Routes.rb error - messes up view - rails 2.0

I have a simple RoR project where I have a table (Story) with stories
and links. I added a 3rd param in another table (permalink) and linked
it.

Now I want to access the records from Story using the permalink

In the console I can do the following:

s = Story.find_by_permalink(“weblog”)
=> #<Story id: 1, name: “my weblog”, link: “http://mywelog.com”,
created_at: “2008-01-06 02:25:36”, updated_at: “2008-01-12 19:29:41”,
permalink: “weblog”>

this is the result I was expecting.

Now moving on to the controller, I have in there:

def show
@story = Story.find_by_permalink(params[:permalink])
end

and in the view I have:

My Story

<%= @story.name %>

<%= link_to @story.link, @story.link %>

I also updated the routes.rb file, adding in there:
map.story ‘story/show/:permalink’, :controller => ‘story’, :action =>
‘show’

Now when I run the server, and type in:
http://localhost:3000/story/show/weblog

I get the following error:

NoMethodError in Story#show

Showing story/show.rhtml where line #2 raised:

You have a nil object when you didn’t expect it!
The error occurred while evaluating nil.name

Extracted source (around line #2):

1:

My Story


2:

<%= @story.name %>


3:

<%= link_to @story.link, @story.link %>

RAILS_ROOT: /home/hkhan/digg
Application Trace | Framework Trace | Full Trace

app/views/story/show.rhtml:2:in
`_run_erb_47app47views47story47show46rhtml’

/usr/local/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/actionpack-2.0.2/lib/action_view/base.rb:637:in
send' /usr/local/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/actionpack-2.0.2/lib/action_view/base.rb:637:in compile_and_render_template’
/usr/local/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/actionpack-2.0.2/lib/action_view/base.rb:365:in
render_template' /usr/local/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/actionpack-2.0.2/lib/action_view/base.rb:316:in render_file’
/usr/local/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/actionpack-2.0.2/lib/action_controller/base.rb:1100:in
render_for_file' /usr/local/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/actionpack-2.0.2/lib/action_controller/base.rb:836:in render_with_no_layout’
/usr/local/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/actionpack-2.0.2/lib/action_controller/layout.rb:262:in
render_without_benchmark' /usr/local/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/actionpack-2.0.2/lib/action_controller/benchmarking.rb:51:in render’
/usr/local/lib/ruby/1.8/benchmark.rb:293:in measure' /usr/local/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/actionpack-2.0.2/lib/action_controller/benchmarking.rb:51:in render’
/usr/local/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/actionpack-2.0.2/lib/action_controller/base.rb:1153:in
default_render' /usr/local/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/actionpack-2.0.2/lib/action_controller/base.rb:1159:in perform_action_without_filters’
/usr/local/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/actionpack-2.0.2/lib/action_controller/filters.rb:697:in
call_filters' /usr/local/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/actionpack-2.0.2/lib/action_controller/filters.rb:689:in perform_action_without_benchmark’
/usr/local/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/actionpack-2.0.2/lib/action_controller/benchmarking.rb:68:in
perform_action_without_rescue' /usr/local/lib/ruby/1.8/benchmark.rb:293:in measure’
/usr/local/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/actionpack-2.0.2/lib/action_controller/benchmarking.rb:68:in
perform_action_without_rescue' /usr/local/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/actionpack-2.0.2/lib/action_controller/rescue.rb:199:in perform_action_without_caching’
/usr/local/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/actionpack-2.0.2/lib/action_controller/caching.rb:678:in
perform_action' /usr/local/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/activerecord-2.0.2/lib/active_record/connection_adapters/abstract/query_cache.rb:33:in cache’
/usr/local/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/activerecord-2.0.2/lib/active_record/query_cache.rb:8:in
cache' /usr/local/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/actionpack-2.0.2/lib/action_controller/caching.rb:677:in perform_action’
/usr/local/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/actionpack-2.0.2/lib/action_controller/base.rb:524:in
send' /usr/local/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/actionpack-2.0.2/lib/action_controller/base.rb:524:in process_without_filters’
/usr/local/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/actionpack-2.0.2/lib/action_controller/filters.rb:685:in
process_without_session_management_support' /usr/local/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/actionpack-2.0.2/lib/action_controller/session_management.rb:123:in process’
/usr/local/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/actionpack-2.0.2/lib/action_controller/base.rb:388:in
process' /usr/local/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/actionpack-2.0.2/lib/action_controller/dispatcher.rb:171:in handle_request’
/usr/local/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/actionpack-2.0.2/lib/action_controller/dispatcher.rb:115:in
dispatch' /usr/local/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/actionpack-2.0.2/lib/action_controller/dispatcher.rb:126:in dispatch_cgi’
/usr/local/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/actionpack-2.0.2/lib/action_controller/dispatcher.rb:9:in
dispatch' /usr/local/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/rails-2.0.2/lib/webrick_server.rb:112:in handle_dispatch’
/usr/local/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/rails-2.0.2/lib/webrick_server.rb:78:in
service' /usr/local/lib/ruby/1.8/webrick/httpserver.rb:104:in service’
/usr/local/lib/ruby/1.8/webrick/httpserver.rb:65:in run' /usr/local/lib/ruby/1.8/webrick/server.rb:173:in start_thread’
/usr/local/lib/ruby/1.8/webrick/server.rb:162:in start' /usr/local/lib/ruby/1.8/webrick/server.rb:162:in start_thread’
/usr/local/lib/ruby/1.8/webrick/server.rb:95:in start' /usr/local/lib/ruby/1.8/webrick/server.rb:92:in each’
/usr/local/lib/ruby/1.8/webrick/server.rb:92:in start' /usr/local/lib/ruby/1.8/webrick/server.rb:23:in start’
/usr/local/lib/ruby/1.8/webrick/server.rb:82:in start' /usr/local/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/rails-2.0.2/lib/webrick_server.rb:62:in dispatch’
/usr/local/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/rails-2.0.2/lib/commands/servers/webrick.rb:66
/usr/local/lib/ruby/site_ruby/1.8/rubygems/custom_require.rb:27:in
gem_original_require' /usr/local/lib/ruby/site_ruby/1.8/rubygems/custom_require.rb:27:in require’
/usr/local/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/activesupport-2.0.2/lib/active_support/dependencies.rb:496:in
require' /usr/local/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/activesupport-2.0.2/lib/active_support/dependencies.rb:342:in new_constants_in’
/usr/local/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/activesupport-2.0.2/lib/active_support/dependencies.rb:496:in
require' /usr/local/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/rails-2.0.2/lib/commands/server.rb:39 /usr/local/lib/ruby/site_ruby/1.8/rubygems/custom_require.rb:27:in gem_original_require’
/usr/local/lib/ruby/site_ruby/1.8/rubygems/custom_require.rb:27:in
`require’
script/server:3

app/views/story/show.rhtml:2:in
_run_erb_47app47views47story47show46rhtml' /usr/local/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/actionpack-2.0.2/lib/action_view/base.rb:637:in send’
/usr/local/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/actionpack-2.0.2/lib/action_view/base.rb:637:in
compile_and_render_template' /usr/local/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/actionpack-2.0.2/lib/action_view/base.rb:365:in render_template’
/usr/local/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/actionpack-2.0.2/lib/action_view/base.rb:316:in
render_file' /usr/local/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/actionpack-2.0.2/lib/action_controller/base.rb:1100:in render_for_file’
/usr/local/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/actionpack-2.0.2/lib/action_controller/base.rb:836:in
render_with_no_layout' /usr/local/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/actionpack-2.0.2/lib/action_controller/layout.rb:262:in render_without_benchmark’
/usr/local/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/actionpack-2.0.2/lib/action_controller/benchmarking.rb:51:in
render' /usr/local/lib/ruby/1.8/benchmark.rb:293:in measure’
/usr/local/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/actionpack-2.0.2/lib/action_controller/benchmarking.rb:51:in
render' /usr/local/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/actionpack-2.0.2/lib/action_controller/base.rb:1153:in default_render’
/usr/local/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/actionpack-2.0.2/lib/action_controller/base.rb:1159:in
perform_action_without_filters' /usr/local/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/actionpack-2.0.2/lib/action_controller/filters.rb:697:in call_filters’
/usr/local/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/actionpack-2.0.2/lib/action_controller/filters.rb:689:in
perform_action_without_benchmark' /usr/local/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/actionpack-2.0.2/lib/action_controller/benchmarking.rb:68:in perform_action_without_rescue’
/usr/local/lib/ruby/1.8/benchmark.rb:293:in measure' /usr/local/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/actionpack-2.0.2/lib/action_controller/benchmarking.rb:68:in perform_action_without_rescue’
/usr/local/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/actionpack-2.0.2/lib/action_controller/rescue.rb:199:in
perform_action_without_caching' /usr/local/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/actionpack-2.0.2/lib/action_controller/caching.rb:678:in perform_action’
/usr/local/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/activerecord-2.0.2/lib/active_record/connection_adapters/abstract/query_cache.rb:33:in
cache' /usr/local/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/activerecord-2.0.2/lib/active_record/query_cache.rb:8:in cache’
/usr/local/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/actionpack-2.0.2/lib/action_controller/caching.rb:677:in
perform_action' /usr/local/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/actionpack-2.0.2/lib/action_controller/base.rb:524:in send’
/usr/local/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/actionpack-2.0.2/lib/action_controller/base.rb:524:in
process_without_filters' /usr/local/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/actionpack-2.0.2/lib/action_controller/filters.rb:685:in process_without_session_management_support’
/usr/local/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/actionpack-2.0.2/lib/action_controller/session_management.rb:123:in
process' /usr/local/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/actionpack-2.0.2/lib/action_controller/base.rb:388:in process’
/usr/local/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/actionpack-2.0.2/lib/action_controller/dispatcher.rb:171:in
handle_request' /usr/local/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/actionpack-2.0.2/lib/action_controller/dispatcher.rb:115:in dispatch’
/usr/local/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/actionpack-2.0.2/lib/action_controller/dispatcher.rb:126:in
dispatch_cgi' /usr/local/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/actionpack-2.0.2/lib/action_controller/dispatcher.rb:9:in dispatch’
/usr/local/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/rails-2.0.2/lib/webrick_server.rb:112:in
handle_dispatch' /usr/local/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/rails-2.0.2/lib/webrick_server.rb:78:in service’
/usr/local/lib/ruby/1.8/webrick/httpserver.rb:104:in service' /usr/local/lib/ruby/1.8/webrick/httpserver.rb:65:in run’
/usr/local/lib/ruby/1.8/webrick/server.rb:173:in start_thread' /usr/local/lib/ruby/1.8/webrick/server.rb:162:in start’
/usr/local/lib/ruby/1.8/webrick/server.rb:162:in start_thread' /usr/local/lib/ruby/1.8/webrick/server.rb:95:in start’
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/usr/local/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/rails-2.0.2/lib/webrick_server.rb:62:in
dispatch' /usr/local/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/rails-2.0.2/lib/commands/servers/webrick.rb:66 /usr/local/lib/ruby/site_ruby/1.8/rubygems/custom_require.rb:27:in gem_original_require’
/usr/local/lib/ruby/site_ruby/1.8/rubygems/custom_require.rb:27:in
require' /usr/local/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/activesupport-2.0.2/lib/active_support/dependencies.rb:496:in require’
/usr/local/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/activesupport-2.0.2/lib/active_support/dependencies.rb:342:in
new_constants_in' /usr/local/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/activesupport-2.0.2/lib/active_support/dependencies.rb:496:in require’
/usr/local/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/rails-2.0.2/lib/commands/server.rb:39
/usr/local/lib/ruby/site_ruby/1.8/rubygems/custom_require.rb:27:in
gem_original_require' /usr/local/lib/ruby/site_ruby/1.8/rubygems/custom_require.rb:27:in require’
script/server:3

Request

Parameters:

{“id”=>“weblog”}

Show session dump


:csrf_id: d13a9d7dbf67db04912fb3bdfe1dc0bc
flash: !map:ActionController::Flash::FlashHash {}

Response

Headers:

{“cookie”=>[],
“Cache-Control”=>“no-cache”}

Any ideas???

def show
@story = Story.find_by_permalink(params[:permalink])
end

I´ve had the same problem and solved it by using:

def show
@story = Story.find_by_permalink(params[:id])
end