# Error message

**URL:** <https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/error-message/152342>\
**Category:** Rails\
**Created:** [November 2, 2008, 7:54pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/error-message/152342 "2008-11-02T19:54:33Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![Delirium\_tremens](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/d/2acd7d/32.png) [@Delirium\_tremens](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/Delirium_tremens)\
**Post date:** [November 2, 2008, 7:54pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/error-message/152342/1 "2008-11-02T19:54:33Z")

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When I run a test, I get the error message: “FormatError: Bad data for  
Story fixture named two (nil)”. What should I do about it?

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**Author:** ![Delirium\_tremens](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/d/2acd7d/32.png) [@Delirium\_tremens](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/Delirium_tremens)\
**Post date:** [November 2, 2008, 8:09pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/error-message/152342/2 "2008-11-02T20:09:17Z")

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On 2 Nov 2008, at 18:53, Delirium tremens wrote:

> When I run a test, I get the error message: “FormatError: Bad data for  
> Story fixture named two (nil)”. What should I do about it?

sounds like your stories.yml fixture file has something fishy in it.

Fred

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**Author:** ![Delirium\_tremens](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/d/2acd7d/32.png) [@Delirium\_tremens](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/Delirium_tremens)\
**Post date:** [November 2, 2008, 8:16pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/error-message/152342/3 "2008-11-02T20:16:55Z")

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My stories.yml file did not have identation. I added it, with 2  
spaces, then it worked!