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Asked: 2026-06-03T16:38:11+00:00

I have a button_to helper method in a view table that I cannot get

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I have a button_to helper method in a view table that I cannot get to work the way I need it. I am using it to delete a record in a different model than is building the table and I do not have the :id for but I do have other parameters that can find the proper record. Based on other questions here I think the following sytax should be the correct;

<%= button_to 'Remove',mailing_list_edit_path(:arg1 => "value1", :arg2 => "value2"),:method => :delete,:confirm => "are you sure?" %>

but I get this error when I click the button;

Routing Error
No route matches [DELETE] "/assets"
Try running rake routes for more information on available routes.

Here is the entry in my routes.rb

resources :mailing_list_edits, only: [:create, :destroy]

And the action in my controller

def destroy
MailingListEdit.where(:att1 => params[:arg1], :att2 => params[:arg2]).delete_all
respond_to do |format|
format.html { redirect_to controller1_index_path(session[:remember_token]) }
end
end

What am I doing wrong?

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  1. Editorial Team

    I found a workaround, in case it will help someone else, here it is.

    The path helper would not work without an :id, so I included a dummy :id and now I am able to pass the two attributes I needed to find and destroy. So my button_to now looks like this;

    <%= button_to 'Remove',mailing_list_edit_path(:id => "foobar", :arg1 => "value1", :arg2 => "value2"),:method => :delete,:confirm => "are you sure?" %>

    Kind of a hack, but it works!

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