# AJAX form refreshing page **URL:** \ **Category:** Rails\ **Created:** [May 2, 2008, 3:12pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/ajax-form-refreshing-page/136480 "2008-05-02T15:12:22Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 9\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![cumom](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/c/bc8723/32.png) [@cumom](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/cumom)\ **Post date:** [May 2, 2008, 3:12pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/ajax-form-refreshing-page/136480/1 "2008-05-02T15:12:22Z")
I am trying to have a page submit a form and have the result update a div instead of reloading the page, but everything I try refreshes the page. I thought the :update part would prevent a page refresh, but perhaps I am leaving something out. Here is an example of something I have tried: \<%= form\_remote\_tag :url =\> { :action =\> :enter }, :update =\> “position#{box\_num}” %\> \<%= submit\_tag %\> def enter #…process fields render(:layout =\> false) end It looks like I am using Prototype Version: ‘1.6.0.1’ Any ideas? ---
**Author:** ![cumom](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/c/bc8723/32.png) [@cumom](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/cumom)\ **Post date:** [May 2, 2008, 3:14pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/ajax-form-refreshing-page/136480/2 "2008-05-02T15:14:11Z")
On 2 May 2008, at 14:02, cumom wrote: > \<%= submit\_tag %\> It’s proabably not relevant, but the preferred way to do this is now \<% form\_remote\_tag :url =\> { :action =\> :enter }, :update =\> “position#{box\_num}” do %\> \<%= submit\_tag %\> \<% end %\> Does your page/layout include prototype? Fred ---
**Author:** ![cumom](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/c/bc8723/32.png) [@cumom](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/cumom)\ **Post date:** [May 2, 2008, 3:17pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/ajax-form-refreshing-page/136480/3 "2008-05-02T15:17:41Z")
Oh by the way, if it helps, the form\_remote\_tag code produces the following: I see the “return false” there in the javascript, which should at least prevent it from submitting the form in the ordinary manner. ---
**Author:** ![cumom](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/c/bc8723/32.png) [@cumom](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/cumom)\ **Post date:** [May 2, 2008, 3:26pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/ajax-form-refreshing-page/136480/4 "2008-05-02T15:26:30Z")
On May 2, 8:13 am, Frederick C. [removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid](mailto:removed_email_address@domain.invalid) wrote: > It’s proabably not relevant, but the preferred way to do this is now > > \<% form\_remote\_tag :url =\> { :action =\> :enter }, :update =\> > “position#{box\_num}” do %\> > > \<%= submit\_tag %\> > \<% end %\> I tried something close to that at one point. The example I saw had dashes before the closing %\>'s and I think it had \<%='s for the opening tags. I have updated my code to the preferred way you describe, but it is still doing the same thing. > Does your page/layout include prototype? This shows up in the page. And the file is there, so it should be getting it. ---
**Author:** ![cumom](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/c/bc8723/32.png) [@cumom](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/cumom)\ **Post date:** [May 2, 2008, 3:38pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/ajax-form-refreshing-page/136480/5 "2008-05-02T15:38:48Z")
On 2 May 2008, at 14:16, cumom wrote: > name=“authenticity\_token” type=“hidden” > value=“021ac9218aede727f7ed79f0185047a005c7c593” /\> > > I see the “return false” there in the javascript, which should at > least prevent it from submitting the form in the ordinary manner. > It probably means that the code before the return false is raising an > exception. Installing firebug or similar should help you out. This > would happen for example if there was no div with id position8 Fred ---
**Author:** ![cumom](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/c/bc8723/32.png) [@cumom](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/cumom)\ **Post date:** [May 2, 2008, 3:57pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/ajax-form-refreshing-page/136480/6 "2008-05-02T15:57:37Z")
I have heard about firebug, but have never used it. It looks like it would be useful, thanks. Here is what it said: element.dispatchEvent is not a function [http://127.0.0.1:3000/javascripts/prototype.js?1207561014](http://127.0.0.1:3000/javascripts/prototype.js?1207561014) Line 3972 fire([Document pedigree], “dom:loaded”, undefined)prototype.js (line 3972) \_methodized()prototype.js (line 246) fireContentLoadedEvent()prototype.js (line 4006) [Break on this error] element.dispatchEvent(event); I will try to step through it unless some has any ideas On May 2, 8:37 am, Frederick C. [removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid](mailto:removed_email_address@domain.invalid) ---
**Author:** ![cumom](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/c/bc8723/32.png) [@cumom](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/cumom)\ **Post date:** [May 2, 2008, 4:05pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/ajax-form-refreshing-page/136480/7 "2008-05-02T16:05:14Z")
On 2 May 2008, at 14:56, cumom wrote: > I have heard about firebug, but have never used it. It looks like it > would be useful, thanks. Here is what it said: related to [http://www.ruby-forum.com/topic/137465](http://www.ruby-forum.com/topic/137465) ? Fred ---
**Author:** ![cumom](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/c/bc8723/32.png) [@cumom](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/cumom)\ **Post date:** [May 2, 2008, 4:22pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/ajax-form-refreshing-page/136480/8 "2008-05-02T16:22:22Z")
I have heard about firebug, but have never used it. It looks like it would be useful, thanks. Here is what it said: element.dispatchEvent is not a function [http://127.0.0.1:3000/javascripts/prototype.js?1207561014](http://127.0.0.1:3000/javascripts/prototype.js?1207561014) Line 3972 fire([Document pedigree], “dom:loaded”, undefined)prototype.js (line 3972) \_methodized()prototype.js (line 246) fireContentLoadedEvent()prototype.js (line 4006) [Break on this error] element.dispatchEvent(event); I will try to step through it unless some has any ideas On May 2, 8:37 am, Frederick C. [removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid](mailto:removed_email_address@domain.invalid) ---
**Author:** ![cumom](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/c/bc8723/32.png) [@cumom](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/cumom)\ **Post date:** [May 2, 2008, 4:27pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/ajax-form-refreshing-page/136480/9 "2008-05-02T16:27:07Z")
I remember reading about jquery and prototype conflicting, but I thought, it’s working for me right now… Thanks for the quick and efficient help. On May 2, 9:04 am, Frederick C. [removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid](mailto:removed_email_address@domain.invalid)