# 2 questions about generate scaffold **URL:** \ **Category:** Rails\ **Created:** [February 8, 2007, 7:28pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/2-questions-about-generate-scaffold/84941 "2007-02-08T19:28:51Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 5\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![nephish](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/n/8e7dd6/32.png) [@nephish](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/nephish)\ **Post date:** [February 8, 2007, 7:28pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/2-questions-about-generate-scaffold/84941/1 "2007-02-08T19:28:51Z")
i know this may be easy, but i cant find how to do this. i have a table called status\_def i want to generate a scaffold for it, but it will not let me create one because (i think) the table name is not plural. is there a command line option to script/generate that will allow me to create a scaffold if the table is not plural ? btw - all my other tables obey conventions nice, but too much code will have to be re-written to change the name of this table. next question. one of the fields in the status\_def table is oem. if i generate a scaffold for this table, can i put something in the model that will only allow records of oem = ‘somecompany’ to be selected ? thanks for any tips ---
**Author:** ![nephish](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/n/8e7dd6/32.png) [@nephish](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/nephish)\ **Post date:** [February 9, 2007, 2:25am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/2-questions-about-generate-scaffold/84941/2 "2007-02-09T02:25:38Z")
On Feb 9, 5:28 am, “nephish” [removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid](mailto:removed_email_address@domain.invalid) wrote: > will have to be re-written to change the name of this table. > > next question. > one of the fields in the status\_def table is oem. if i generate a > scaffold for this table, can i put something in the model that will > only allow records of oem = ‘somecompany’ to be selected ? > > thanks for any tips I think this is not really a problem with the scaffold but the model, which will be pluralised by default. Once you have generated your scaffold, edit the /app/models/ status\_def.rb file to : class StatusDef\< ActiveRecord::Base set\_table\_name “status\_def” end I don’t know the answer to your second question, but it implies there is a related company. If this is the case you could use the ID of the company when selecting from status\_def. Maybe use act\_as\_list, or scope would be useful here? ---
**Author:** ![nephish](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/n/8e7dd6/32.png) [@nephish](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/nephish)\ **Post date:** [February 9, 2007, 6:09am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/2-questions-about-generate-scaffold/84941/3 "2007-02-09T06:09:53Z")
On Feb 9, 3:36 pm, “nephish” [removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid](mailto:removed_email_address@domain.invalid) wrote: > > > one because (i think) the table name is not plural. > > > only allow records of oem = ‘somecompany’ to be selected ? > > > set\_table\_name “status\_def” > > > for your model (StatusDef) > > > and i do have the table in the database . > > > weird. > > thanks, i found another way around the second question > sk Ahh, opps, yes. The scaffold it built from the model, which is in that naming format. I know the capitals are a requirement of Ruby, but I am not sure about the removal of underscores - probably convention again 🙂 Rails will pluralise the model name to guess the table name, so: ./script/generate scaffold status\_def model = StatusDef DB table = statusdefs ← wrong in this case. There does not seem to be a switch on generate to override this behaviour, so you need to do it in three steps (punishment for going outside the conventions) : ./script/generate model status\_def model = StatusDef Edit the /app/models/status\_def.rb file, add: set\_table\_name “status\_def” ./script/generate scaffold status\_def ---
**Author:** ![nephish](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/n/8e7dd6/32.png) [@nephish](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/nephish)\ **Post date:** [February 9, 2007, 6:20am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/2-questions-about-generate-scaffold/84941/4 "2007-02-09T06:20:54Z")
On Feb 8, 11:09 pm, “askegg” [removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid](mailto:removed_email_address@domain.invalid) wrote: > > > > i have a table called status\_def > > > > one of the fields in the status\_def table is oem. if i generate a > > > scaffold status\_def it spit out this > > I know the capitals are a requirement of Ruby, but I am not sure about > > outside the conventions) : > > ./script/generate model status\_def > model = StatusDef > > Edit the /app/models/status\_def.rb file, add: > set\_table\_name “status\_def” > > ./script/generate scaffold status\_def thanks for the help, this table stands alone, no has\_many, has\_one, hmbtm, etc… just all alone and a scaffold does all the CRUD i need. i appreciate your help. Really, i was good on the other tables, really i was, i even have the book ! don’t know what i was thinking still, but i am all up and running now. thanks again ---
**Author:** ![nephish](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/n/8e7dd6/32.png) [@nephish](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/nephish)\ **Post date:** [February 9, 2007, 5:36am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/2-questions-about-generate-scaffold/84941/5 "2007-02-09T05:36:50Z")
On Feb 8, 7:24 pm, “askegg” [removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid](mailto:removed_email_address@domain.invalid) wrote: > > is there a command line option to script/generate that will allow me > > thanks for any tips > > I don’t know the answer to your second question, but it implies there > is a related company. If this is the case you could use the ID of the > company when selecting from status\_def. Maybe use act\_as\_list, or > scope would be useful here? ok, well the reason i asked was because when i did the script/generate scaffold status\_def it spit out this Before updating scaffolding from new DB schema, try creating a table for your model (StatusDef) and i do have the table in the database . weird. thanks, i found another way around the second question sk