# Script/console : modify an attribute

**URL:** <https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/script-console-modify-an-attribute/160716>\
**Category:** Ruby\
**Created:** [February 19, 2009, 2:50am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/script-console-modify-an-attribute/160716 "2009-02-19T02:50:22Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![loader](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/l/5daacb/32.png) [@loader](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/loader)\
**Post date:** [February 19, 2009, 2:50am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/script-console-modify-an-attribute/160716/1 "2009-02-19T02:50:22Z")

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Hello everyone!

I would like to know how to modify a variable in the console?

I did this :  
e = Entry.find(:first)  
e.dev.community.name = “Ruby Geeks”  
e.save

But when I look into my database, the variable didn’t changed. Did I  
mystype?

Thank you 🙂

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**Author:** ![loader](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/l/5daacb/32.png) [@loader](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/loader)\
**Post date:** [February 19, 2009, 10:07am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/script-console-modify-an-attribute/160716/2 "2009-02-19T10:07:50Z")

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Questions about the Rails application framework, or parts of Rails such  
as ActiveRecord, would best be asked on a Rails mailing list.

This is the Ruby (programming language) list.

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**Author:** ![loader](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/l/5daacb/32.png) [@loader](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/loader)\
**Post date:** [February 19, 2009, 6:23pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/script-console-modify-an-attribute/160716/3 "2009-02-19T18:23:44Z")

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Ok, I’ll post it in the correct forum. Thanks!