# ActiveScaffold

**URL:** <https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/activescaffold/116856>\
**Category:** Rails\
**Created:** [October 10, 2007, 12:42pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/activescaffold/116856 "2007-10-10T12:42:14Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 4\
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**Author:** ![kabish](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/k/a88e57/32.png) [@kabish](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/kabish)\
**Post date:** [October 10, 2007, 12:42pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/activescaffold/116856/1 "2007-10-10T12:42:14Z")

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Hi there,

I have just started playing with that awesome ActiveScaffold plugin, but  
I´ve notice that the only way it generates scaffolds is dynamicly. Is  
there a way of generating the code in advance, like the old

./script/generate scaffold User  
…

way? It would be very useful for adjust some views and maybe the CSS.  
Overriding seems dirty and uncomfortable to me (and I don´t knwo how  
could I override for example the list.rhtml view).

Thank you!

Alvaro

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**Author:** ![kabish](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/k/a88e57/32.png) [@kabish](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/kabish)\
**Post date:** [October 10, 2007, 3:44pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/activescaffold/116856/2 "2007-10-10T15:44:56Z")

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Hi Alvaro

Igor is right !  
You can override almost anything from stylesheets to views via  
partials, helpers and the great form\_\_ui stuff.  
IF you need any further help, goto the AS forum

On Oct 10, 6:42 pm, Alvaro P. [removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid](mailto:removed_email_address@domain.invalid)

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**Author:** ![kabish](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/k/a88e57/32.png) [@kabish](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/kabish)\
**Post date:** [October 10, 2007, 12:48pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/activescaffold/116856/3 "2007-10-10T12:48:52Z")

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[http://activescaffold.com/docs/template-overrides](http://activescaffold.com/docs/template-overrides)

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**Author:** ![kabish](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/k/a88e57/32.png) [@kabish](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/kabish)\
**Post date:** [October 25, 2007, 2:17pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/activescaffold/116856/4 "2007-10-25T14:17:27Z")

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Its also easy to write a “generator” that can automatically  
generate your controllers, and models from existing database.  
I did it with activescaffod, tabnav, and rolerequirement. And even  
check to see if the model/controller exist so its safe to run it.

Check out my blog at [mentalpagingspace.blogspot.com](http://mentalpagingspace.blogspot.com)