hidden file field, and fixed updated function

app/controllers/desktop/journal_pages_controller.rb

@@ -35,32 +35,24 @@ class Desktop::JournalPagesController < ApplicationController
   end
 
   def create
-
       params[:writing_journal][:create_user_id] = current_user.id
-
       @writing_journal = WritingJournal.new(params[:writing_journal])
-      respond_to do |format|
-        if @writing_journal.save
-          format.json {render json: {success: true, msg: "Paper successfully saved!"}.to_json}
-        else
-          format.json {render json: {success: false, msg: "Saving failed!"}.to_json }
-        end
-      end
 
+      if @writing_journal.save
+        render json: {success: true, msg: "Paper successfully saved!"}.to_json
+      else
+        render json: {success: false, msg: "Saving failed!"}.to_json
+      end
   end
 
   def update
-    if params[:commit].eql?"Save"
+    params[:writing_journal][:update_user_id] = current_user.id
     @writing_journal= WritingJournal.find(params[:id])
-    end
-
     respond_to do |format|
       if @writing_journal.update_attributes(params[:writing_journal])
-        format.html { redirect_to desktop_journal_pages_url, :layout => false, notice: 'User was successfully updated.'}
+        render json: {success: true, msg: "Paper successfully saved!"}.to_json
-        format.json { head :no_content }
       else
-        format.html { render action: "edit" }
+        render json: {success: false, msg: "Saving failed!"}.to_json
-        format.json { render json: @user.errors, status: :unprocessable_entity }
       end
     end
   end
@@ -117,4 +109,11 @@ class Desktop::JournalPagesController < ApplicationController
 
     render json: JSON.pretty_generate(data)
   end
+
+  private
+
+  def check_for_cancel
+    if params[:commit] == "Cancel"
+    end
+  end
 end

app/views/desktop/journal_pages/_form.html.erb

@@ -1,8 +1,17 @@
+<% if @writing_journal.errors.any? %>
+  <div id="error_explanation">
+    <h2><%= pluralize(@writing_journal.errors.count, "error") %> prohibited this user from being saved:</h2>
+    <ul>
+      <% @writing_journal.errors.full_messages.each do |msg| %>
+        <li><%= msg %></li>
+      <% end %>
+    </ul>
+  </div>
+<% end %>
 <div class="toolbar hh2">
   <div class="fn_g hp">
     <%= f.submit "Save", name: "commit", value: "Save", class: "fn_btn hh2 thmc2 thmtxt" %>
-    <%#= button_tag "Cancel", name: "cancel", value: "Cancel", class: "fn_btn hh2 thmc2 thmtxt" %>
+<!--    <%= submit_tag "Cancel", :class=>"fn_btn hh2 bt-cancel thmc2 thmtxt" %>-->
-    <%= content_tag(:button, "Cancel", :class=>"fn_btn hh2 bt-cancel thmc2 thmtxt") %>
   </div>
   <div class="hh2 hp sdm">
     <div class="sdm_t hh2">Entry Year</div>
@@ -49,10 +58,10 @@
       <div class="s_grid_con s_form">
         <ul>
           <li class="s_grid_row">
-            <%= f.text_area :paper_title, size: "20x2", value: "Paper Title", class: "s_grid_6 s_grid"%>
+            <%= f.text_area :paper_title, size: "20x2", value: @writing_journal.paper_title ||= "Paper Title", class: "s_grid_6 s_grid"%>
           </li>
           <li class="s_grid_row">
-            <%= f.text_field :journal_title, size: "20" ,value: "Journal Title", class: "s_grid_6 s_grid"%>
+            <%= f.text_field :journal_title, size: "20" ,value: @writing_journal.journal_title ||= "Journal Title", class: "s_grid_6 s_grid"%>
             <span class="icon-plus input_append"></span>
           </li>
           <li class="s_grid_row">
@@ -86,34 +95,34 @@
           </li>
 
           <li class="s_grid_row">
-            <%= label_tag("", "ISSN(ISBN)", class: "s_grid_2 s_grid") %><%= f.text_field :isbn, size: "20" ,value: "829872987", class: "s_grid_4 s_grid"%>
+            <%= label_tag("", "ISSN(ISBN)", class: "s_grid_2 s_grid") %><%= f.text_field :isbn, size: "20" ,value: @writing_journal.isbn ||= "829872987", class: "s_grid_4 s_grid"%>
           </li>
 
           <li class="s_grid_row">
-            <%= label_tag("", "Volume No.", class: "s_grid_2 s_grid") %><%= f.text_field :vol_no, size: "20" ,value: "829872987", class: "s_grid_4 s_grid"%>
+            <%= label_tag("", "Volume No.", class: "s_grid_2 s_grid") %><%= f.text_field :vol_no, size: "20" ,value: @writing_journal.vol_no ||= "829872987", class: "s_grid_4 s_grid"%>
           </li>
 
           <li class="s_grid_row">
-            <%= label_tag("", "Issue No.", class: "s_grid_2 s_grid") %><%= f.text_field :issue_no, size: "20" ,value: "829872987", class: "s_grid_4 s_grid"%>
+            <%= label_tag("", "Issue No.", class: "s_grid_2 s_grid") %><%= f.text_field :issue_no, size: "20" ,value: @writing_journal.issue_no ||= "829872987", class: "s_grid_4 s_grid"%>
           </li>
 
           <li class="s_grid_row">
-            <%= label_tag("", "Total Pages", class: "s_grid_2 s_grid") %><%= f.text_field :total_pages, size: "20" ,value: "20", class: "s_grid_4 s_grid"%>
+            <%= label_tag("", "Total Pages", class: "s_grid_2 s_grid") %><%= f.text_field :total_pages, size: "20" ,value: @writing_journal.total_pages ||= "20", class: "s_grid_4 s_grid"%>
           </li>
 
           <li class="s_grid_row">
-            <%= label_tag("", "Pages", class: "s_grid_2 s_grid") %><%= label_tag("", "from", class: "s_grid_1 s_grid") %><%= f.text_field :form_to_start, size: "10" ,value: "1", class: "s_grid_1 s_grid"%><%= label_tag("", "to", class: "s_grid_1 s_grid") %><%= f.text_field :form_to_end, size: "10" ,value: "20", class: "s_grid_1 s_grid"%>
+            <%= label_tag("", "Pages", class: "s_grid_2 s_grid") %><%= label_tag("", "from", class: "s_grid_1 s_grid") %><%= f.text_field :form_to_start, size: "10" ,value: @writing_journal.form_to_start ||= "1", class: "s_grid_1 s_grid"%><%= label_tag("", "to", class: "s_grid_1 s_grid") %><%= f.text_field :form_to_end, size: "10" ,value: @writing_journal.form_to_end ||= "20", class: "s_grid_1 s_grid"%>
           </li>
 
           <li class="s_grid_row">
-            <%= label_tag("", "Reference URL", class: "s_grid_2 s_grid") %><%= f.text_field :url, size: "20" ,value: "www.sample.com", class: "s_grid_4 s_grid"%>
+            <%= label_tag("", "Reference URL", class: "s_grid_2 s_grid") %><%= f.text_field :url, size: "20" ,value: @writing_journal.url ||= "www.sample.com", class: "s_grid_4 s_grid"%>
           </li>
         </ul>
       </div>
       <div class="s_grid_con s_form">
         <ul>
           <li class="s_grid_row">
-            <%= f.text_area :authors, size: "20x2", value: "Authors", class: "s_grid_6 s_grid"%>
+            <%= f.text_area :authors, size: "20x2", value: @writing_journal.authors ||= "Authors", class: "s_grid_6 s_grid"%>
             <span class="icon-plus input_append"></span>
           </li>
           <li class="s_grid_row">
@@ -148,7 +157,7 @@
 
 
           <li class="s_grid_row">
-             <%= f.text_field :keyword, size: "20", value: "Keywords", class: "s_grid_6 s_grid"%>
+             <%= f.text_field :keywords, size: "20", value: @writing_journal.keywords ||= "Keywords", class: "s_grid_6 s_grid"%>
           </li>
 
           <li class="s_grid_row">
@@ -178,19 +187,21 @@
         <ul>
           <li class="s_grid_row">
           <div> <%= label_tag("", "Full Text", class: "s_grid_2 s_grid") %></div>
-          <%= f.fields_for :writing_journal_files,@writing_journal do |wjf| %>
+          <!--  
+          <%= f.fields_for :writing_journal_files, @writing_journal do |wjf| %>
             <%= wjf.file_field :file %>
           <% end %>
+          -->
           </li>
           <li class="s_grid_row">
-            <%= f.text_area :note, size: "20x2", value: "Note", class: "s_grid_6 s_grid"%>
+            <%= f.text_area :note, size: "20x2", value: @writing_journal.note ||= "Note", class: "s_grid_6 s_grid"%>
           </li>
         </ul>
       </div>
       <div class="s_grid_con s_form">
         <ul>
           <li class="s_grid_row">
-            <%= f.text_area :abstract, size: "20x26", value: "Abstract", class: "s_grid_6 s_grid"%>
+            <%= f.text_area :abstract, size: "20x26", value: @writing_journal.abstract ||= "Abstract", class: "s_grid_6 s_grid"%>
           </li>
         </ul>
       </div>

app/views/desktop/journal_pages/edit.html.erb

@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
-<%= form_for @writing_journal, url: desktop_journal_page_path(@writing_journal),html: { multipart: true ,"form-type"=>"ajax_form", "callback-method"=>"formCallback"}   do |f| %>
+<%= form_for @writing_journal, html: { multipart: true, "form-type"=>"ajax_form", "callback-method"=>"formCallback"}, url: desktop_journal_page_path(@writing_journal) do |f| %>
   <%= render partial: 'desktop/journal_pages/form', locals: {:f => f} %>
 <%end%>

app/views/desktop/journal_pages/new.html.erb

@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
-<%= form_for @writing_journal, html: { multipart: true, "form-type"=>"ajax_form", "callback-method"=>"formCallback"} ,  url: desktop_journal_pages_path  do |f| %>
+<%= form_for @writing_journal, html: { multipart: true, "form-type"=>"ajax_form", "callback-method"=>"formCallback"},  url: desktop_journal_pages_path  do |f| %>
   <%= render partial: 'desktop/journal_pages/form', locals: {:f => f} %>
 <%end%>