# Scaffold not generating \_form.rhtlml.erb fiel in app/view

**URL:** <https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/scaffold-not-generating-form-rhtlml-erb-fiel-in-app-view/190674>\
**Category:** Rails\
**Created:** [June 24, 2010, 11:26pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/scaffold-not-generating-form-rhtlml-erb-fiel-in-app-view/190674 "2010-06-24T23:26:15Z")\
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**Author:** ![pravin\_mishra](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/p/c37758/32.png) [@pravin\_mishra](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/pravin_mishra)\
**Post date:** [June 24, 2010, 11:26pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/scaffold-not-generating-form-rhtlml-erb-fiel-in-app-view/190674/1 "2010-06-24T23:26:15Z")

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i have installed  
ruby 1.8.6 window version,  
rails 2.0.2

everything runs fine except SCAFFOLD  
when i run  
ruby script/generate scaffold modelname controllername actions  
e,g. C:depot\>ruby script/generate scaffold Album albums  
it gives following error  
“WRONG NUMBER OF ARGUMENTS (1 FOR 2)”  
i tried with many dummyprojects and tutorial,  
BUT if i run  
ruby script/generate scaffold modelname  
e.g ruby script/generate scaffold Album  
IT’S RUN FINE  
SEE THE FOLLOWING

C:\InstantRails-2.0-win\_2\rails\_apps\music\_library\_development\>ruby  
script/generate scaffold Album albums  
exists app/models/  
exists app/controllers/  
exists app/helpers/  
create app/views/products  
exists app/views/layouts/  
exists test/functional/  
exists test/unit/  
create app/views/products/index.html.erb  
wrong number of arguments (1 for 2)

C:\InstantRails-2.0-win\_2\rails\_apps\music\_library\_development\>ruby  
script/generate scaffold Album  
exists app/models/  
exists app/controllers/  
exists app/helpers/  
exists app/views/albums  
exists app/views/layouts/  
exists test/functional/  
exists test/unit/  
create app/views/products/index.html.erb  
create app/views/products/show.html.erb  
create app/views/products/new.html.erb  
create app/views/products/edit.html.erb  
create app/views/layouts/albums.html.erb  
create public/stylesheets/scaffold.css  
dependency model  
exists app/models/  
exists test/unit/  
exists test/fixtures/  
create app/models/album.rb  
create test/unit/album\_test.rb  
create test/fixtures/albums.yml  
create db/migrate  
create db/migrate/20080628070012\_create\_albums.rb  
create app/controllers/albums\_controller.rb  
create test/functional/albums\_controller\_test.rb  
create app/helpers/albums\_helper.rb  
route map.resources :albums

C:\InstantRails-2.0-win\_2\rails\_apps\music\_library\_development\>

BUT RESULTS ARE A BIT DIFFERENT ,  
i am looking for Modelname “album”, Controllername " albums "  
and Actions “show.rhtml, new.rhml, edit.rhtml,\_form.rhtml”

BUT RESULTS ARE  
Modelname " album" , Controllername " albums",and Actions  
“show.html.erb,new.html.erb,edit.html.erb,index.html.erb”

PLZ HELP ME WHAT’S GOING WRONG  
Thanks

Pravin M.  
removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid

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**Author:** ![pravin\_mishra](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/p/c37758/32.png) [@pravin\_mishra](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/pravin_mishra)\
**Post date:** [June 25, 2010, 12:34am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/scaffold-not-generating-form-rhtlml-erb-fiel-in-app-view/190674/2 "2010-06-25T00:34:10Z")

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You need a model name then the attributes for the model.  
ruby script/generate scaffold modelname name:string, etc …