So, I can't just pass it my permalink value (which is worked out using to_param)? I have to create a whole method using regex that returns something that is exactly the same?
Please Help, I would GREATLY appreciate it if you could just give a reply like "If I had a blog with the same kind of setup, what I could do is write a redirect like this, as you can get the permalink value by doing this." Thanks In Advance, Joe On 30 June, 02:26, Hassan Schroeder <hassan.schroe...@gmail.com> wrote: > On Tue, Jun 29, 2010 at 1:37 PM, Joe <j...@dev-hq.co.uk> wrote: > > I've tried, but I can't figure out how to replace $1 with a permalink > > variable thats in ruby on rails. Im pretty sure regex cannot help me > > with this, I need to take the permalink value, and use that in the > > redirect. > > > PLEASE JUST TELL ME AND ILL LEARN, I DONT JUST TAKE THE ANSWER AND BE > > DONE WITH IT, I LEARN FROM IT. > > Top-posting *and* yelling -- not a particularly appealing combination... > > But one last try. Your original example: > > http://127.0.0.1:3000/categories/1-css/tutorials/12-test9http://127.0.0.1:3000/tutorials/12-test9http://127.0.0.1:3000/categories/1/tutorials/12http://127.0.0.1:3000/tutorials/12 > > Sure, you can manually enter rewrite rules for *every one* of your > tutorials and categories, and avoid using regular expressions. Be > my guest. :-) > > Or you can start with the simplest example above, and figure out how > a simple regex can give you "12" from "/tutorials/12". Write a method > to take that value "12" and return "12-test9". Put that in a rewrite rule. > Try it with a couple of other values. Works? Good. Start on the next > most complex string. Lather, rinse, repeat. > > -- > Hassan Schroeder ------------------------ hassan.schroe...@gmail.com > twitter: @hassan -- 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-t...@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.