# Form\_tag is driving me crazy! **URL:** \ **Category:** Rails\ **Created:** [January 11, 2008, 1:19am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/form-tag-is-driving-me-crazy/125663 "2008-01-11T01:19:00Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 8\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![acampos](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/a/919ad9/32.png) [@acampos](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/acampos)\ **Post date:** [January 11, 2008, 1:19am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/form-tag-is-driving-me-crazy/125663/1 "2008-01-11T01:19:00Z")
I’ve been using Rails for a while and am fairly comfortable with it, but I keep stumbling when using form\_for and form\_tag. I’m using RESTful routes and simply want to create a form using form\_tag that specifies :method =\> :put and an onsubmit handler. I’ve tried things like \<% form\_tag ({:url =\> password\_path(id)}, {:html =\> {:method =\> :put, :onsubmit =\> “return true;”}}) do %\> … \<% end %\> and \<% form\_tag (:url =\> password\_path(id), :method =\> :put, :onsubmit =\> “return true;”}) do %\> … \<% end %\> and \<% form\_tag :url =\> password\_path(id), :method =\> :put, :onsubmit =\> “return true;”) do %\> … \<% end %\> and can’t get the method in the form to be set to ‘put’. Also, some of these produce some pretty odd form actions… I’m obviously missing something with the form\_tag syntax here, but it’s not clear what it is. FYI, I’m using Rails 2.0.2. ---
**Author:** ![acampos](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/a/919ad9/32.png) [@acampos](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/acampos)\ **Post date:** [January 11, 2008, 1:24am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/form-tag-is-driving-me-crazy/125663/2 "2008-01-11T01:24:16Z")
This one gets me almost there: \<% form\_tag (password\_path(id), {:method =\> :put, :onsubmit =\> “return true;”}) do %\> … \<% end %\> but the form method is still ‘post’ ---
**Author:** ![acampos](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/a/919ad9/32.png) [@acampos](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/acampos)\ **Post date:** [January 11, 2008, 1:32am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/form-tag-is-driving-me-crazy/125663/3 "2008-01-11T01:32:19Z")
Does this work? (I prefer form\_for over form\_tag…) form\_for(:user, :url =\> password\_path(@user), :html =\> {:method =\> :put, :onsubmit =\> ‘return false;’}) do |f| … end ---
**Author:** ![acampos](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/a/919ad9/32.png) [@acampos](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/acampos)\ **Post date:** [January 11, 2008, 2:18am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/form-tag-is-driving-me-crazy/125663/4 "2008-01-11T02:18:42Z")
When using PUT in forms the method will always be post in the forms. The form is not what sends that method, it’s rather the javascript that’s triggered when you submit that form. Don’t put spaces before your parenthesis either, do form\_tag() instead of form\_tag () On Jan 11, 2008 10:53 AM, bigbanger [removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid](mailto:removed_email_address@domain.invalid) wrote: > On Jan 10, 4:18 pm, bigbanger [removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid](mailto:removed_email_address@domain.invalid) wrote: > > > “return true;”) do %\> > > … > > \<% end %\> > > > > and can’t get the method in the form to be set to ‘put’. Also, some > > of these produce some pretty odd form actions… > > > > I’m obviously missing something with the form\_tag syntax here, but > > it’s not clear what it is. FYI, I’m using Rails 2.0.2. – Ryan B. > **[frozenplague.net](http://www.frozenplague.net)** > > This domain may be for sale! Feel free to add me to MSN and/or GTalk as this email. ---
**Author:** ![acampos](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/a/919ad9/32.png) [@acampos](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/acampos)\ **Post date:** [January 12, 2008, 7:32am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/form-tag-is-driving-me-crazy/125663/5 "2008-01-12T07:32:57Z")
On Jan 10, 5:17 pm, “Ryan B.” [removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid](mailto:removed_email_address@domain.invalid) wrote: > When using PUT in forms the method will always be post in the forms. The > form is not what sends that method, it’s rather the javascript that’s > triggered when you submit that form. Don’t put spaces before your > parenthesis either, do form\_tag() instead of form\_tag () Ryan, thanks. I discovered that shortly after I posted and I deleted my post, but I guess it hung around long enough for it to be viewed by a few people. Thanks again for responding. ---
**Author:** ![acampos](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/a/919ad9/32.png) [@acampos](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/acampos)\ **Post date:** [January 12, 2008, 2:15pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/form-tag-is-driving-me-crazy/125663/6 "2008-01-12T14:15:24Z")
On Jan 12, 2008, at 12:32 AM, bigbanger wrote: > Ryan, thanks. I discovered that shortly after I posted and I deleted > my post, but I guess it hung around long enough for it to be viewed by > a few people. Thanks again for responding. Actually, if you submitted it via ruby-forum or google-groups, your post gets submitted to a mailing list, so even if you deleted it right after posting, everyone subscribed to list would have received it. Peace, Phillip ---
**Author:** ![acampos](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/a/919ad9/32.png) [@acampos](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/acampos)\ **Post date:** [April 17, 2008, 10:05pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/form-tag-is-driving-me-crazy/125663/7 "2008-04-17T22:05:44Z")
Jeremy Weiskotten wrote: > Does this work? (I prefer form\_for over form\_tag…) > > form\_for(:user, :url =\> password\_path(@user), :html =\> {:method =\> :put, > :onsubmit =\> ‘return false;’}) do |f| > … > end Jeremy, Curious about your preference, because I was trying to use form\_for (it’s designed for forms related to models) but kept running into trouble using a collection\_select to get a pop-up supplying values from a has\_one table. Suppose in your example of “user” you wanted to select role from an ancillary table of roles {“novice”, “admin”, “super admin”} Would you use f.collection\_select? I’ve been trying to get that to work, and always have to drop back to form\_tag and specify my model and collection implicitly. Cheers, Jim ---
**Author:** ![acampos](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/a/919ad9/32.png) [@acampos](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/acampos)\ **Post date:** [January 12, 2008, 5:14pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/form-tag-is-driving-me-crazy/125663/8 "2008-01-12T17:14:29Z")
On Jan 12, 5:14 am, Phillip K. [removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid](mailto:removed_email_address@domain.invalid) wrote: > Actually, if you submitted it via ruby-forum or google-groups, your > post gets submitted to a mailing list, so even if you deleted it > right after posting, everyone subscribed to list would have received it. Ahh, that explains it. Thanks Phillip.