Ron3
June 18, 2008, 7:54pm
1
So I generate a scaffold with Rails 2.1.0 with a number of database
fields.
item:string accession_number:text description:text designer:string
classification:string overall_dimensions:string auxiliary_parts:string
overall_condition:string condition_description:text picture:binary
accession_date:datetime provenance:text manufacturer:string
design_date:string construction_date:datetime
material_surface_finish:string medium_technique:string
identification_markings:string picture2:binary recommendations:string
exhibition_record:string conservation_record:string bibliography:text
dimensions:string notes:text class:string old_box_numbers:string
other_identification_numbers:string inventory_date:datetime
inventory_recorded_by:string other_source_location_information:text
other_location_information:text location:text box_number:integer
collector:string collector_or_donor:string
archaeological_site_name:string archaeology_site_number:string
geographical_region:string picture1desc:text picture2desc:text
insurance_appraisal:string
And when I go to the scaffold new view, it tells me I have a nill
object where I didn't expect it. Normally, this happens when I
haven't specified the id of an Active Record object properly so the
Controller doesn't give the View a specific active Record object to
play with.
But in this case the model is simply Entry and my controller code is
simply @entry=Entry.new. I can't see where that wouldn't give it an
object to play with?
Ron
rab
June 18, 2008, 8:01pm
2
So I generate a scaffold with Rails 2.1.0 with a number of database
fields.
item:string accession_number:text description:text designer:string
classification:string overall_dimensions:string auxiliary_parts:string
overall_condition:string condition_description:text picture:binary
accession_date:datetime provenance:text manufacturer:string
design_date:string construction_date:datetime
material_surface_finish:string medium_technique:string
identification_markings:string picture2:binary recommendations:string
exhibition_record:string conservation_record:string bibliography:text
dimensions:string notes:text class:string old_box_numbers:string
OK, this is more of a wild guess than anything, but could your column 'class' be a problem? If not, you probably have to look at the link in your view where the error is thrown.
other_identification_numbers:string inventory_date:datetime
inventory_recorded_by:string other_source_location_information:text
other_location_information:text location:text box_number:integer
collector:string collector_or_donor:string
archaeological_site_name:string archaeology_site_number:string
geographical_region:string picture1desc:text picture2desc:text
insurance_appraisal:string
And when I go to the scaffold new view, it tells me I have a nill
object where I didn't expect it. Normally, this happens when I
haven't specified the id of an Active Record object properly so the
Controller doesn't give the View a specific active Record object to
play with.
But in this case the model is simply Entry and my controller code is
simply @entry=Entry.new. I can't see where that wouldn't give it an
object to play with?
Ron
Rob Biedenharn http://agileconsultingllc.com
Rob@AgileConsultingLLC.com
Ron3
June 20, 2008, 4:36pm
3
Hi Rob,
So I tried changing class to type, without any success. I checked
the development log and found the following entry:
ActionView::TemplateError (You have a nil object when you didn't
expect it!
The error occurred while evaluating nil.generated_methods) on line #8
of entries/new.html.erb:
5:
6: <p>
7: <%= f.label :dimensions %><br />
8: <%= f.text_field :dimensions %>
9: </p>
10: <p>
11: <%= f.label :cultural_affiliation %><br />
/Library/Ruby/Gems/1.8/gems/activerecord-2.1.0/lib/active_record/
attribute_methods.rb:343:in `respond_to?'
/Library/Ruby/Gems/1.8/gems/actionpack-2.1.0/lib/action_view/
helpers/form_helper.rb:622:in `value_before_type_cast'
/Library/Ruby/Gems/1.8/gems/actionpack-2.1.0/lib/action_view/
helpers/form_helper.rb:612:in `value_before_type_cast'
/Library/Ruby/Gems/1.8/gems/actionpack-2.1.0/lib/action_view/
helpers/form_helper.rb:535:in `to_input_field_tag'
/Library/Ruby/Gems/1.8/gems/actionpack-2.1.0/lib/action_view/
helpers/form_helper.rb:358:in `text_field'
/Library/Ruby/Gems/1.8/gems/actionpack-2.1.0/lib/action_view/
helpers/form_helper.rb:709:in `send'
/Library/Ruby/Gems/1.8/gems/actionpack-2.1.0/lib/action_view/
helpers/form_helper.rb:709:in `text_field'
app/views/entries/new.html.erb:8:in
`_run_erb_47app47views47entries47new46html46erb'
/Library/Ruby/Gems/1.8/gems/actionpack-2.1.0/lib/action_view/
helpers/form_helper.rb:317:in `fields_for'
/Library/Ruby/Gems/1.8/gems/actionpack-2.1.0/lib/action_view/
helpers/form_helper.rb:253:in `form_for'
app/views/entries/new.html.erb:3:in
`_run_erb_47app47views47entries47new46html46erb'
/Library/Ruby/Gems/1.8/gems/actionpack-2.1.0/lib/action_view/
base.rb:338:in `send'
/Library/Ruby/Gems/1.8/gems/actionpack-2.1.0/lib/action_view/
base.rb:338:in `execute'
/Library/Ruby/Gems/1.8/gems/actionpack-2.1.0/lib/action_view/
template_handlers/compilable.rb:29:in `send'
/Library/Ruby/Gems/1.8/gems/actionpack-2.1.0/lib/action_view/
template_handlers/compilable.rb:29:in `render'
/Library/Ruby/Gems/1.8/gems/actionpack-2.1.0/lib/action_view/
template.rb:35:in `render'
/Library/Ruby/Gems/1.8/gems/actionpack-2.1.0/lib/action_view/
template.rb:22:in `render_template'
/Library/Ruby/Gems/1.8/gems/actionpack-2.1.0/lib/action_view/
base.rb:245:in `render_file'
/Library/Ruby/Gems/1.8/gems/actionpack-2.1.0/lib/action_controller/
base.rb:1108:in `render_for_file'
/Library/Ruby/Gems/1.8/gems/actionpack-2.1.0/lib/action_controller/
base.rb:865:in `render_with_no_layout'
/Library/Ruby/Gems/1.8/gems/actionpack-2.1.0/lib/action_controller/
base.rb:880:in `render_with_no_layout'
/Library/Ruby/Gems/1.8/gems/actionpack-2.1.0/lib/action_controller/
layout.rb:251:in `render_without_benchmark'
/Library/Ruby/Gems/1.8/gems/actionpack-2.1.0/lib/action_controller/
benchmarking.rb:51:in `render'
/Library/Ruby/Gems/1.8/gems/activesupport-2.1.0/lib/active_support/
core_ext/benchmark.rb:8:in `realtime'
/Library/Ruby/Gems/1.8/gems/actionpack-2.1.0/lib/action_controller/
benchmarking.rb:51:in `render'
/Library/Ruby/Gems/1.8/gems/actionpack-2.1.0/lib/action_controller/
mime_responds.rb:131:in `send'
/Library/Ruby/Gems/1.8/gems/actionpack-2.1.0/lib/action_controller/
mime_responds.rb:131:in `custom'
/Library/Ruby/Gems/1.8/gems/actionpack-2.1.0/lib/action_controller/
mime_responds.rb:160:in `call'
/Library/Ruby/Gems/1.8/gems/actionpack-2.1.0/lib/action_controller/
mime_responds.rb:160:in `respond'
/Library/Ruby/Gems/1.8/gems/actionpack-2.1.0/lib/action_controller/
mime_responds.rb:154:in `each'
/Library/Ruby/Gems/1.8/gems/actionpack-2.1.0/lib/action_controller/
mime_responds.rb:154:in `respond'
/Library/Ruby/Gems/1.8/gems/actionpack-2.1.0/lib/action_controller/
mime_responds.rb:107:in `respond_to'
app/controllers/entries_controller.rb:29:in `new'
/Library/Ruby/Gems/1.8/gems/actionpack-2.1.0/lib/action_controller/
base.rb:1162:in `send'
/Library/Ruby/Gems/1.8/gems/actionpack-2.1.0/lib/action_controller/
base.rb:1162:in `perform_action_without_filters'
/Library/Ruby/Gems/1.8/gems/actionpack-2.1.0/lib/action_controller/
filters.rb:580:in `call_filters'
/Library/Ruby/Gems/1.8/gems/actionpack-2.1.0/lib/action_controller/
filters.rb:573:in `perform_action_without_benchmark'
/Library/Ruby/Gems/1.8/gems/actionpack-2.1.0/lib/action_controller/
benchmarking.rb:68:in `perform_action_without_rescue'
/System/Library/Frameworks/Ruby.framework/Versions/1.8/usr/lib/
ruby/1.8/benchmark.rb:293:in `measure'
/Library/Ruby/Gems/1.8/gems/actionpack-2.1.0/lib/action_controller/
benchmarking.rb:68:in `perform_action_without_rescue'
/Library/Ruby/Gems/1.8/gems/actionpack-2.1.0/lib/action_controller/
rescue.rb:201:in `perform_action_without_caching'
/Library/Ruby/Gems/1.8/gems/actionpack-2.1.0/lib/action_controller/
caching/sql_cache.rb:13:in `perform_action'
/Library/Ruby/Gems/1.8/gems/activerecord-2.1.0/lib/active_record/
connection_adapters/abstract/query_cache.rb:33:in `cache'
/Library/Ruby/Gems/1.8/gems/activerecord-2.1.0/lib/active_record/
query_cache.rb:8:in `cache'
/Library/Ruby/Gems/1.8/gems/actionpack-2.1.0/lib/action_controller/
caching/sql_cache.rb:12:in `perform_action'
/Library/Ruby/Gems/1.8/gems/actionpack-2.1.0/lib/action_controller/
base.rb:529:in `send'
/Library/Ruby/Gems/1.8/gems/actionpack-2.1.0/lib/action_controller/
base.rb:529:in `process_without_filters'
/Library/Ruby/Gems/1.8/gems/actionpack-2.1.0/lib/action_controller/
filters.rb:569:in `process_without_session_management_support'
/Library/Ruby/Gems/1.8/gems/actionpack-2.1.0/lib/action_controller/
session_management.rb:130:in `process'
/Library/Ruby/Gems/1.8/gems/actionpack-2.1.0/lib/action_controller/
base.rb:389:in `process'
/Library/Ruby/Gems/1.8/gems/actionpack-2.1.0/lib/action_controller/
dispatcher.rb:149:in `handle_request'
/Library/Ruby/Gems/1.8/gems/actionpack-2.1.0/lib/action_controller/
dispatcher.rb:107:in `dispatch'
/Library/Ruby/Gems/1.8/gems/actionpack-2.1.0/lib/action_controller/
dispatcher.rb:104:in `synchronize'
/Library/Ruby/Gems/1.8/gems/actionpack-2.1.0/lib/action_controller/
dispatcher.rb:104:in `dispatch'
/Library/Ruby/Gems/1.8/gems/actionpack-2.1.0/lib/action_controller/
dispatcher.rb:120:in `dispatch_cgi'
/Library/Ruby/Gems/1.8/gems/actionpack-2.1.0/lib/action_controller/
dispatcher.rb:35:in `dispatch'
/System/Library/Frameworks/Ruby.framework/Versions/1.8/usr/lib/
ruby/gems/1.8/gems/mongrel-1.1.4/lib/mongrel/rails.rb:76:in `process'
/System/Library/Frameworks/Ruby.framework/Versions/1.8/usr/lib/
ruby/gems/1.8/gems/mongrel-1.1.4/lib/mongrel/rails.rb:74:in
`synchronize'
/System/Library/Frameworks/Ruby.framework/Versions/1.8/usr/lib/
ruby/gems/1.8/gems/mongrel-1.1.4/lib/mongrel/rails.rb:74:in `process'
/System/Library/Frameworks/Ruby.framework/Versions/1.8/usr/lib/
ruby/gems/1.8/gems/mongrel-1.1.4/lib/mongrel.rb:159:in
`process_client'
/System/Library/Frameworks/Ruby.framework/Versions/1.8/usr/lib/
ruby/gems/1.8/gems/mongrel-1.1.4/lib/mongrel.rb:158:in `each'
/System/Library/Frameworks/Ruby.framework/Versions/1.8/usr/lib/
ruby/gems/1.8/gems/mongrel-1.1.4/lib/mongrel.rb:158:in
`process_client'
/System/Library/Frameworks/Ruby.framework/Versions/1.8/usr/lib/
ruby/gems/1.8/gems/mongrel-1.1.4/lib/mongrel.rb:285:in `run'
/System/Library/Frameworks/Ruby.framework/Versions/1.8/usr/lib/
ruby/gems/1.8/gems/mongrel-1.1.4/lib/mongrel.rb:285:in `initialize'
/System/Library/Frameworks/Ruby.framework/Versions/1.8/usr/lib/
ruby/gems/1.8/gems/mongrel-1.1.4/lib/mongrel.rb:285:in `new'
/System/Library/Frameworks/Ruby.framework/Versions/1.8/usr/lib/
ruby/gems/1.8/gems/mongrel-1.1.4/lib/mongrel.rb:285:in `run'
/System/Library/Frameworks/Ruby.framework/Versions/1.8/usr/lib/
ruby/gems/1.8/gems/mongrel-1.1.4/lib/mongrel.rb:268:in `initialize'
/System/Library/Frameworks/Ruby.framework/Versions/1.8/usr/lib/
ruby/gems/1.8/gems/mongrel-1.1.4/lib/mongrel.rb:268:in `new'
/System/Library/Frameworks/Ruby.framework/Versions/1.8/usr/lib/
ruby/gems/1.8/gems/mongrel-1.1.4/lib/mongrel.rb:268:in `run'
/System/Library/Frameworks/Ruby.framework/Versions/1.8/usr/lib/
ruby/gems/1.8/gems/mongrel-1.1.4/lib/mongrel/configurator.rb:282:in
`run'
/System/Library/Frameworks/Ruby.framework/Versions/1.8/usr/lib/
ruby/gems/1.8/gems/mongrel-1.1.4/lib/mongrel/configurator.rb:281:in
`each'
/System/Library/Frameworks/Ruby.framework/Versions/1.8/usr/lib/
ruby/gems/1.8/gems/mongrel-1.1.4/lib/mongrel/configurator.rb:281:in
`run'
/System/Library/Frameworks/Ruby.framework/Versions/1.8/usr/lib/
ruby/gems/1.8/gems/mongrel-1.1.4/bin/mongrel_rails:128:in `run'
/System/Library/Frameworks/Ruby.framework/Versions/1.8/usr/lib/
ruby/gems/1.8/gems/mongrel-1.1.4/lib/mongrel/command.rb:212:in `run'
/System/Library/Frameworks/Ruby.framework/Versions/1.8/usr/lib/
ruby/gems/1.8/gems/mongrel-1.1.4/bin/mongrel_rails:281
/usr/bin/mongrel_rails:19:in `load'
/usr/bin/mongrel_rails:19
Rendering /Library/Ruby/Gems/1.8/gems/actionpack-2.1.0/lib/
action_controller/templates/rescues/layout.erb (internal_server_error)
Any thoughts?
Thanks,
Ron
haries
June 20, 2008, 4:49pm
4
I have seen the error message
The error occurred while evaluating nil.generated_methods)
when you use a Rails reserved name
field name "class" is most common offender, may be "type" as well.
Change it to something totally different and see what happens.
-Hari
rab
June 20, 2008, 5:03pm
5
Ron,
First, 'type' isn't much better than 'class' since 'type' is used to indicate Single-Table Inheritance in ActiveRecord.
Now, I first looked to see if 'dimensions' was actually a database column. Seems like it is (and spelled consistently in both places, too). I can't try to replicate your error because I don't have 2.1 installed, but can you avoid it by commenting out line 8? (<%# is an erb comment)
Do other text_field calls for this object then work? From the low line number, I'm guessing that this is the first text_field in your view.
I may not be helping you much, but this is the kind of controlled descent I'd make into the rabbit hole.
-Rob
Ron3
June 20, 2008, 5:19pm
6
So I tried changing type/class to something completely random--in this
case binder. (I call my variables that when I'm frustrated--I know,
its weird).
So, its still coming up. I even tried changing dimensions value when
I did that. I wonder if my name for the controller is reserved,
entry? None of the other text fields for the scaffold actually work.
Really strange.
btw... I LOVE that phrase "controlled descent into the rabbit hole."
I'm going to use it down the road, if that's ok.
Ron
Ron3
June 20, 2008, 5:49pm
7
Ahaha...so I fixed it. It was just that entry, my name for the model,
was a reserved word.
R
rab
June 20, 2008, 5:53pm
8
Glad you found it. The phrase is free to use, but only if you use it
-Rob
haries
June 25, 2008, 12:23am
9
Hmmm..
I have a table called 'entries' and a model named 'entry' in my app
and it works.
Rails 2.0.2
