# Error when running ruby script/ generate: please help : error syntax error on line 4, col 15

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**Created:** [June 26, 2010, 11:15am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/error-when-running-ruby-script-generate-please-help-error-syntax-error-on-line-4-col-15/190743 "2010-06-26T11:15:55Z")\
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**Post date:** [June 26, 2010, 11:15am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/error-when-running-ruby-script-generate-please-help-error-syntax-error-on-line-4-col-15/190743/1 "2010-06-26T11:15:55Z")

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Hi,

I’m running a ruby script on my mac. I use textmate, mysql query  
browser and my sql administrator.

I get an error message when I run ruby script/ generate.

The database energy\_development has been set up. But it still gives me  
the following error:

creative-models:energy runycalmera$ ruby script/generate scaffold  
contract counterparty:sting Close\_of\_Business:date  
contractprice:integer  
/opt/local/lib/ruby/1.8/yaml.rb:133:in `load': syntax error on line 4, col 15:` database: energy\_development’ (ArgumentError)  
from /opt/local/lib/ruby/1.8/yaml.rb:133:in `load' from /opt/local/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/rails-2.3.8/lib/initializer.rb: 902:in`database\_configuration’  
from /opt/local/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/rails-2.3.8/lib/initializer.rb:  
437:in `initialize_database' from /opt/local/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/rails-2.3.8/lib/initializer.rb: 141:in`process’  
from /opt/local/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/rails-2.3.8/lib/initializer.rb:  
113:in `send' from /opt/local/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/rails-2.3.8/lib/initializer.rb: 113:in`run’  
from /Users/runycalmera/src/energy/config/environment.rb:9  
from /opt/local/lib/ruby/site\_ruby/1.8/rubygems/custom\_require.rb:  
31:in `gem_original_require' from /opt/local/lib/ruby/site_ruby/1.8/rubygems/custom_require.rb: 31:in`require’  
from /opt/local/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/rails-2.3.8/lib/commands/  
generate.rb:1  
from /opt/local/lib/ruby/site\_ruby/1.8/rubygems/custom\_require.rb:  
31:in `gem_original_require' from /opt/local/lib/ruby/site_ruby/1.8/rubygems/custom_require.rb: 31:in`require’  
from script/generate:3  
creative-models:energy runycalmera$