# Error trying to create a static scaffold **URL:** \ **Category:** Rails\ **Created:** [October 30, 2008, 8:04pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/error-trying-to-create-a-static-scaffold/152174 "2008-10-30T20:04:51Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 2\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![deepa](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/d/91b2a8/32.png) [@deepa](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/deepa)\ **Post date:** [October 30, 2008, 8:04pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/error-trying-to-create-a-static-scaffold/152174/1 "2008-10-30T20:04:51Z")
I’m a beginner. I get that error "wrong number of arguments (1 for 2). Please let me know why this is so. I’m copying the comand from the Agile Devpl. book. thanks, Deepa RubyScripts\depot\>ruby script/generate scaffold product admin exists app/models/ exists app/controllers/ exists app/helpers/ exists app/views/products exists app/views/layouts/ exists test/functional/ exists test/unit/ exists public/stylesheets/ wrong number of arguments (1 for 2) ---
**Author:** ![deepa](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/d/91b2a8/32.png) [@deepa](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/deepa)\ **Post date:** [October 30, 2008, 8:27pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/error-trying-to-create-a-static-scaffold/152174/2 "2008-10-30T20:27:16Z")
On Oct 30, 7:04 pm, Deepa P. [removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid](mailto:removed_email_address@domain.invalid) wrote: > I’m a beginner. I get that error "wrong number of arguments (1 for 2). > Please let me know why this is so. I’m copying the comand from the Agile > Devpl. book. thanks, Deepa your book is out of date. that generator looks like ruby script/generate scaffold product name:string description:text would create a scaffold (probably not the same one your book describes) and a migration creating the appropriate table with a name column of type string and a text column called description. Fred