# Unexpected "unexpected kEND, expecting $" **URL:** \ **Category:** Rails\ **Created:** [April 9, 2007, 6:05pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/unexpected-unexpected-kend-expecting/91484 "2007-04-09T18:05:11Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 4\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![thooby](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/t/df705f/32.png) [@thooby](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/thooby)\ **Post date:** [April 9, 2007, 6:05pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/unexpected-unexpected-kend-expecting/91484/1 "2007-04-09T18:05:11Z")
I know about this error. It appears when you put an END in a wrong place or forget to close a parentesis etc … But I have only a module helper with two lines in a file named “noticias\_helper.rb” Module NoticiasHelper end I have checked with hexdump to see if there are an strange character and it is not hexdump -c app/helpers/noticias\_helper.rb 0000000 M o d u l e N o t i c i a s H 0000010 e l p e r \n e n d \n hexdump app/helpers/noticias\_helper.rb 0000000 6f4d 7564 656c 4e20 746f 6369 6169 4873 0000010 6c65 6570 0a72 6e65 0a64 And this is my error message in development.log SyntaxError (/web/hika/config/…/app/helpers/noticias\_helper.rb:2: parse error, unexpected kEND, expecting $): /vendor/rails/ activerecord/lib/…/…/activesupport/lib/active\_support/ dependencies.rb:140:in `load' /vendor/rails/activerecord/lib/../../activesupport/lib/ active_support/dependencies.rb:140:in`load’ /vendor/rails/activerecord/lib/…/…/activesupport/lib/ active\_support/dependencies.rb:56:in `require_or_load' /vendor/rails/activerecord/lib/../../activesupport/lib/ active_support/dependencies.rb:30:in`depend\_on’ /vendor/rails/activerecord/lib/…/…/activesupport/lib/ active\_support/dependencies.rb:85:in `require_dependency' /vendor/rails/actionpack/lib/action_controller/helpers.rb:114:in`default\_helper\_module!’ /vendor/rails/actionpack/lib/action\_controller/helpers.rb:127:in `inherited_without_api' /vendor/rails/actionwebservice/lib/action_web_service/container/ action_controller_container.rb:86:in`inherited\_without\_action\_controller’ /vendor/rails/actionwebservice/lib/action\_web\_service/dispatcher/ action\_controller\_dispatcher.rb:34:in `inherited' /app/controllers/noticias_controller.rb:2 /vendor/rails/activerecord/lib/../../activesupport/lib/ active_support/dependencies.rb:140:in`load’ /vendor/rails/activerecord/lib/…/…/activesupport/lib/ active\_support/dependencies.rb:56:in `require_or_load' /vendor/rails/activerecord/lib/../../activesupport/lib/ active_support/dependencies.rb:30:in`depend\_on’ /vendor/rails/activerecord/lib/…/…/activesupport/lib/ active\_support/dependencies.rb:85:in `require_dependency' /vendor/rails/activerecord/lib/../../activesupport/lib/ active_support/dependencies.rb:98:in`const\_missing’ /vendor/rails/activerecord/lib/…/…/activesupport/lib/ active\_support/dependencies.rb:131:in `const_missing' generated/routing/recognition.rb:4:in`recognize\_path’ /vendor/rails/actionpack/lib/action\_controller/routing.rb:477:in `recognize!' /vendor/rails/railties/lib/dispatcher.rb:38:in`dispatch’ /usr/local/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/mongrel-1.0.1/lib/mongrel/ rails.rb:78:in `process' /usr/local/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/mongrel-1.0.1/lib/mongrel/ rails.rb:76:in`process’ /usr/local/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/mongrel-1.0.1/lib/mongrel.rb: 618:in `process_client' /usr/local/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/mongrel-1.0.1/lib/mongrel.rb: 617:in`process\_client’ /usr/local/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/mongrel-1.0.1/lib/mongrel.rb: 736:in `run' /usr/local/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/mongrel-1.0.1/lib/mongrel.rb: 736:in`run’ /usr/local/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/mongrel-1.0.1/lib/mongrel.rb: 720:in `run' /usr/local/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/mongrel-1.0.1/lib/mongrel/ configurator.rb:271:in`run’ /usr/local/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/mongrel-1.0.1/lib/mongrel/ configurator.rb:270:in `run' /usr/local/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/mongrel-1.0.1/bin/mongrel_rails: 127:in`run’ /usr/local/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/mongrel-1.0.1/lib/mongrel/ command.rb:211:in `run’ /usr/local/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/mongrel-1.0.1/bin/mongrel\_rails: 243 /usr/local/bin/mongrel\_rails:18 I am using ferret (0.11.4) and act\_as\_ferret 0.4.0 In which part on the program I need to look in order to catch my bug? Best Regards ---
**Author:** ![thooby](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/t/df705f/32.png) [@thooby](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/thooby)\ **Post date:** [April 9, 2007, 6:17pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/unexpected-unexpected-kend-expecting/91484/2 "2007-04-09T18:17:13Z")
try using “module” not “Module” -mike On 4/9/07, thooby [removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid](mailto:removed_email_address@domain.invalid) wrote: > SyntaxError (/web/hika/config/…/app/helpers/noticias\_helper.rb:2: > active\_support/dependencies.rb:85:in `require_dependency' /vendor/rails/activerecord/lib/../../activesupport/lib/ active_support/dependencies.rb:131:in `const\_missing’ > /usr/local/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/mongrel-1.0.1/lib/mongrel.rb: > configurator.rb:270:in `run’ > In which part on the program I need to look in order to catch my bug? > > Best Regards > > > – -mike ---
**Author:** ![thooby](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/t/df705f/32.png) [@thooby](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/thooby)\ **Post date:** [April 9, 2007, 11:44pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/unexpected-unexpected-kend-expecting/91484/3 "2007-04-09T23:44:56Z")
Thanks Mike, It works. What a stupid error! juan ---
**Author:** ![thooby](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/t/df705f/32.png) [@thooby](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/thooby)\ **Post date:** [April 10, 2007, 2:04am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/unexpected-unexpected-kend-expecting/91484/4 "2007-04-10T02:04:11Z")
sometimes the most obvious are the hardest errors to find. Your welcome. On 4/9/07, thooby [removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid](mailto:removed_email_address@domain.invalid) wrote: > > On 4/9/07, thooby [removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid](mailto:removed_email_address@domain.invalid) wrote: > > > > > end > > > 0000010 6c65 6570 0a72 6e65 0a64 > > > active\_support/dependencies.rb:56:in `require_or_load' `inherited\_without\_action\_controller’ > > > active\_support/dependencies.rb:85:in `require_dependency' /usr/local/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/mongrel-1.0.1/lib/mongrel/ 720:in `run’ > > > /usr/local/bin/mongrel\_rails:18 > > > – -mike