# Link\_to\_remote; how do I tweak the div to update?; Ajax on R

**URL:** <https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/link-to-remote-how-do-i-tweak-the-div-to-update-ajax-on-r/77593>\
**Category:** Ruby\
**Created:** [November 29, 2006, 12:21am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/link-to-remote-how-do-i-tweak-the-div-to-update-ajax-on-r/77593 "2006-11-29T00:21:10Z")\
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**Author:** ![dewie](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/d/ac8455/32.png) [@dewie](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/dewie)\
**Post date:** [November 29, 2006, 12:21am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/link-to-remote-how-do-i-tweak-the-div-to-update-ajax-on-r/77593/1 "2006-11-29T00:21:10Z")

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I’m trying to update a specific div section by trying to add some  
embedded ruby code below. It’s not liking it though. You see below  
i’m trying to replace \>\>\> :update =\> “msg\_box\>”, \<\<\< with \>\>\> :update  
=\> “msg\_box\_\<%= item.id %\>”, \<\<\< but it’s bad syntax or something. How  
can I do this?

Here’s my little Ruby on Rails webpage that uses Ajax:

> > > > >

\<% for item in @my\_items %\>

 Ajax Demo \<%= javascript\_include\_tag "prototype" %\> 
 \<%= link\_to\_remote( "Item Details", ### normally its :update =\> "msg\_box\>", :update =\> "msg\_box\_\<%= item.id %\>", ### you see in the line above i'm trying to update the div with id "msg\_box\_1" for example... :url =\>{ :action =\> :get\_details }) %\> 
 \<% end %\>

\<\<\<\<\<

Thanks for reading.

–Dan W.

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**Author:** ![dewie](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/d/ac8455/32.png) [@dewie](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/dewie)\
**Post date:** [November 29, 2006, 2:23am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/link-to-remote-how-do-i-tweak-the-div-to-update-ajax-on-r/77593/2 "2006-11-29T02:23:29Z")

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On Nov 28, 2006, at 1520 , Dan W. wrote:

> Here’s my little Ruby on Rails webpage that uses Ajax:

You want the Rails mailing list.

–  
Eric H. - removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid - [http://blog.segment7.net](http://blog.segment7.net)

I LIT YOUR GEM ON FIRE!

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**Author:** ![dewie](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/d/ac8455/32.png) [@dewie](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/dewie)\
**Post date:** [November 29, 2006, 2:31am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/link-to-remote-how-do-i-tweak-the-div-to-update-ajax-on-r/77593/3 "2006-11-29T02:31:30Z")

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You want the Rails list.

[http://groups-beta.google.com/group/rubyonrails-talk](http://groups-beta.google.com/group/rubyonrails-talk)

However I will give you a hint. You can’t put a \<%= inside another  
\<%=. Two of those things in a row makes the templating engine grumpy.