can i have a model called FILE.RB?

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Is "file" reserved? Can i use it for my model name? Because I am getting this error-

NoMethodError in FilesController#new

undefined method `quoted_table_name' for File:Class

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uGH! im answering my own questions!. sorry guys ill think b4 i post next time.

here are the reserved words- http://newwiki.rubyonrails.org/rails/pages/reservedwords

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You can get by "reusing" a class name, but it's a PITA.

I had a model named Filter, then upgraded Rails at one point, and all sorts of ugly conflicts occurred since the new version of Rails included a Filter clas.

One solution is to reference the class to the local namespace, such as in the controller:

@filters = ::Filter.find(blah blah blah)

While it can be done, I wouldn't ever do it again.

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Ar Chron wrote:

You can get by "reusing" a class name, but it's a PITA.

I had a model named Filter, then upgraded Rails at one point, and all sorts of ugly conflicts occurred since the new version of Rails included a Filter clas.

One solution is to reference the class to the local namespace, such as in the controller:

@filters = ::Filter.find(blah blah blah)

I believe that would be the global namespace, no?

While it can be done, I wouldn't ever do it again.

Yeah.

Best,

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Ar Chron wrote: > You can get by "reusing" a class name, but it's a PITA.

> I had a model named Filter, then upgraded Rails at one point, and all > sorts of ugly conflicts occurred since the new version of Rails included > a Filter clas.

> One solution is to reference the class to the local namespace, such as > in the controller:

> @filters = ::Filter.find(blah blah blah)

I believe that would be the global namespace, no?

That works because ActionController creates ActionController::Filter, but ruby's File class is also at the top level so I don't think you'd have much luck there

Fred