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On 21 March 2010 05:02, RichardOnRails
<RichardDummyMailbox58407@uscomputergurus.com> wrote:
> OK,  I got rid of all the syntax errors.
> The vendor_drop list is now hidden on startup of the view
> I switched from an image to a button
> However, the drop list does not get displayed when the ShowList button
> is clicked
> Code is below.  Ideas are most welcome
>
>
>    <%= button_to_function("ShowList",
> %<page["vendor_droplist"].show> ) %>

Have you checked the html generated by the above to make sure it is
generating what you expect?

Colin

>    <br>
>    <div id="vendor_droplist", style="display:none">
>        <%= select_tag "test",
>              options_for_select(@current_vendors.collect { |v|
> v.nickname }),
>              {:multiple => true} %>
>    </div>
>
>
> On Mar 21, 12:37 am, RichardOnRails
> <RichardDummyMailbox58...@USComputerGurus.com> wrote:
>> I think I improved two things in the version of lines 20-26 below:
>> 1. I gave the div an id rather than a name
>> 2. I gave the div a style of "display:none" so that it's hidden at
>> every startup of the view
>>
>>     <%# = image_tag "DownArrow.jpg" options =
>> { onclick=page["vendor_droplist"].show } %>
>>     <br>
>>     <div id="vendor_droplist", style="display:none">
>>         <%= select_tag "test",
>>               options_for_select(@current_vendors.collect { |v|
>> v.nickname }),
>>               {:multiple => true} %>
>>     </div>
>>
>> On Mar 21, 12:07 am, RichardOnRails
>>
>> <RichardDummyMailbox58...@USComputerGurus.com> wrote:
>> > Hi,
>>
>> > I've got the following code in my attempt to provide the subject
>> > functionality, lines 20-29 in view:
>>
>> >     <%= image_tag "DownArrow.jpg" options =
>> > { onclick=page["vendor_droplist"].show } %>
>> >     <br>
>> >     <div name="vendor_droplist">
>> >         <%= select_tag "test",
>> >               options_for_select(@current_vendors.collect { |v|
>> > v.nickname }),
>> >               {:multiple => true} %>
>> >     </div>
>>
>> > Until I put in the options on image tag and added the div,  this code
>> > display a list of vendor nicknames. Now I have several problems:
>>
>> > 1. Syntax error in line 20 where an identifier was encountered where a
>> > right-paren was expected (see below)
>> > 2. I don't know how to make the vendor_droplist initially hidden
>>
>> > I've Googled for "Rails Ajax toggled item" and got a number of hits
>> > but no apparent answer.  I'll keep poking around the Web,  but I
>> > appreciate some suggestion(s).
>>
>> > Thanks in advance,
>> > Richard
>>
>> >  Showing app/views/expenses/new.html.erb where line #20 raised:
>>
>> > compile error
>> > K:/_Projects/Ruby/_Rails_Apps/_EIMS/RTS/app/views/expenses/
>> > new.html.erb:20: syntax error, unexpected tIDENTIFIER, expecting ')'
>> > @output_buffer.concat "    "; @output_buffer.concat(( image_tag
>> > "DownArrow.jpg" options =
>> > { onclick=page["vendor_droplist"].show } ).to_s);
>> > @output_buffer.concat "\n"
>>
>> > ^
>> > K:/_Projects/Ruby/_Rails_Apps/_EIMS/RTS/app/views/expenses/
>> > new.html.erb:20: odd number list for Hash
>> > @output_buffer.concat "    "; @output_buffer.concat(( image_tag
>> > "DownArrow.jpg" options =
>> > { onclick=page["vendor_droplist"].show } ).to_s);
>> > @output_buffer.concat "\n"
>>
>> > ^
>>
>> > Extracted source (around line #20):
>>
>> > 17:   <p>
>> > 18:     <%= f.label :vendor %><br />
>> > 19:     <%= f.text_field :vendor %>
>> > 20:     <%= image_tag "DownArrow.jpg" options =
>> > { onclick=page["vendor_droplist"].show } %>
>> > 21:     <br>
>> > 22:     <div name="vendor_droplist">
>> > 23:     <%= select_tag "test",
>>
>> > Trace of template inclusion: app/views/expenses/new.html.erb
>>
>> > RAILS_ROOT: K:/_Projects/Ruby/_Rails_Apps/_EIMS/RTS
>> > Application Trace | Framework Trace | Full Trace
>>
>> > K:/_Projects/Ruby/_Rails_Apps/_EIMS/RTS/app/views/expenses/
>> > new.html.erb:59:in `compile!'
>> > K:/_Projects/Ruby/_Rails_Apps/_EIMS/RTS/app/controllers/
>> > expenses_controller.rb:30:in `new'
>
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