Form_tag error -- not found, 404 -- action DOES exist!

Hi – I’ve got a very strange error.
I have an action called ‘commit_input’ on a controller called
‘SiteVisitController’. This definately exists, and is called from the
functional test for it, and passes fine.
My problem is with the form that is supposed to call this action.
The form tag is:

<%= form_tag({:action=>‘commit_input’}) %>

<%# various controls – listed in full below -%>

<%= submit_tag ‘commit’ %>
<%= end_form_tag %>

When this is run, I get the page cannot be found screen, and the
following error in webrick’s console:

127.0.0.1 - - [06/Mar/2006:10:37:30 GMT Standard Time] “GET
/site_visit/input/1
HTTP/1.1” 200 153359
http://localhost:3000/admin/visit_data → /site_visit/input/1
#<NoMethodError: undefined method update' for "0":String> ["c:/ruby/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/actionpack-1.9.1/lib/action_controller/cgi_ext/ cgi_methods.rb:116:in build_deep_hash’",
“c:/ruby/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/action
pack-1.9.1/lib/action_controller/cgi_ext/cgi_methods.rb:116:in
build_deep_hash' ", "c:/ruby/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/actionpack-1.9.1/lib/action_controller/cgi_ex t/cgi_methods.rb:41:in parse_request_parameters’”,
“c:/ruby/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/g
ems/actionpack-1.9.1/lib/action_controller/cgi_ext/cgi_methods.rb:39:in
each'", "c:/ruby/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/actionpack-1.9.1/lib/action_controller/cgi_ext/ cgi_methods.rb:39:in parse_request_parameters’”,
“c:/ruby/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gem
s/actionpack-1.9.1/lib/action_controller/cgi_process.rb:74:in
request_parameter s'", "c:/ruby/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/actionpack-1.9.1/lib/action_controller/requ est.rb:8:in parameters’”,
“c:/ruby/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/actionpack-1.9.1/lib/
action_controller/base.rb:734:in assign_shortcuts'", "c:/ruby/lib/ruby/gems/1.8 /gems/actionpack-1.9.1/lib/action_controller/base.rb:351:in process’”,
“c:/ruby
/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/actionpack-1.9.1/lib/action_controller/rescue.rb:20:in
process_with_exception'", "c:/ruby/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/rails-0.13.1/lib/dispa tcher.rb:34:indispatch’”,
“c:/ruby/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/rails-0.13.1/lib/web
rick_server.rb:105:in handle_dispatch'", "c:/ruby/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/rails- 0.13.1/lib/webrick_server.rb:71:in service’”,
“c:/ruby/lib/ruby/1.8/webrick/htt
pserver.rb:104:in service'", "c:/ruby/lib/ruby/1.8/webrick/httpserver.rb:65:in run’”, “c:/ruby/lib/ruby/1.8/webrick/server.rb:155:in start_thread'", "c:/ruby /lib/ruby/1.8/webrick/server.rb:144:in start’”,
“c:/ruby/lib/ruby/1.8/webrick/s
erver.rb:144:in start_thread'", "c:/ruby/lib/ruby/1.8/webrick/server.rb:94:in
start’”, “c:/ruby/lib/ruby/1.8/webrick/server.rb:89:in each'", "c:/ruby/lib/rub y/1.8/webrick/server.rb:89:in start’”,
“c:/ruby/lib/ruby/1.8/webrick/server.rb:
79:in start'", "c:/ruby/lib/ruby/1.8/webrick/server.rb:79:in start’”,
"c:/ruby
/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/rails-0.13.1/lib/webrick_server.rb:57:in
dispatch'", "s cript/server:49"] [2006-03-06 10:37:37] ERROR /site_visit/commit_input’ not found.
127.0.0.1 - - [06/Mar/2006:10:37:37 GMT Standard Time] “POST
/site_visit/commit_
input HTTP/1.1” 404 293
http://localhost:3000/site_visit/input/1 → /site_visit/commit_input

I have been trying to fix this for a couple of days, now, and have tried
everything I can think of, including explicitly stating the controller
in the form tag, renaming the action, etc.
Has anyone else come accross (& hopefully solved) this problem?
If anyone can shed any light, I would be immensely grateful.
I’ll post the full form code at the bottom of this post.
Thanks for any & all help,
doug.

SI UPRN School Name Address 01
Postcode
<%= @property.si_uprn %> <%= @property.name %> <%= @property.address1 %> <%= @property.address_postcode %>

<%= form_tag({:action=>‘commit_input’}) %>

Site Visit Times <% i=0 -%> <% @site_visit_helper.timesheet_records.each do |tr| -%> <% i+=1 -%> <% end -%>
Surveyor Date Time Arrived Time Left
<%= select_tag("site_visit_helper[timesheet_records][#{i.to_s}][surveyor_id]", options_for_select(@surveyors, tr.surveyor_id)) %> <%= select_date( hash2date(tr.visited_on), :prefix=>"site_visit_helper[timesheet_records][#{i.to_s}][visited_on]", :include_blank=>true) %> <%= select_time( hash2time(tr.arrived_at), :prefix=>"site_visit_helper[timesheet_records][#{i.to_s}][arrived_at]", :include_blank=>true, :minute_step=>5) %> <%= select_time( hash2time(tr.left_at), :prefix=>"site_visit_helper[timesheet_records][#{i.to_s}][left_at]", :include_blank=>true, :minute_step=>5) %>
Photographs <% i=0 -%> <% @site_visit_helper.photosheet_records.each do |pr| -%> <% i+=1 -%> <% end -%>
Date Card Number First Photo Number Last Photo Number
<%= select_date( hash2date(pr.taken_on), :prefix=>"site_visit_helper[photosheet_records][#{i.to_s}][taken_on]", :include_blank=>true) %> <%= text_field_tag( "site_visit_helper[photosheet_records][#{i.to_s}][card_number]", pr.card_number) %> <%= text_field_tag( "site_visit_helper[photosheet_records][#{i.to_s}][first_photo_number]", pr.first_photo_number) %> <%= text_field_tag( "site_visit_helper[photosheet_records][#{i.to_s}][last_photo_number]", pr.last_photo_number) %>
Customer Sign Off
Name Position Man Days
<%= text_field(:site_visit_helper, :customer_sign_off_name) %> <%= text_field(:site_visit_helper, :customer_sign_off_position) %> <%= text_field(:site_visit_helper, :man_days) %>
Date Non Site Time
<%= select_date(hash2date( @site_visit_helper.customer_sign_off_date), :prefix=>"site_visit_helper[customer_sign_off_date]", :include_blank=>true) %> <%= text_field(:site_visit_helper, :non_site_time) %>
Sketch Index
<%= text_area(:site_visit_helper, :sketch_index, :cols=>50, :rows=>10) %>
Surveyor Sign Off
Surveyor Comments
<%= select_tag(:site_visit_helper, options_for_select(@surveyors)) %> <%= text_area(:site_visit_helper, :comments, :cols=>38, :rows=>5) %>
Date
<%= select_date(hash2date( @site_visit_helper.sign_off_date), :prefix=>"site_visit_helper[sign_off_date]", :include_blank=>true) %>
<%= submit_tag 'commit' %>

<%= end_form_tag %>

Hi – sorry if this is bad practice (lemme know & I’ll take it on
board), but I’m bumping this post as I’m really struggling to find a
solution to my problem. Someone seemed to have this same thing in a
chatroom once, but apparently took the conversation aside, so I couldn’t
follow it to a solution!
doug.

doug wrote:

http://localhost:3000/admin/visit_data → /site_visit/input/1
#<NoMethodError: undefined method update' for "0":String> ["c:/ruby/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/actionpack-1.9.1/lib/action_controller/cgi_ext/ cgi_methods.rb:116:in build_deep_hash’",

You’re using Rails 0.13.1. Are you able to upgrade to 1.0?
Also, include an example of the params hash as POSTed.


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