# Linking to a form submit

**URL:** <https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/linking-to-a-form-submit/106280>\
**Category:** Rails\
**Created:** [June 8, 2007, 2:02am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/linking-to-a-form-submit/106280 "2007-06-08T02:02:58Z")\
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**Author:** ![casper\_the\_ghost](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/c/58956e/32.png) [@casper\_the\_ghost](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/casper_the_ghost)\
**Post date:** [June 8, 2007, 2:02am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/linking-to-a-form-submit/106280/1 "2007-06-08T02:02:58Z")

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Hi, I have a form that looks like this, and it works fine:

```
  <% form_for :search_term, :url => { :action => :search} do |f|

```

%\>  
\<%= f.text\_field ‘search\_term’ %\>  
\<%= submit\_tag ‘Search’ %\>  
\<% end %\>

I want to make a link that submits to the same action, but I when I  
try, I get this error:

undefined method `stringify\_keys!’ for “test search”:String

Here is my attempted link\_to:

\<%= link\_to(truncate(recent\_search.search\_term, 40), {:controller =\>  
‘admin’, :action =\> ‘search’, :search\_term =\>  
recent\_search.search\_term }, :method =\> :post ) %\>

By the way, this search string displays just fine – but when I click  
the link, I get that error.

Charlie

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**Author:** ![casper\_the\_ghost](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/c/58956e/32.png) [@casper\_the\_ghost](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/casper_the_ghost)\
**Post date:** [June 8, 2007, 3:10am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/linking-to-a-form-submit/106280/2 "2007-06-08T03:10:04Z")

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While helpers are nice, this is _so_ simple to do with JavaScript I  
can’t think of any reason not to do it. Just make sure your form tag  
has name and id attributes.

Submit

On 6/7/07, removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid [removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid](mailto:removed_email_address@domain.invalid) wrote:

> try, I get this error:  
> the link, I get that error.
> 
> Charlie
> 
> >

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