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I have this in the view<br />
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&lt;%= link_to 'Rename', :controller =&gt; 'ocrs', :action =&gt; 'rename_file', :query =&gt; file_name %&gt;<br />
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when i click on the link, i want it to show a prompt box ( just like :confirm =&gt;'Are you sure', :method =&gt;delete) but instead of yes/no , i want the user to input something in that box. ( the name the file is going to be renamed to), and that entry to be available in the controller/action (ocrs / rename_file) .
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I have this in the view

<%= link_to 'Rename', :controller => 'ocrs', :action => 'rename_file', :query => file_name %>

when i click on the link, i want it to show a prompt box ( just like :confirm =>'Are you sure', :method =>delete) but instead of yes/no , i want the user to input something in that box. ( the name the file is going to be renamed to), and that entry to be available in the controller/action (ocrs / rename_file) .

rails 2.3.x link_to tag

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