# Does every model need a corresponding Controller and View? **URL:** \ **Category:** Rails\ **Created:** [October 23, 2006, 6:03pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/does-every-model-need-a-corresponding-controller-and-view/73302 "2006-10-23T18:03:37Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 8\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![zanoni](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/z/e99b99/32.png) [@zanoni](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/zanoni)\ **Post date:** [October 23, 2006, 6:03pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/does-every-model-need-a-corresponding-controller-and-view/73302/1 "2006-10-23T18:03:37Z")
or is there a way to intialize a model in another controller ? Right now I’m getting uninitialized constant CandidatesController:Canindustry TIA stuart – > **[Dark ambient](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dark_ambient)** > > Dark ambient (referred to as ambient industrial especially in the 1980s) is a genre of post-industrial music that features an ominous, dark droning and often gloomy, monumental or catacombal atmosphere, partially with discordant overtones. It shows similarities with ambient music, a genre that has been cited as a main influence by many dark ambient artists, both conceptually and compositionally. Although mostly electronically generated, dark ambient also includes the sampling of hand-pla > The te... ---
**Author:** ![zanoni](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/z/e99b99/32.png) [@zanoni](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/zanoni)\ **Post date:** [October 23, 2006, 6:17pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/does-every-model-need-a-corresponding-controller-and-view/73302/2 "2006-10-23T18:17:40Z")
Dark A. wrote: > or is there a way to intialize a model in another controller ? > Right now I’m getting > > uninitialized constant CandidatesController:Canindustry The short answer is no. Just make sure Canindustry is correctly spelled. Perhaps its CanIndustry if the model file name is can\_industry. Another option (some times required) is to add the following in the controller. class FooController model ‘can\_industry’ # or is it ‘canindustry’ … end Long www.edgesoft.ca ---
**Author:** ![zanoni](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/z/e99b99/32.png) [@zanoni](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/zanoni)\ **Post date:** [October 23, 2006, 6:23pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/does-every-model-need-a-corresponding-controller-and-view/73302/3 "2006-10-23T18:23:41Z")
On 10/23/06, Long [removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid](mailto:removed_email_address@domain.invalid) wrote: > Another option (some times required) is to add the following in the controller. > > class FooController > model ‘can\_industry’ # or is it ‘canindustry’ > … > end What Long said. Plus, it looks like your scope operator was mistyped. Should be :: instead of :. – James ---
**Author:** ![zanoni](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/z/e99b99/32.png) [@zanoni](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/zanoni)\ **Post date:** [October 23, 2006, 6:37pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/does-every-model-need-a-corresponding-controller-and-view/73302/4 "2006-10-23T18:37:50Z")
On 10/23/06, JDL [removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid](mailto:removed_email_address@domain.invalid) wrote: > > The short answer is no. Just make sure Canindustry is correctly spelled. > > What Long said. Plus, it looks like your scope operator was mistyped. > Should be :: instead of :. > > – James the model for clarification is - class Canindustry \< ActiveRecord::Base with file name spelled canindustry.rb Things seemed to be spelled correctly. I tried adding model ‘canindustry’ and was met with undefined method `model’ for #CandidatesController:0x8481ba0 Not sure what’s going on . Stuart – > **[Dark ambient](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dark_ambient)** > > Dark ambient (referred to as ambient industrial especially in the 1980s) is a genre of post-industrial music that features an ominous, dark droning and often gloomy, monumental or catacombal atmosphere, partially with discordant overtones. It shows similarities with ambient music, a genre that has been cited as a main influence by many dark ambient artists, both conceptually and compositionally. Although mostly electronically generated, dark ambient also includes the sampling of hand-pla > The te... ---
**Author:** ![zanoni](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/z/e99b99/32.png) [@zanoni](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/zanoni)\ **Post date:** [October 23, 2006, 6:31pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/does-every-model-need-a-corresponding-controller-and-view/73302/5 "2006-10-23T18:31:42Z")
JDL wrote: > > Perhaps its CanIndustry if the model file name is can\_industry. > > Should be :: instead of :. Good catch James! Long ---
**Author:** ![zanoni](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/z/e99b99/32.png) [@zanoni](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/zanoni)\ **Post date:** [October 23, 2006, 7:16pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/does-every-model-need-a-corresponding-controller-and-view/73302/6 "2006-10-23T19:16:04Z")
Hi Stuart, Dark A. wrote: > is there a way to intialize a model in another controller ? Just include the following line in your controller. model :model\_name hth, Bill ---
**Author:** ![zanoni](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/z/e99b99/32.png) [@zanoni](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/zanoni)\ **Post date:** [October 23, 2006, 7:20pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/does-every-model-need-a-corresponding-controller-and-view/73302/7 "2006-10-23T19:20:06Z")
On 10/23/06, Dark A. [removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid](mailto:removed_email_address@domain.invalid) wrote: > #CandidatesController:0x8481ba0 > > Not sure what’s going on . > Stuart What are you trying to do? You shouldn’t have to do anything special to use a model in a controller. The models (by design) have no clue about controllers at all. They aren’t tied to any specific controller, unless you’ve hacked something in that we don’t know about. If you post the code that is actually breaking, we might be able to help. Otherwise, it’s just guessing. – James ---
**Author:** ![zanoni](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/z/e99b99/32.png) [@zanoni](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/zanoni)\ **Post date:** [October 23, 2006, 7:41pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/does-every-model-need-a-corresponding-controller-and-view/73302/8 "2006-10-23T19:41:39Z")
On 10/23/06, JDL [removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid](mailto:removed_email_address@domain.invalid) wrote: > ‘canindustry’ > about controllers at all. They aren’t tied to any specific > controller, unless you’ve hacked something in that we don’t know > about. > > If you post the code that is actually breaking, we might be able to > help. Otherwise, it’s just guessing. Hey guys , it’s working now ! For whatever reason writing model ‘mymodel’ didn’t take and got an exception thrown. model :mymodel though did the trick. Very nice.Appreciate all the help. Stuart