Attachment_fu with hidden_field

Rails
1

hey i am using attachment_fu for photo purposes and i am trying to
pass a hidden value to be stored when a photo is uploaded. i am not
sure how to pass this value. this is my intuitive attempt, but its
not working:

<% form_for(:photo, :url => photos_path, :html => { :multipart =>
true }) do |f| -%>

    <%= f.file_field :uploaded_data, :other => params[:id] %><br/>
    <%= f.hidden_field :other => params[:id] %><br/>

<%= submit_tag 'Create' %>

<% end -%>

as you can see, i want to be able to store the value in the id params
hash into the database column other. any ideas how to do this?
thanks, dave

2

<% form_for(:photo, :url => photos_path, :html => { :multipart =>
true }) do |f| -%>
<%= f.file_field :uploaded_data%>

<%= f.hidden_field :other, :value=> params[:id] %>

<%= submit_tag ‘Create’ %>
<% end -%>

assuming the request parameter “id” is what you want to go into the
“other” field.

Though it would make more sense either to populate that other field in
the controller
on create or in the controller method that sets up and renders the
form like so:

def new
@photo = Photo.build(:other=>“whatever I want other to be”)
end

then in the form, just

<% form_for(:photo, :url => photos_path, :html => { :multipart =>
true }) do |f| -%>
<%= f.file_field :uploaded_data%>

<%= f.hidden_field :other %>

<%= submit_tag ‘Create’ %>
<% end -%>

3

sweet, works great. thanks.