From: Damjan Rems <d_rems@...>
Date: 2008-06-11T15:46:48+09:00
Subject: Re: Rails - relations

Israel Guerra wrote:
> Hi ppl.
> 
> I am noob in rails and started an app to learn. I have the following
> scenario:
> 
> table client with fileds: name, second_name
> table phone with fields: number, client_id
> table address with fields: street, number, client_id
> 
> The migrations worked ok and the fields are created.
> 
> Now i defined in the model that
> 
> for client:
> has_many :phones
> has_many :adresses
> 
> for phones and adresses:
> belongs_to :client
> 
> I made a form to get some of these fields and add to the database:
> 
> <% form_for(:clients) do |f| %>
>   <p>
>     <b>Name</b>
>     <%= f.text_field :name %>
>   </p>
>   <p>
>     <b>Second Name</b>
>     <%= f.text_field :second_name%>
>   </p>
> 
>   <p>
>     <b>Number</b>
>     <%= f.text_field :number%>
>   </p>
> 
>   <p>
>     <%= f.submit "Add" %>
>   </p>
> <% end %>
> 
> And in the controller i try to save it to the DB:
> 
> @clients = Clients.new(params[:clients])
> @clients.save
> 
> When i submit i get an error saying that number is not a method, it 
> means it
> didnt associate number with a cliente. It's not "joining" the tables.
> 
> Where did i made a mistake here?
> 
> Thanks guys.


1. Try asking this questions in rail snewsgroup
2. You are trying to access field from other table. The right way to 
access the filed would be:
  client.phones[n].number

and I don't know if this can be done with simple form.


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