old code

From the bottles contoller
  def create_array_from_hash (p_hash, p_array, p_level, p_average, p_createLink, p_searchParams, p_parentTarget=nil)
    # p_hash is the recursive hash developed below
    # p_array is the new array.  each row will be a display.  children will be hidden
    # p_average is a flag indicating whether to average... if not, then it defaults to sum
    # p_createLink is a flag indicating whether or not to generate the info needed for an html link
    # p_searchParams is an array used for generating the html link.  it provides the search key and the "display_value" is the search value
    if p_createLink
      v_searchParam = p_searchParams[p_level]
    else
      v_searchParam = nil
    end
    p_hash.each{|key, value|
      # Determine if we can create a search link from this data
      if (p_createLink && !key.nil? && !v_searchParam.nil?)
        v_create_link=true
      else
        v_create_link=false
      end      
      if (p_average)
        v_value = (value[1]/value[2]).round(1)
      else
        v_value = value[1]
      end
      v_key = key.nil? ? "Not Listed" : key
      v_dataTarget = "#" + v_key.gsub(" ","")
      v_myID = p_parentTarget
      p_array.push({"display_value"=>v_key, "sum_or_avg_of_children" => v_value, "number_of_children"=> value[2], "level"=> p_level, "create_link"=>v_create_link, "search_param"=>v_searchParam, "data_target"=>v_dataTarget, "myID"=>v_myID})
      if !value[0].empty?
        p_level = p_level + 1
        p_array = create_array_from_hash(value[0], p_array, p_level, p_average, p_createLink, p_searchParams, v_dataTarget)
        p_level = p_level -1
      end
    }
    return p_array
  end