# :only and :except not working for map.resources **URL:** \ **Category:** Rails\ **Created:** [November 15, 2008, 11:08pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/only-and-except-not-working-for-map-resources/153372 "2008-11-15T23:08:37Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 4\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![nickh](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/n/7ea924/32.png) [@nickh](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/nickh)\ **Post date:** [November 15, 2008, 11:08pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/only-and-except-not-working-for-map-resources/153372/1 "2008-11-15T23:08:37Z")
Hi guys. I’m trying to get rid of some non-existing routes. My UserSessionsController has three methods: new, create, and destroy. However, in routes.rb , I’m generating the 7 RESTful routes: map.resource :user\_session So, I thought that this would generate routes for the 3 actions that do exist: map.resource :user\_session, :only =\> [:new, :create, :destroy] However, after adding that, ``rake routes’’ still spits out the other 4 routes: [http://rafb.net/p/kRS3DD41.html](http://rafb.net/p/kRS3DD41.html) Any idea what’s going on here? Thanks, Nick ---
**Author:** ![nickh](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/n/7ea924/32.png) [@nickh](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/nickh)\ **Post date:** [November 15, 2008, 11:47pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/only-and-except-not-working-for-map-resources/153372/2 "2008-11-15T23:47:52Z")
Nick, The :except and :only routing options are only available on Edge Rails (Rails 2.2.1 or Rails 2.2 RC2) at this time. Make sure you are running the correct version. Cheers – Robert Z. Zapient, LLC Ruby on Rails Development and Consulting [http://www.zapient.com](http://www.zapient.com) > **[From Java To Ruby](http://www.fromjavatoruby.com)** > > and everything in between... ---
**Author:** ![nickh](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/n/7ea924/32.png) [@nickh](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/nickh)\ **Post date:** [November 16, 2008, 5:29am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/only-and-except-not-working-for-map-resources/153372/3 "2008-11-16T05:29:57Z")
On Nov 15, 10:35 pm, Nick [removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid](mailto:removed_email_address@domain.invalid) wrote: > Thanks Robert. I had no idea that was the case. I figured that the > docs at [api.rubyonrails.org](http://api.rubyonrails.org) were applicable to the current stable > version, rather than Edge. > -Nick Ack, my bad. The :except and :only options aren’t listed on [api.rubyonrails.org](http://api.rubyonrails.org) yet. I found them in the “Rails Routing From The Inside Out” Rails Guide: [http://guides.rubyonrails.org/routing\_outside\_in.html](http://guides.rubyonrails.org/routing_outside_in.html) ---
**Author:** ![nickh](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/n/7ea924/32.png) [@nickh](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/nickh)\ **Post date:** [November 16, 2008, 4:36am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/only-and-except-not-working-for-map-resources/153372/4 "2008-11-16T04:36:11Z")
On Nov 15, 5:47 pm, Robert Z. [removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid](mailto:removed_email_address@domain.invalid) wrote: > Zapient, LLC > Ruby on Rails Development and Consulting > > [http://www.zapient.comhttp](http://www.zapient.comhttp)://www.fromjavatoruby.com Thanks Robert. I had no idea that was the case. I figured that the docs at [api.rubyonrails.org](http://api.rubyonrails.org) were applicable to the current stable version, rather than Edge. -Nick