# Auto\_complete\_for exists but not being found by Rails **URL:** \ **Category:** Rails\ **Created:** [July 28, 2006, 4:16am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/auto-complete-for-exists-but-not-being-found-by-rails/100279 "2006-07-28T04:16:53Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 8\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![ericgoodwin](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/e/c68b51/32.png) [@ericgoodwin](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/ericgoodwin)\ **Post date:** [July 28, 2006, 4:16am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/auto-complete-for-exists-but-not-being-found-by-rails/100279/1 "2006-07-28T04:16:53Z")
Anybody encounter this. I know the method exists in the auto\_complete.rb file in my rails installation, but it itsnt accessing it throught he program. Any ideas? ---
**Author:** ![ericgoodwin](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/e/c68b51/32.png) [@ericgoodwin](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/ericgoodwin)\ **Post date:** [July 28, 2006, 6:11am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/auto-complete-for-exists-but-not-being-found-by-rails/100279/2 "2006-07-28T06:11:09Z")
Should I reinstall Rails? ---
**Author:** ![ericgoodwin](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/e/c68b51/32.png) [@ericgoodwin](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/ericgoodwin)\ **Post date:** [July 28, 2006, 6:20am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/auto-complete-for-exists-but-not-being-found-by-rails/100279/3 "2006-07-28T06:20:33Z")
On 7/28/06, Eric G. [removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid](mailto:removed_email_address@domain.invalid) wrote: > Should I reinstall Rails? > > – > Posted via [http://www.ruby-forum.com/](http://www.ruby-forum.com/). > > * * * > > Rails mailing list > removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid > [http://lists.rubyonrails.org/mailman/listinfo/rails](http://lists.rubyonrails.org/mailman/listinfo/rails) If your using it from the controller then it should be there. You could always try re-installing rails. It’s a bit hard to guess whats happening with as much information as you’ve posted. Can you be a little more specific about what’s happening ---
**Author:** ![ericgoodwin](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/e/c68b51/32.png) [@ericgoodwin](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/ericgoodwin)\ **Post date:** [July 28, 2006, 6:45am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/auto-complete-for-exists-but-not-being-found-by-rails/100279/4 "2006-07-28T06:45:36Z")
Sure Daniel, This is the controller code: def realsignup auto\_complete\_for :sports, :name end realsignup.rhtml is the page that gets loaded. Here is the error I get. “undefined method `auto\_complete\_for’ for #UserController:0x37d88a8” Eric Daniel ----- wrote: > On 7/28/06, Eric G. [removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid](mailto:removed_email_address@domain.invalid) wrote: > > > Should I reinstall Rails? > > > > – > > Posted via [http://www.ruby-forum.com/](http://www.ruby-forum.com/). > > > > * * * > > > > Rails mailing list > > removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid > > [http://lists.rubyonrails.org/mailman/listinfo/rails](http://lists.rubyonrails.org/mailman/listinfo/rails) ---
**Author:** ![ericgoodwin](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/e/c68b51/32.png) [@ericgoodwin](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/ericgoodwin)\ **Post date:** [July 28, 2006, 8:18am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/auto-complete-for-exists-but-not-being-found-by-rails/100279/5 "2006-07-28T08:18:48Z")
I have used the auto complete and its working for me… The way I did it was ``` In the views 1. Include the default javascript in the .rhtml file <%= javascript_include_tag :defaults %> 2. Where ever u wanna do the autocomplete include this tag <%= text_field_with_auto_complete :movie, :movie_name %> book and the book_name are the name of the textbox So u can access the value of the textbox with params[:movie]['movie_name'] in the controller. Thats all in the views... Now in the controller 1. Define a method named "auto_complete_for_book_book_name" Remember this method should be there in the same controller ``` as that of the view page. I tried the way u did b4, and got the same error. So I did this way… ``` def auto_complete_for_book_book_name book_search = params[:movie][:movie_name] @books = Book.find(:all, :conditions => [ 'LOWER(book_name) LIKE ?',book_search.downcase ``` - ‘%’ ], :order =\> ‘book\_name ASC’) render :partial =\> ‘/views/all\_views’ end Thats it… An example is given in the [script.aculo.us](http://script.aculo.us). Follow this link and find it… [http://demo.script.aculo.us/ajax/autocompleter\_customized](http://demo.script.aculo.us/ajax/autocompleter_customized) ---
**Author:** ![ericgoodwin](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/e/c68b51/32.png) [@ericgoodwin](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/ericgoodwin)\ **Post date:** [July 28, 2006, 9:52am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/auto-complete-for-exists-but-not-being-found-by-rails/100279/6 "2006-07-28T09:52:02Z")
Hey Anand, Thanks for the advice, I got it to work kinda. Its querying my database, however when I click on one of the items, its shows up in the text field with a top margin and extra spaces on both sides of the entry. Basically, when it shows up in my text field, i can only see the very top of the word because the whole entry is shifted down some. I have to drag within the text field to reveal the word. Overall, it takes up like 3 lines with the word in the middle line, so you cant even see the word unless you drag down inside the text field. Do you know what could be wrong? ---
**Author:** ![ericgoodwin](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/e/c68b51/32.png) [@ericgoodwin](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/ericgoodwin)\ **Post date:** [July 28, 2006, 12:37pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/auto-complete-for-exists-but-not-being-found-by-rails/100279/7 "2006-07-28T12:37:36Z")
Hi, I am a bit confused what ur problem is??? if u dont have any probs, can u just take a screenshot of it and send me so that I can understand it properly… my mai id is removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid Regards, Anand ---
**Author:** ![ericgoodwin](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/e/c68b51/32.png) [@ericgoodwin](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/ericgoodwin)\ **Post date:** [July 28, 2006, 1:07pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/auto-complete-for-exists-but-not-being-found-by-rails/100279/8 "2006-07-28T13:07:50Z")
Ananda, I got it working, basically, in the partial for the list, there were spaces in between the div and li tags… thanks for all your help…