def create
		begin
			@link = Link.find(params[:id])
			@outlet = Outlet.find(@link.outlet.id)
			@address= @outlet.address
			@floorplan = Floorplan.find_by_floor_id_and_is_active(@address.floor,true)

			if @floorplan.nil?
				render :action => :upload
			else

			@all_outlets = Outlet.find_all_by_address_id(@address)
			@Coords, @unplaced_outlets = @all_outlets.partition(&:x)

			@temp = Address.find_all_by_floor_id(@address.floor_id)

			rooms = {}
			for r in @temp
				rooms[r] = Room.find(r.room_id).name
			end
			@rooms = rooms.values
			@rooms = @rooms.sort

			@ports = {}
			@switches = {}
			for o in @Coords
				link = Link.find_by_outlet_id(o.id)
				unless link.nil?
					@ports[o] = Port.find(link.port_id)
					@switches[o] = Switch.find(@ports[o].switch_id)
				end
			end

			render :action => :index
			end

		rescue Exception	#exception, probably caused by attempting to view a floorplan other than from the search results button
      flash[:notice] = "Error viewing floorplan. redirected to search results"
      redirect_to :controller => search, :action => :new
    end
  end