Observe_field and select box

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Hi everyone,

I am a newbee in RoR and i could use some help. I have a select box
populated by:

Create New <%= options_for_select Company.find(:all, :conditions => ["name =?", test.company], :order => "id asc").collect{|c| [c.external_id, c.name]}, test.company.to_s %>

… and for the above select box i have an observe field that never
fires up; based on the selection of the first box the second select box
should be populated, and if “Create New” is selected a new record is to
be created.

<%= observe_field(“test_company”,
{:url => {:controller=> ‘/test’,:action =>
‘update_people’},
:update =>“test_person”,
:loading => “Element.show(‘indicator’)”,
:complete => “Element.hide(‘indicator’)”,
:with => "test_company}) %>
If i use
<%= select(:test, :company
,Company.find_all_by_name(test.company.to_s).map{|c| [c.external_id,
c.name]})%>
for my first select box then the observe field works … but i cannot
insert the “Create New” option.

What am I doing wrong?! Any help it would appreciated.

Thank you,

Sincerely,

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Lcn Vn wrote:

Hi everyone,

I am a newbee in RoR and i could use some help. I have a select box
populated by:

Create New <%= options_for_select Company.find(:all, :conditions => ["name =?", test.company], :order => "id asc").collect{|c| [c.external_id, c.name]}, test.company.to_s %>

… and for the above select box i have an observe field that never
fires up; based on the selection of the first box the second select box
should be populated, and if “Create New” is selected a new record is to
be created.

<%= observe_field(“test_company”,
{:url => {:controller=> ‘/test’,:action =>
‘update_people’},
:update =>“test_person”,
:loading => “Element.show(‘indicator’)”,
:complete => “Element.hide(‘indicator’)”,
:with => "test_company}) %>
If i use
<%= select(:test, :company
,Company.find_all_by_name(test.company.to_s).map{|c| [c.external_id,
c.name]})%>
for my first select box then the observe field works … but i cannot
insert the “Create New” option.

What am I doing wrong?! Any help it would appreciated.

Thank you,

Sincerely,

Don’t know why the first one doesn’t work, but if you do:

<%= select(:test, :company,
[[‘Create New’,‘Create New’]] +
Company.find_all_by_name(test.company.to_s).map{|c| [c.external_id,
c.name]})%>

You should get the Create New option at the top.

Hope this helps,

Dave.