# Column Inspection

**URL:** <https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/column-inspection/131075>\
**Category:** Rails\
**Created:** [March 5, 2008, 8:31pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/column-inspection/131075 "2008-03-05T20:31:30Z")\
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**Author:** ![Ragged\_Jack](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/r/f17d59/32.png) [@Ragged\_Jack](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/Ragged_Jack)\
**Post date:** [March 5, 2008, 8:31pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/column-inspection/131075/1 "2008-03-05T20:31:30Z")

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I have recently installed Rails 2.0.2. The problem I am having is  
that when I create a fresh rails app and do a script/generate scaffold  
thingy I then edit the migration to add columns to the table and do  
the rake db:migrate. Once that is complete I fire up the application  
with either mongrel or webrick. I point my browser at the base page  
[http://localhost:3000/thingys/](http://localhost:3000/thingys/) I get the list page but the columns  
that are defined are not available if click new I am not getting  
anything. If click create it will add records to the sqlite database  
with nothing in them. Unless I add some validates to the model then  
it fails. I have tried this on windows, os x, linux and am seeing it  
in all places.

If this has been answered before I apologize it must be me anyone know  
what I am doing wrong?

Thanks R.J.