# IE doesn't take parameters generated by rails Firefox does

**URL:** <https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/ie-doesnt-take-parameters-generated-by-rails-firefox-does/151241>\
**Category:** Rails\
**Created:** [October 18, 2008, 7:55pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/ie-doesnt-take-parameters-generated-by-rails-firefox-does/151241 "2008-10-18T19:55:09Z")\
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**Author:** ![tkbeili](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/t/7bcc69/32.png) [@tkbeili](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/tkbeili)\
**Post date:** [October 18, 2008, 7:55pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/ie-doesnt-take-parameters-generated-by-rails-firefox-does/151241/1 "2008-10-18T19:55:09Z")

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Hello,

I have this code in ruby on rails view (.html.erb):

\<%= text\_field :poll, :option3\_text, :size =\> 20, :class =\> ‘topicField’  
%\>

Which translates in HTML code to:

When I print the parameters passed from the browser inside Ruby console,  
it prints correctly when using FireFox but it doesn’t pass it at all  
with IE.

For instance, FireFox prints params (puts params) as:  
…option3\_textTHE\_OPTION\_3\_VALUE…

While IE doesn’t even have option3\_text in it’s parameters list.

Any ideas,

Thanks,

Tam

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**Author:** ![tkbeili](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/t/7bcc69/32.png) [@tkbeili](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/tkbeili)\
**Post date:** [October 19, 2008, 1:03am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/ie-doesnt-take-parameters-generated-by-rails-firefox-does/151241/2 "2008-10-19T01:03:11Z")

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Tam K. wrote:

> name=“poll[option3\_text]”/\>
> 
> When I print the parameters passed from the browser inside Ruby console,  
> it prints correctly when using FireFox but it doesn’t pass it at all  
> with IE.
> 
> For instance, FireFox prints params (puts params) as:  
> …option3\_textTHE\_OPTION\_3\_VALUE…
> 
> While IE doesn’t even have option3\_text in it’s parameters list.

Check that your form and text field are in legal HTML places.  
For example, that the form does not straddle other elements,  
and that it is not inside a table (except wholly within a  
table cell).

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