On 10 May 2011, at 23:48, Mlle <emsto...@gmail.com> wrote:

> Hi
> 
> I'm trying to create an Ajax request that displays a list of inventory
> items resulting from a search on a keyword.  How can I insert the list
> of inventory items using a partial or a string of html onto the page
> following the ajax request?  The following doesn't work because I
> can't use a content_tag helper method in a controller.

You can  have a view file for that action as you would for any other action

Fred
> 
> I guess another question would be why doesn't the inventories div
> update and show the inventory items after the ajax request?
> 
> I have this in my controller (this uses a string of html)
> 
>  def find_by_keyword
>    @inventories = Inventory.find(:all, :conditions => ['inventory_id
> LIKE ?', params[:inventory][:keyword]])
>    @inventories_list = @inventories.map { |inventory|
> content_tag("li", inventory['id'])}
>    render :inline => @inventories_list
>  end
> 
> And this in the view:
> 
>    <% form_remote_tag :url => { :controller =>
> "purchase_orders", :action => "find_by_keyword" }, :update=>
> "inventories" do |f| -%>
>        <%= model_auto_completer('inventory[keyword]', '',
> 'inventory[inventory_id]', '', {:method => :get})%>
>        <%= submit_tag "Find!" %>
>    <% end %>
> 
>    <div id = "inventories">
>        <% if !@inventories.nil?%>
>            <% for inventory in @inventories %>
>                <% link_to inventory['id'], :controller =>
> "purchase_orders", :action => "new", :inventory_id => inventory['id']
> %>
>            <% end %>
>        <% end %>
>    </div>
> 
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