# Problems with link\_to\_remote **URL:** \ **Category:** Rails\ **Created:** [November 30, 2006, 2:01pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/problems-with-link-to-remote/77773 "2006-11-30T14:01:31Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 8\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Mr\_Browstone](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/m/8e8cbc/32.png) [@Mr\_Browstone](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/Mr_Browstone)\ **Post date:** [November 30, 2006, 2:01pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/problems-with-link-to-remote/77773/1 "2006-11-30T14:01:31Z")
Well, this is my action in contoller “usuario”: … def acao render :action =\> “list”, :layout =\> false end … and my view “empresa/list”: … \<%= link\_to\_remote (“Lista de Usuarios”, :update =\> “corpo” , :url =\> {:controller =\> “usuario” ,:action =\> “acao”})%\> ... But this not happening the effect, the list of “usuarios” this not appearing in the list of “empresas”. The code this correct, what this lacking? ---
**Author:** ![Mr\_Browstone](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/m/8e8cbc/32.png) [@Mr\_Browstone](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/Mr_Browstone)\ **Post date:** [November 30, 2006, 2:07pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/problems-with-link-to-remote/77773/2 "2006-11-30T14:07:25Z")
I’m guessing that you list view then iterates over some collection (either manually or with a partial) of objects. The problem is then that you have not setup that collection in your acao method. Fred ---
**Author:** ![Mr\_Browstone](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/m/8e8cbc/32.png) [@Mr\_Browstone](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/Mr_Browstone)\ **Post date:** [November 30, 2006, 2:17pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/problems-with-link-to-remote/77773/3 "2006-11-30T14:17:59Z")
Frederick C. wrote: > I’m guessing that you list view then iterates over some collection > (either manually or with a partial) of objects. The problem is then that > you have not setup that collection in your acao method. > > Fred this is method list: … def list @usuario\_pages, @usuarios = paginate :usuarios, :per\_page =\> 10 end … Well, I am using RadRails and MySQL. If not will bother you, I can send the project for you e-mail. Ok? ---
**Author:** ![Mr\_Browstone](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/m/8e8cbc/32.png) [@Mr\_Browstone](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/Mr_Browstone)\ **Post date:** [November 30, 2006, 3:56pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/problems-with-link-to-remote/77773/4 "2006-11-30T15:56:25Z")
The list method isn’t called when you call render :action =\> ‘list’ It just makes rails use the list.rhtml template. If you want the list method to be called you must do that yourself. Fred ---
**Author:** ![Mr\_Browstone](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/m/8e8cbc/32.png) [@Mr\_Browstone](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/Mr_Browstone)\ **Post date:** [November 30, 2006, 2:57pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/problems-with-link-to-remote/77773/5 "2006-11-30T14:57:28Z")
Help, please!! ---
**Author:** ![Mr\_Browstone](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/m/8e8cbc/32.png) [@Mr\_Browstone](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/Mr_Browstone)\ **Post date:** [November 30, 2006, 5:02pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/problems-with-link-to-remote/77773/6 "2006-11-30T17:02:35Z")
Frederick C. wrote: > The list method isn’t called when you call render :action =\> ‘list’ > It just makes rails use the list.rhtml template. > If you want the list method to be called you must do that yourself. > > Fred What? ---
**Author:** ![Mr\_Browstone](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/m/8e8cbc/32.png) [@Mr\_Browstone](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/Mr_Browstone)\ **Post date:** [November 30, 2006, 8:34pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/problems-with-link-to-remote/77773/7 "2006-11-30T20:34:30Z")
Ah yes, not including prototype doesn;t help. What is was saying is that render :action =\> “list”, :layout =\> false just renders the list template. It doesn’t call the list method Fred ---
**Author:** ![Mr\_Browstone](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/m/8e8cbc/32.png) [@Mr\_Browstone](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/Mr_Browstone)\ **Post date:** [November 30, 2006, 5:27pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/problems-with-link-to-remote/77773/8 "2006-11-30T17:27:14Z")
I found my problem. It was lacking this: \<%= javascript\_include\_tag “prototype” %\> Very thanks Fred. §:]