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Your question has a lot going on, so let's try to sort through it one piece at a time. First, I'll assume your database has a table called catalogs with a column called make, and that you're using the will_paginate plugin. It looks like you got started by copying and modifying some examples straight from the docs. First, your controller - you don't need the more complex paginate_by_sql, you can use the simpler paginate.

controller:

def index
  @catalogs = Catalog.paginate(:all, :conditions => {:make => params[:search]}, :page => params[:page])
end

Now your view, just the stuff relevant to the search:

<% form_tag catalogs_path, :method => :get do %>
  <%= text_field_tag 'search' %>
  <%= submit_tag 'submit search' %>
<% end %>

And that's it. Good luck!

Jaime Bellmyer 2010-10-19 04:30:26

This has solved so many problems haha Thanks a ton. You are wise

Program This 2010-10-20 05:29:54

Thanks, glad it helped :) Can you accept my answer, so I get credit for it?

Jaime Bellmyer 2010-10-21 00:47:44

Hi, it looks like you're new to stackoverflow. By accepting my answer, I get credit for helping you. If you don't accept good answers from people who help you, you'll eventually stop getting help. Every time you ask a question, it displays your acceptance percentage so people know if you accept answers or not.

Jaime Bellmyer 2010-10-23 02:12:31

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