# Use link to post **URL:** \ **Category:** Rails\ **Created:** [January 15, 2008, 6:50am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/use-link-to-post/126071 "2008-01-15T06:50:31Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 7\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![fries88](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/f/6bbea6/32.png) [@fries88](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/fries88)\ **Post date:** [January 15, 2008, 6:50am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/use-link-to-post/126071/1 "2008-01-15T06:50:31Z")
Hi, I know I have been a little “long winded” but I really need to use link to do a post/submit. It is in one of the requirements of the project I am doing now. I have tried using \<%= link\_to\_function ‘Next’, “$(‘update\_product’).submit()” -%\>. It works though. But I can’t have two of this link\_to\_functions and redirect each link to a different page. And I had got a feed back saying this link\_to\_function is a complicated way of doing link. So I tried using \<%= link\_to ‘PREVIOUS’, {:controller =\> ‘create\_user’, :action =\> “save\_user” , :method =\> :post} %\> But this doesn’t work as it does not post the values I keyed into the various fields. Instead, it posts an ampty form. I really hope someone can help me with is problem. Thanks 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![fries88](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/f/6bbea6/32.png) [@fries88](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/fries88)\ **Post date:** [January 15, 2008, 7:44am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/use-link-to-post/126071/2 "2008-01-15T07:44:08Z")
Ryan B. wrote: > The project is not following the conventions of Rails. There are helpers > (ala submit\_tag) already in place to make this easier in you. Is this a > work > project or a school project? > > The reason why: %= link\_to ‘PREVIOUS’, > {:controller =\> ‘create\_user’, > :action =\> “save\_user” , :method =\> :post} is not > working is because you’re not passing in the parameters. It’s kind of > like > trying to go to [http://google.com](http://google.com) and expecting it to have already > looked up > what you wanted to search for. > > On Jan 15, 2008 4:20 PM, user splash [removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid](mailto:removed_email_address@domain.invalid) > wrote: > > > complicated way of doing link. So I tried using \<%= link\_to ‘PREVIOUS’, > > > > > Hi, Its kink of a school project. So how do I pass the parameters in ? ---
**Author:** ![fries88](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/f/6bbea6/32.png) [@fries88](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/fries88)\ **Post date:** [January 15, 2008, 7:34am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/use-link-to-post/126071/3 "2008-01-15T07:34:56Z")
The project is not following the conventions of Rails. There are helpers (ala submit\_tag) already in place to make this easier in you. Is this a work project or a school project? The reason why: %= link\_to ‘PREVIOUS’, {:controller =\> ‘create\_user’, :action =\> “save\_user” , :method =\> :post} is not working is because you’re not passing in the parameters. It’s kind of like trying to go to [http://google.com](http://google.com) and expecting it to have already looked up what you wanted to search for. On Jan 15, 2008 4:20 PM, user splash [removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid](mailto:removed_email_address@domain.invalid) wrote: > complicated way of doing link. So I tried using \<%= link\_to ‘PREVIOUS’, > > > – Ryan B. > **[frozenplague.net](http://www.frozenplague.net)** > > This domain may be for sale! Feel free to add me to MSN and/or GTalk as this email. ---
**Author:** ![fries88](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/f/6bbea6/32.png) [@fries88](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/fries88)\ **Post date:** [January 15, 2008, 10:40am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/use-link-to-post/126071/4 "2008-01-15T10:40:57Z")
user splash wrote: > Hi, > > Its kink of a school project. So how do I pass the parameters in ? Hi, This is what I did to try to oass the parameters: \<%= link\_to ‘PREVIOUS’, {:controller =\> ‘create\_user’, :action =\> “save\_user”, :user =\> {:username=\> ‘username’, :password=\> ‘password’, :age =\> ‘age’}, :method =\> :post} %\> I don’t know if this is the right way to pass parameters but I got values 0 for each fields that was being entered into my database.Did I do it correctly? ---
**Author:** ![fries88](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/f/6bbea6/32.png) [@fries88](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/fries88)\ **Post date:** [January 15, 2008, 2:53pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/use-link-to-post/126071/5 "2008-01-15T14:53:10Z")
You could set a javascript function on the onClick event of the link which would do a .click on a button with style=“visibility:hidden;” I guess… but It’s not really an elegant solution. ---
**Author:** ![fries88](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/f/6bbea6/32.png) [@fries88](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/fries88)\ **Post date:** [January 15, 2008, 8:51pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/use-link-to-post/126071/6 "2008-01-15T20:51:44Z")
:url =\> { :controller =\> create\_user, :action =\> ‘save\_user’, }, :with =\> “‘address=’+encodeURIComponent($F('text\_field\_name))”, :method =\> :post from here [http://ariejan.net/2007/02/21/ror-link\_to\_remote-with-a-text\_field-value-as-an-argument/](http://ariejan.net/2007/02/21/ror-link_to_remote-with-a-text_field-value-as-an-argument/) On Jan 15, 1:53 pm, Emanuele R. [removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid](mailto:removed_email_address@domain.invalid) ---
**Author:** ![fries88](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/f/6bbea6/32.png) [@fries88](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/fries88)\ **Post date:** [January 15, 2008, 12:54pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/use-link-to-post/126071/7 "2008-01-15T12:54:56Z")
No. Just use a submit\_tag, it is MUCH easier. I cannot help you further. On Jan 15, 2008 8:10 PM, user splash [removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid](mailto:removed_email_address@domain.invalid) wrote: > > – Ryan B. > **[frozenplague.net](http://www.frozenplague.net)** > > This domain may be for sale! Feel free to add me to MSN and/or GTalk as this email.