# Help debugging an error **URL:** \ **Category:** Rails\ **Created:** [April 17, 2006, 4:40pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/help-debugging-an-error/93982 "2006-04-17T16:40:19Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 4\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![steveoco](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/s/db5fbb/32.png) [@steveoco](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/steveoco)\ **Post date:** [April 17, 2006, 4:40pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/help-debugging-an-error/93982/1 "2006-04-17T16:40:19Z")
Hi, I’ve started getting an error I can’t debug. The error doesn’t generate anything in my development log. A breakpoint set right at the beggining of the controller method does not get triggered. It happens on a form submission. I can make changes to the object model from with the console, but not on this form submission. I thought maybe it was routing, because I have routing in place on this method, but if I go to the unrouted url, I still get the same error message. So, on a form submission, I get the following error: (it is not the regular rails error message, but a un-formatted error message) cannot convert String into Integer ./script/…/config/…/vendor/rails/actionpack/lib/action\_controller/cgi\_ext/cgi\_methods.rb:214:in `[]' ./script/../config/../vendor/rails/actionpack/lib/action_controller/cgi_ext/cgi_methods.rb:214:in `build\_deep\_hash’ ./script/…/config/…/vendor/rails/actionpack/lib/action\_controller/cgi\_ext/cgi\_methods.rb:214:in `build_deep_hash' ./script/../config/../vendor/rails/actionpack/lib/action_controller/cgi_ext/cgi_methods.rb:214:in `build\_deep\_hash’ ./script/…/config/…/vendor/rails/actionpack/lib/action\_controller/cgi\_ext/cgi\_methods.rb:54:in `parse_request_parameters' ./script/../config/../vendor/rails/actionpack/lib/action_controller/cgi_ext/cgi_methods.rb:47:in `each’ ./script/…/config/…/vendor/rails/actionpack/lib/action\_controller/cgi\_ext/cgi\_methods.rb:47:in `parse_request_parameters' ./script/../config/../vendor/rails/actionpack/lib/action_controller/cgi_process.rb:70:in `request\_parameters’ ./script/…/config/…/vendor/rails/actionpack/lib/action\_controller/request.rb:12:in `parameters' ./script/../config/../vendor/rails/actionpack/lib/action_controller/session_management.rb:122:in `set\_session\_options\_without\_components’ ./script/…/config/…/vendor/rails/actionpack/lib/action\_controller/components.rb:178:in `set_session_options' ./script/../config/../vendor/rails/actionpack/lib/action_controller/session_management.rb:116:in `process’ ./script/…/config/…/vendor/rails/railties/lib/dispatcher.rb:38:in `dispatch' ./script/../config/../vendor/rails/railties/lib/webrick_server.rb:115:in `handle\_dispatch’ ./script/…/config/…/vendor/rails/railties/lib/webrick\_server.rb:81:in `service' c:/ruby/lib/ruby/1.8/webrick/httpserver.rb:104:in `service’ c:/ruby/lib/ruby/1.8/webrick/httpserver.rb:65:in `run' c:/ruby/lib/ruby/1.8/webrick/server.rb:155:in `start\_thread’ c:/ruby/lib/ruby/1.8/webrick/server.rb:144:in `start' c:/ruby/lib/ruby/1.8/webrick/server.rb:144:in `start\_thread’ c:/ruby/lib/ruby/1.8/webrick/server.rb:94:in `start' c:/ruby/lib/ruby/1.8/webrick/server.rb:89:in `each’ c:/ruby/lib/ruby/1.8/webrick/server.rb:89:in `start' c:/ruby/lib/ruby/1.8/webrick/server.rb:79:in `start’ c:/ruby/lib/ruby/1.8/webrick/server.rb:79:in `start' ./script/../config/../vendor/rails/railties/lib/webrick_server.rb:67:in `dispatch’ ./script/…/config/…/vendor/rails/railties/lib/commands/servers/webrick.rb:59 c:/ruby/lib/ruby/site\_ruby/1.8/rubygems/custom\_require.rb:18:in `require__' c:/ruby/lib/ruby/site_ruby/1.8/rubygems/custom_require.rb:18:in `require’ ./script/…/config/…/vendor/rails/activesupport/lib/active\_support/dependencies.rb:149:in `require' ./script/../config/../vendor/rails/railties/lib/commands/server.rb:34 c:/ruby/lib/ruby/site_ruby/1.8/rubygems/custom_require.rb:18:in `require\_\_’ c:/ruby/lib/ruby/site\_ruby/1.8/rubygems/custom\_require.rb:18:in `require’ script/server:5 I can’t seem to trace it down. Any help is most appreciated. Thanks, Steve [http://www.smarkets.net](http://www.smarkets.net) ---
**Author:** ![steveoco](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/s/db5fbb/32.png) [@steveoco](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/steveoco)\ **Post date:** [April 17, 2006, 4:46pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/help-debugging-an-error/93982/2 "2006-04-17T16:46:37Z")
I think I may have figured this one out. I am using some ajax on this form where you can click on “edit” and it displays an editible view of the object. I changed the way I was linking to this editable view which has resulted in now when you click on edit, the url switches from: [http://127.0.0.1/edit/object/15](http://127.0.0.1/edit/object/15) to: [http://127.0.0.1/edit/object/15#](http://127.0.0.1/edit/object/15#) That # at the end I believe is why I getting the string into integer error. So I’ll figure out how to make it not add the # to the end of the URL when clicking on the edit button, and that should fix it. Steve [http://www.smarkets.net](http://www.smarkets.net) ---
**Author:** ![steveoco](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/s/db5fbb/32.png) [@steveoco](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/steveoco)\ **Post date:** [April 17, 2006, 4:52pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/help-debugging-an-error/93982/3 "2006-04-17T16:52:45Z")
Unfortunately, that was not it. I created a non-ajax edit form, and same problem. Any debugging suggestions? Thanks, Steve [http://www.smarkets.net](http://www.smarkets.net) ---
**Author:** ![steveoco](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/s/db5fbb/32.png) [@steveoco](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/steveoco)\ **Post date:** [April 17, 2006, 4:58pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/help-debugging-an-error/93982/4 "2006-04-17T16:58:56Z")
On 4/17/06, Steve O. [removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid](mailto:removed_email_address@domain.invalid) wrote: > Unfortunately, that was not it. I created a non-ajax edit form, and same > problem. > > Any debugging suggestions? “view source” to double-check that what you expect to have in the form is there. Then hook up an HTTP tracing proxy like Fiddler, or whatever runs on your system and look at what is really being sent to your app. – James