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Error while editing the custom view template in Ruby on Rails


I was trying to create custom view pages in ROR as seen in http://blog.hulihanapplications.com/browse/view/55-ruby-on-rails-multiple-model-form-generator

then i got some errors

(erb):6:in `template': compile error (SyntaxError)
(erb):3: syntax error, unexpected $undefined
...orm", :locals => {:object => @<%= singular_name ).to_s); _er...
                              ^
(erb):3: syntax error, unexpected '}', expecting ')'
...s); _erbout.concat ", :f => f} %> \n\n<%= link_to 'Show', @"
                              ^
(erb):5: syntax error, unexpected tIDENTIFIER, expecting ')'
...out.concat " %> |\n<%= link_to 'Back', "
                              ^
(erb):6: syntax error, unexpected tIDENTIFIER, expecting ')'
; _erbout.concat(( plural_name ).to_s); _erbout.concat "_path %>\n"
                                                             ^
(erb):6: unterminated string meets end of file
(erb):6: syntax error, unexpected $end, expecting ')'
; _erbout
         ^

My edit page is

<h1>Editing <%= singular_name %></h1>

<%= render :partial => "_form", :locals => {:object => @<%= singular_name %>, :f => f} %> 

<%%= link_to 'Show', @<%= singular_name %> %> |
<%%= link_to 'Back', <%= plural_name %>_path %>

My partial form "form" is

    <% for column in object.class.columns %>  
      <% if column.name != "id" %>  
      <div class="field">  
        <div class="label">  
          <%= f.label "#{column.name}".to_sym  %>  
      </div>  

        <% if column.type == :integer || column.type == :float || column.type == :string %>  
        <% if column.name =~ /_id$/ # is this a id/foreign key field %>  
          <% column_class = column.name.gsub(/_id$/, '').classify.constantize %>    
          <% if column_class %>  
            <%= collection_select(object.class.name.underscore.to_sym, column.name.to_sym, column_class.all, :id, :name, :prompt => true) %>  
          <% else %>  
            <%= f.text_field column.name.to_sym  %>  
          <% end %>  
        <% else %>  
          <%= f.text_field column.name.to_sym  %>  
        <% end %>  
      <% elsif column.type == :text %>  
        <%= f.text_area column.name.to_sym  %>  
      <% elsif column.type == :datetime %>  
        <%= f.datetime_select column.name.to_sym  %>    
      <% elsif column.type == :boolean %>  
        <%= f.check_box column.name.to_sym  %>        
      <% else %>  
        <% # Unknown Column Type %>  
      <% end %>       
      </div>  
    <% end %>   
    <% end %>  

This was the default edit page

<h1>Editing <%= singular_name %></h1>

<%% form_for(@<%= singular_name %>) do |f| %>
  <%%= f.error_messages %>

<% for attribute in attributes -%>
  <p>
    <%%= f.label :<%= attribute.name %> %><br />
    <%%= f.<%= attribute.field_type %> :<%= attribute.name %> %>
  </p>
<% end -%>
  <p>
    <%%= f.submit 'Update' %>
  </p>
<%% end %>

<%%= link_to 'Show', @<%= singular_name %> %> |
<%%= link_to 'Back', <%= plural_name %>_path %>

Solution

  • Solved my prob by changing _form.html.erb

    <%% for column in object.class.columns %>  
        <%% if column.name != "id" && column.name !="created_at" && column.name !="updated_at" %>
        <div class="field">  
            <div class="label">  
              <%%= f.label "#{column.name}".to_sym  %>  
          </div>  
    
            <%% if column.type == :integer || column.type == :float || column.type == :string %>  
            <%% if column.name =~ /_id$/ # is this a id/foreign key field %>  
              <%% column_class = column.name.gsub(/_id$/, '').classify.constantize %>    
              <%% if column_class %>  
                <%%= collection_select(object.class.name.underscore.to_sym, column.name.to_sym, column_class.all, :id, :name, :prompt => true) %>  
              <%% else %>  
                <%%= f.text_field column.name.to_sym  %>  
              <%% end %>  
            <%% else %>  
              <%%= f.text_field column.name.to_sym  %>  
            <%% end %>  
          <%% elsif column.type == :text %>  
            <%%= f.text_area column.name.to_sym  %>  
          <%% elsif column.type == :datetime %>  
            <%%= f.datetime_select column.name.to_sym  %>    
          <%% elsif column.type == :boolean %>  
            <%%= f.check_box column.name.to_sym  %>        
          <%% elsif column.type == :date %>  
             <%%= f.text_field column.name.to_sym, :id=>"date_picker"  %>       
          <%% else %>  
            <%% # Unknown Column Type %>  
          <%% end %>       
          </div>  
        <%% end %>   
        <%% end %>