map.resources route generation: :format and variables

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In my config/routes.rb I have: map.resources :discussions

But I can't generate proper URLs:

discussions_path(:format => :xml) -> /discussions?format=xml instead of /discussions.xml

discussion_path(discussion, :format => :xml) -> "You have a nil object when you didn't expect it! The error occurred while evaluating nil.to_sym"

discussion_path(discussion, :format => :xml) -> /discussions/1? format=xml instead of /discussions/1.xml

What gives here? Am I calling the route generation wrong? Is there something I need to add to my routes? Can anyone give me an example of how to generate the urls correctly?

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discussions_path(:format => :xml) -> /discussions?format=xml instead of /discussions.xml

Try formatted_discussions_path(:xml), etc.

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Thanks, that solved it:

formatted_discussions_path(:format => :xml, 'foo' => 'bar') -> / discussions.xml?foo=bar formatted_discussion_path(:id => @discussions.first, :format => :xml, 'foo' => 'bar') -> /discussions/1.xml?foo=bar