# Templates as.rb files

**URL:** <https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/templates-as-rb-files/76667>\
**Category:** Engines\
**Created:** [March 4, 2006, 12:58pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/templates-as-rb-files/76667 "2006-03-04T12:58:00Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![crucoba](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/c/e8c25b/32.png) [@crucoba](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/crucoba)\
**Post date:** [March 4, 2006, 12:58pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/templates-as-rb-files/76667/1 "2006-03-04T12:58:00Z")

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Would it be possible for ‘engines’ to be changed so that the template  
files  
are NOT .rb files? It’s very annoying as they cause my IDE to report  
syntax  
errors on them, and since they’re NOT ruby files (syntactically  
speaking),  
perhaps they could be “.erb” files, or something?

David

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**Author:** ![crucoba](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/c/e8c25b/32.png) [@crucoba](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/crucoba)\
**Post date:** [March 4, 2006, 2:04pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/templates-as-rb-files/76667/2 "2006-03-04T14:04:23Z")

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Can you tell you IDE to ignore those files?

On 3/4/06, David C. [removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid](mailto:removed_email_address@domain.invalid) wrote:

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- J \*  
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**Author:** ![crucoba](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/c/e8c25b/32.png) [@crucoba](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/crucoba)\
**Post date:** [March 4, 2006, 4:29pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/templates-as-rb-files/76667/3 "2006-03-04T16:29:18Z")

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On Saturday 04 March 2006 08:02 am, James A. wrote:

> Can you tell you IDE to ignore those files?

Nope. RDT makes the assumption (which I consider reasonable) that .rb  
file  
are in fact ruby files.