# Firebird find method return nil

**URL:** <https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/firebird-find-method-return-nil/113464>\
**Category:** Rails\
**Created:** [August 31, 2007, 11:13am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/firebird-find-method-return-nil/113464 "2007-08-31T11:13:56Z")\
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**Author:** ![gasta](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/g/e47c2d/32.png) [@gasta](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/gasta)\
**Post date:** [August 31, 2007, 11:13am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/firebird-find-method-return-nil/113464/1 "2007-08-31T11:13:56Z")

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I use the firebird db.  
I have a Users table  
If in ruby user\_controller I use

users = User.find(:all)  
print(users)

I view

> > nil

Can you help me?  
Thank you  
Andrea

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**Author:** ![gasta](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/g/e47c2d/32.png) [@gasta](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/gasta)\
**Post date:** [August 31, 2007, 5:08pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/firebird-find-method-return-nil/113464/2 "2007-08-31T17:08:12Z")

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Gasta wrote:

> I use the firebird db.  
> I have a Users table  
> If in ruby user\_controller I use
> 
> users = User.find(:all)  
> print(users)
> 
> I view
> 
> > > nil
> 
> Can you help me?  
> Thank you  
> Andrea

try this instead

@users = User.find(:all)  
render :text =\> @users.to\_s

or check your table if anything exist in User tabel