Action Controller: Getting syntax error

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Hi–

I’m working my way through the book, Build Your Own Ruby on Rails Web
Applications (Sitepoint). I have run into a problem in Chapter 6; I
can’t get the ActionController (story.controller.rb) to run correctly.

I keep on getting an error which reads:
SyntaxError in StoryController#new
app/controllers/story_controller.rb:13: parse error, unexpected $,
expecting kEND

Since I’m new to RoR, I can’t figure out the error message and correct
the problem. Can someone help me?

Here is the code in the story.controller.rb file:

class StoryController < ApplicationController
def index
@story = Story.find(:first, :order=>‘RAND()’)
end
def new
@story = Story.new(params[:story])
if request.post?
@story.save
redirect_to :action => ‘index’
end
end

Thanks in advance.

2

Paul D. wrote:

Hi–

I’m working my way through the book, Build Your Own Ruby on Rails Web
Applications (Sitepoint). I have run into a problem in Chapter 6; I
can’t get the ActionController (story.controller.rb) to run correctly.

I keep on getting an error which reads:
SyntaxError in StoryController#new
app/controllers/story_controller.rb:13: parse error, unexpected $,
expecting kEND

Since I’m new to RoR, I can’t figure out the error message and correct
the problem. Can someone help me?

Here is the code in the story.controller.rb file:

class StoryController < ApplicationController
def index
@story = Story.find(:first, :order=>‘RAND()’)
end
def new
@story = Story.new(params[:story])
if request.post?
@story.save
redirect_to :action => ‘index’
end
end

Thanks in advance.

You have an end missing

try this

class StoryController < ApplicationController
def index
@story = Story.find(:first, :order=>‘RAND()’)
end

def new
@story = Story.new(params[:story])
if request.post?
@story.save
redirect_to :action => ‘index’
end
end
end

if you indent your code you may spot the error more easily

3

Thank you, your suggested change works.

I will remember to check my “end” syntax and to indent my code.

You have an end missing

try this

class StoryController < ApplicationController
def index
@story = Story.find(:first, :order=>‘RAND()’)
end

def new
@story = Story.new(params[:story])
if request.post?
@story.save
redirect_to :action => ‘index’
end
end
end

if you indent your code you may spot the error more easily