# Ar\_fixtures "broken?" in rails 1.2.1? **URL:** \ **Category:** Rails\ **Created:** [January 30, 2007, 8:52pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/ar-fixtures-broken-in-rails-1-2-1/83924 "2007-01-30T20:52:02Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 4\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![byrnejb](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/b/d2c977/32.png) [@byrnejb](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/byrnejb)\ **Post date:** [January 30, 2007, 8:52pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/ar-fixtures-broken-in-rails-1-2-1/83924/1 "2007-01-30T20:52:02Z")
I am trying to use the plugin ar\_fixtures that I have just installed using # script/plugins install ar\_fixtures I have a model called login $ ll app/models/l\* -rw-rw-r-- 1 byrnejb byrnejb 125 2007-01-17 16:39 app/models/login.rb that I added to the development database via a migration and which has been updated to contain data via a rails application. However, when I try this: $ script/runner “login.to\_fixture” I get this: –\> /usr/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/rails-1.2.1/lib/commands/runner.rb:47: undefined local variable or method `login' for main:Object (NameError) from /usr/lib/site_ruby/1.8/rubygems/custom_require.rb:27:in`eval’ from /usr/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/rails-1.2.1/lib/commands/runner.rb:47 from /usr/lib/site\_ruby/1.8/rubygems/custom\_require.rb:27:in `gem_original_require' from /usr/lib/site_ruby/1.8/rubygems/custom_require.rb:27:in`require’ from script/runner:3 \<– The rake version “rake db:fixture:dump MODEL=login” gives essentially the same result. Rails 1.2.1 ruby 1.8.5 (2006-08-25) [i386-linux] Any help to get this working would be most appreciated. Jim ---
**Author:** ![byrnejb](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/b/d2c977/32.png) [@byrnejb](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/byrnejb)\ **Post date:** [January 30, 2007, 9:18pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/ar-fixtures-broken-in-rails-1-2-1/83924/2 "2007-01-30T21:18:51Z")
I think you need to use the class name to do to\_fixture. (capitalized, cos it’s a constant). ruby script/runner “Login.to\_fixture” If that’s not your problem, let me know. ---
**Author:** ![byrnejb](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/b/d2c977/32.png) [@byrnejb](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/byrnejb)\ **Post date:** [January 30, 2007, 9:44pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/ar-fixtures-broken-in-rails-1-2-1/83924/3 "2007-01-30T21:44:07Z")
Brian H. wrote: > I think you need to use the class name to do to\_fixture. (capitalized, > cos > it’s a constant). > > ruby script/runner “Login.to\_fixture” > > If that’s not your problem, let me know. This is what is in app/models/login.rb $ cat app/models/login.rb class Login attr\_accessor :errors attr\_accessor :name, :password def initialize @errors = Array.new end end and this is what happens when I try script runner. $ script/runner “Login.to\_fixture” /usr/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/rails-1.2.1/lib/commands/runner.rb:47: undefined method `to_fixture' for Login:Class (NoMethodError) from /usr/lib/site_ruby/1.8/rubygems/custom_require.rb:27:in`eval’ from /usr/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/rails-1.2.1/lib/commands/runner.rb:47 from /usr/lib/site\_ruby/1.8/rubygems/custom\_require.rb:27:in `gem_original_require' from /usr/lib/site_ruby/1.8/rubygems/custom_require.rb:27:in`require’ from script/runner:3 and this is the relevant portion from runner.rb 39 require RAILS\_ROOT + ‘/config/environment’ 40 41 if code\_or\_file.nil? 42 $stderr.puts “Run ‘#{$0} -h’ for help.” 43 exit 1 44 elsif File.exists?(code\_or\_file) 45 eval(File.read(code\_or\_file)) 46 else 47 eval(code\_or\_file) 48 end and from custom\_require.rb 26 def require(path) # :nodoc: 27 gem\_original\_require path 28 rescue LoadError =\> load\_error 29 begin 30 if spec = Gem.searcher.find(path) 31 Gem.activate(spec.name, false, “= #{spec.version}”) 32 gem\_original\_require path 33 else 34 raise load\_error 35 end 36 end 37 end Thanks for your help. Jim ---
**Author:** ![byrnejb](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/b/d2c977/32.png) [@byrnejb](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/byrnejb)\ **Post date:** [January 30, 2007, 9:54pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/ar-fixtures-broken-in-rails-1-2-1/83924/4 "2007-01-30T21:54:46Z")
James B. wrote: > Brian H. wrote: > > > I think you need to use the class name to do to\_fixture. (capitalized, > > cos > > it’s a constant). > > > > ruby script/runner “Login.to\_fixture” > > > > If that’s not your problem, let me know. Never Mind. Your first answer was correct. I am working with a Goldberg generated site and had the misfortune to pick a meaningless model after failing to use the correct syntax on other valid ones. As tyou point out, the correct usage for rake db:fixture:dump MODEL=x and script/runner “x.to\_fixture” is for MODEL=ModelClassName as defined as inheriting from ActiveRecord::Base. Thanks! Jim