From: Quintus <sutniuq@...>
Date: 2011-02-17T01:56:38+09:00
Subject: Re: Receivein a Post Attribute

Am 16.02.2011 16:41, schrieb Ivan Rodriguez:
> Hi!
> 
> This should be quite easy but I can't for the life of me find a
> solution.
> 
> I have the following form:
> 
> <form name="input" action="Main.rb" method="post">
>     Url to examine: <input type="text" name="url"/>
>     <input type="submit" value="analyzeUrl" />
> </form>
> 
> As you see the action taken when the button is pressed involves a ruby
> file "Main.rb".
> 
> The Apache-server has no problem interpreting the file. The problem is
> how do I pass along the text written in the textfield.
> 
> I'm guessing I need to retrieve the text in Main.rb I've failed
> miserably at that.
> 
> Main.rb contains only:
> 
> ARGV.each do|a|
>   puts "#{a}";
> end
> 
> But the only time it writes out anything is when I manually send
> Main.rb?some_parameter. Then the printout will be "some_parameter".
> 
> 
> Summary:
> How do I retrieve the text from the text field in Ruby?
> 
> 
> Thanks in advance
> ...And sorry if this already has been answered. I did searched.
> 

This is the Ruby mailing list, not the Rails one. Rails may be written
in Ruby, but they have their own forum:
http://www.ruby-forum.com/forum/rails

You're likely to get more answers there.

Vale,
Marvin