What goes Where?

[ricklach]

Please ignore this request - I have solved the problem.

After playing with autocomplete for several days I am not much further ahead but I do think I see where the problem is. In brief, I fill in a popup form that has an autocomplete. The view is new and so code-wise here is what I have:

 def new
    @eda_officer = EdaOfficer.new
    
  end
  
  def auto_complete_for_voter_lastname
    value = @params[:voter][:lastname]
    @voters = Voter.find(:all,
      :conditions => ['LOWER(lastname) LIKE ?', "#{value.downcase}%" ],
      :order => 'name ASC',
      :limit => 10)
      #@voters = Voter.find(1)
    render :partial => 'officers'
  end

The new method gets the basic parameters that I need but the auto_complete... never delivers the @voters array. So the question is can I combine the two under new (and how is that done) or am I barking up the wrong tree. I just don't seem to be able to grasp the concept here.

Rick