# Problem with select\_tag

**URL:** <https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/problem-with-select-tag/161524>\
**Category:** Rails\
**Created:** [February 27, 2009, 4:00am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/problem-with-select-tag/161524 "2009-02-27T04:00:59Z")\
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**Author:** ![ple\_mazako](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/p/5daacb/32.png) [@ple\_mazako](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/ple_mazako)\
**Post date:** [February 27, 2009, 4:00am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/problem-with-select-tag/161524/1 "2009-02-27T04:00:59Z")

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i create drop-down memu for organelle by using select\_tag but problem is  
can’t get value for form to database seqfeature, i don’t understand  
why? pls help me

code for veiw.rhtm  
\<% form\_for :seqfeature do |form| %\>

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**Author:** ![ple\_mazako](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/p/5daacb/32.png) [@ple\_mazako](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/ple_mazako)\
**Post date:** [February 27, 2009, 4:09am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/problem-with-select-tag/161524/2 "2009-02-27T04:09:14Z")

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Thiti Panya wrote:  
i create drop-down memu for organelle by using select\_tag but problem  
is  
can’t get value for form select\_tag to database seqfeature but  
form.text\_field ,it’s work , i don’t understand  
why? pls help me  
##############################################################  
code for veiw.rhtm:  
\<% form\_for :seqfeature do |form| %\>

 Sequence Name : \<%= form.text\_field :seq\_name %\> 

 Organelle \<%= select\_tag "organelle" , options\_for\_select(["", "mitochondrion", "nucleomorph", "plastid", "mitochondrion: kinetoplast", "plastid: chloroplast", "plastid: apicoplast", "plastid: chromoplast", "plastid: cyanelle", "plastid: leucoplast", "plastid: protoplastid"]) %\> 
\<%= submit\_tag "Submit !", :class =\> "submit" %\> \<% end %\> ######################################################################## code for submit controller:

class SubmitController \< ApplicationController  
def view  
if request.post? and params[:seqfeature]  
@seqfeature = Seqfeature.new(params[:seqfeature])  
if @seqfeature.save  
render :text =\> “sequence submitted”  
end  
end  
end  
end

##### the vale from form insert to table seqfeatures but i can’t get

value