I have a general query page that contains the following:
<% form_tag(search_url(@id), :method => :get) do %> <%= text_field_tag(:id, '', :size => 25) %> <p> <%= submit_tag "Search Database" %> </p> <% end %>
I want the URL to be serial_number/A1234 and it performs the search. That works in my controller. But the page wants to call index with a query string. I know and have as a hack redirect from index to show, but that just slows it down because of the redirect. I also can duplicate the code in both index and show, but that is not very DRY.
The controller is this:
# GET /search # GET /search.xml def index redirect_to(:action => 'show', :id => params[:id]) unless params[:id].nil? end
# GET /search/:id :id is search serial number # GET /search/:id.xml def show unless params[:id].nil? @items = tem.by_serial_number(params[:id]) respond_to do |format| format.html # index.html.erb format.xml { render :xml => @items } end end end
Also, is there a way to change the default parameter from id to something that is more intelligent like in this case "serial_number" or sn?
Don French
