty. If i exchange the select_month with select_date the post work out.

for example:

I choose the date: 22.11.2008 the result is: month11day22year2008 (i am not sure about the order)

Other ideas?

4

Check your logs to see under what name the parameter arrives (or look at the rendered html)

Fred

5

Andi Geheim wrote:

Check your logs to see under what name the parameter arrives (or look at the rendered html)

Where are those logfiles? in the rendered html it is correct i think: name="date[month_select]"

Ah okay i know what logfile you mean :slight_smile:

this is from this log:

"date"=>{"month_select"=>"11", "year_select"=>"2008"}

how can i params the month_select?

6

sorry for the soliloquy.

this is the solution:

<%= select_month(Date.today, :prefix => 'month_select', :field_name => '') %>

prefix is the right option -> params[:month_select] the field_name option is an extension befor the name -> if you select the november as month the value is field_name + month, default is "month".

thanks and cya :wink: