You might want to try: map.widget '/widget/show/*url', :controller => 'widget', :action => 'show'
and see if that works. I seem to recall that the dots are the issue, as the router typically uses them to separate formats from request params. --Matt Jones On Sep 19, 11:04 pm, Richard Schneeman <rails-mailing-l...@andreas- s.net> wrote: > I'm building an application that stores links, but i've run into a > problem with routing. If my routes.rb looks like this: > > map.widget '/widget/show/:url', :controller => "widget", :action => > "show" > > then when i go to /widget/show/www.example.com then i get an error. If > i change the route to: > > map.widget '/widget/show', :controller => "widget", :action => "show" > > and i enter in /widget/show?url=www.example.comthen everything works > great, but i'm currious if there is anything i can do to make the first > routing method work? > -- > Posted viahttp://www.ruby-forum.com/. --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Ruby on Rails: Talk" group. To post to this group, send email to rubyonrails-talk@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to rubyonrails-talk+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rubyonrails-talk?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
