# Application error

**URL:** <https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/application-error/82119>\
**Category:** Ruby\
**Created:** [January 17, 2007, 4:31pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/application-error/82119 "2007-01-17T16:31:07Z")\
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**Post date:** [January 17, 2007, 4:31pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/application-error/82119/1 "2007-01-17T16:31:07Z")

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the page display this message…:Change this error message for  
exceptions thrown outside of an action (like in Dispatcher setups or  
broken Ruby code) in public/500.html

i have search the group and found this solution :

> Session.create\_new\_id has become Session#create\_new\_id  
> ([http://tinyurl.com/5j7nx](http://tinyurl.com/5j7nx)). This was reported on Nov 27  
> [ruby-core:3832],  
> and fixed on Nov 29 ([http://tinyurl.com/3pvrw](http://tinyurl.com/3pvrw)).

Ahh, okay. So if people see this error they’ll have to apply  
[http://tinyurl.com/3pvrw](http://tinyurl.com/3pvrw) or update to the CVS version. Gotcha. Thanks!

[http://groups.google.com/group/comp.lang.ruby/browse\_thread/thread/15b38bbf7c12b429/aa8a534928048c0c?lnk=gst&q=Change+this+error+message+for+exceptions+thrown+outside+of+an+action&rnum=2&hl=en#aa8a534928048c0c](http://groups.google.com/group/comp.lang.ruby/browse_thread/thread/15b38bbf7c12b429/aa8a534928048c0c?lnk=gst&q=Change+this+error+message+for+exceptions+thrown+outside+of+an+action&rnum=2&hl=en#aa8a534928048c0c)

but when copy the code to change the /ruby-1.8.5/lib/cgi/session.rb  
i still get the same error message,why?  
the apply means this ?  
or ,how can i update to the cvs version,??i am too young that’s my  
fault…  
thanks in advance,really confused me,i am only doing the depot example  
and can’t go on now…