Tax a reserved word?

Rails
1

Is tax a reserved word or am I sleep deprived??

I’m working on a shopping cart and have a table called sales_taxes (at
first i named it taxes).
I get the following error when i load the controller:

uninitialized constant SalesTaxis

RAILS_ROOT: script/…/config/…
Application Trace | Framework Trace | Full Trace

/usr/local/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/activesupport-1.3.1/lib/active_support/dependencies.rb:123:in
const_missing' /usr/local/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/activesupport-1.3.1/lib/active_support/dependencies.rb:131:inconst_missing’
/usr/local/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/activesupport-1.3.1/lib/active_support/inflector.rb:161:in
constantize' /usr/local/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/activesupport-1.3.1/lib/active_support/core_ext/string/inflections.rb:59:inconstantize’
/usr/local/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/actionpack-1.12.1/lib/action_controller/pagination.rb:194:in
paginator_and_collection_for' /usr/local/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/actionpack-1.12.1/lib/action_controller/pagination.rb:129:inpaginate’
#{RAILS_ROOT}/app/controllers/admin/sales_taxes_controller.rb:12:in
`list’

/usr/local/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/activesupport-1.3.1/lib/active_support/dependencies.rb:123:in
const_missing' /usr/local/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/activesupport-1.3.1/lib/active_support/dependencies.rb:131:inconst_missing’
/usr/local/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/activesupport-1.3.1/lib/active_support/inflector.rb:161:in
constantize' /usr/local/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/activesupport-1.3.1/lib/active_support/core_ext/string/inflections.rb:59:inconstantize’
/usr/local/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/actionpack-1.12.1/lib/action_controller/pagination.rb:194:in
paginator_and_collection_for' /usr/local/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/actionpack-1.12.1/lib/action_controller/pagination.rb:129:inpaginate’
/usr/local/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/actionpack-1.12.1/lib/action_controller/base.rb:910:in
perform_action_without_filters' /usr/local/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/actionpack-1.12.1/lib/action_controller/filters.rb:368:inperform_action_without_benchmark’
/usr/local/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/actionpack-1.12.1/lib/action_controller/benchmarking.rb:69:in
perform_action_without_rescue' /usr/local/lib/ruby/1.8/benchmark.rb:293:inmeasure’
/usr/local/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/actionpack-1.12.1/lib/action_controller/benchmarking.rb:69:in
perform_action_without_rescue' /usr/local/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/actionpack-1.12.1/lib/action_controller/rescue.rb:82:inperform_action’
/usr/local/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/actionpack-1.12.1/lib/action_controller/base.rb:381:in
process_without_filters' /usr/local/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/actionpack-1.12.1/lib/action_controller/filters.rb:377:inprocess_without_session_management_support’
/usr/local/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/actionpack-1.12.1/lib/action_controller/session_management.rb:117:in
process' /usr/local/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/rails-1.1.2/lib/dispatcher.rb:38:indispatch’
/usr/local/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/rails-1.1.2/lib/webrick_server.rb:115:in
handle_dispatch' /usr/local/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/rails-1.1.2/lib/webrick_server.rb:81:inservice’
/usr/local/lib/ruby/1.8/webrick/httpserver.rb:104:in service' /usr/local/lib/ruby/1.8/webrick/httpserver.rb:65:inrun’
/usr/local/lib/ruby/1.8/webrick/server.rb:173:in start_thread' /usr/local/lib/ruby/1.8/webrick/server.rb:162:instart_thread’
/usr/local/lib/ruby/1.8/webrick/server.rb:95:in start' /usr/local/lib/ruby/1.8/webrick/server.rb:92:instart’
/usr/local/lib/ruby/1.8/webrick/server.rb:23:in start' /usr/local/lib/ruby/1.8/webrick/server.rb:82:instart’
/usr/local/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/rails-1.1.2/lib/webrick_server.rb:67:in
dispatch' /usr/local/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/rails-1.1.2/lib/commands/servers/webrick.rb:59 /usr/local/lib/ruby/site_ruby/1.8/rubygems/custom_require.rb:21:inrequire’
/usr/local/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/activesupport-1.3.1/lib/active_support/dependencies.rb:147:in
require' /usr/local/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/rails-1.1.2/lib/commands/server.rb:30 /usr/local/lib/ruby/site_ruby/1.8/rubygems/custom_require.rb:21:inrequire’
/usr/local/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/activesupport-1.3.1/lib/active_support/dependencies.rb:147:in
`require’
script/server:3

/usr/local/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/activesupport-1.3.1/lib/active_support/dependencies.rb:123:in
const_missing' /usr/local/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/activesupport-1.3.1/lib/active_support/dependencies.rb:131:inconst_missing’
/usr/local/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/activesupport-1.3.1/lib/active_support/inflector.rb:161:in
constantize' /usr/local/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/activesupport-1.3.1/lib/active_support/core_ext/string/inflections.rb:59:inconstantize’
/usr/local/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/actionpack-1.12.1/lib/action_controller/pagination.rb:194:in
paginator_and_collection_for' /usr/local/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/actionpack-1.12.1/lib/action_controller/pagination.rb:129:inpaginate’
#{RAILS_ROOT}/app/controllers/admin/sales_taxes_controller.rb:12:in
list' /usr/local/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/actionpack-1.12.1/lib/action_controller/base.rb:910:inperform_action_without_filters’
/usr/local/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/actionpack-1.12.1/lib/action_controller/filters.rb:368:in
perform_action_without_benchmark' /usr/local/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/actionpack-1.12.1/lib/action_controller/benchmarking.rb:69:inperform_action_without_rescue’
/usr/local/lib/ruby/1.8/benchmark.rb:293:in measure' /usr/local/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/actionpack-1.12.1/lib/action_controller/benchmarking.rb:69:inperform_action_without_rescue’
/usr/local/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/actionpack-1.12.1/lib/action_controller/rescue.rb:82:in
perform_action' /usr/local/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/actionpack-1.12.1/lib/action_controller/base.rb:381:inprocess_without_filters’
/usr/local/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/actionpack-1.12.1/lib/action_controller/filters.rb:377:in
process_without_session_management_support' /usr/local/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/actionpack-1.12.1/lib/action_controller/session_management.rb:117:inprocess’
/usr/local/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/rails-1.1.2/lib/dispatcher.rb:38:in
dispatch' /usr/local/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/rails-1.1.2/lib/webrick_server.rb:115:inhandle_dispatch’
/usr/local/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/rails-1.1.2/lib/webrick_server.rb:81:in
service' /usr/local/lib/ruby/1.8/webrick/httpserver.rb:104:inservice’
/usr/local/lib/ruby/1.8/webrick/httpserver.rb:65:in run' /usr/local/lib/ruby/1.8/webrick/server.rb:173:instart_thread’
/usr/local/lib/ruby/1.8/webrick/server.rb:162:in start_thread' /usr/local/lib/ruby/1.8/webrick/server.rb:95:instart’
/usr/local/lib/ruby/1.8/webrick/server.rb:92:in start' /usr/local/lib/ruby/1.8/webrick/server.rb:23:instart’
/usr/local/lib/ruby/1.8/webrick/server.rb:82:in start' /usr/local/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/rails-1.1.2/lib/webrick_server.rb:67:indispatch’
/usr/local/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/rails-1.1.2/lib/commands/servers/webrick.rb:59
/usr/local/lib/ruby/site_ruby/1.8/rubygems/custom_require.rb:21:in
require' /usr/local/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/activesupport-1.3.1/lib/active_support/dependencies.rb:147:inrequire’
/usr/local/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/rails-1.1.2/lib/commands/server.rb:30
/usr/local/lib/ruby/site_ruby/1.8/rubygems/custom_require.rb:21:in
require' /usr/local/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/activesupport-1.3.1/lib/active_support/dependencies.rb:147:inrequire’
script/server:3

This error occured while loading the following files:
sales_taxis.rb

I have no “taxis” anywhere in my code. I’ve even done a project search
in textmate trying to find it. Here’s my list action:

def list
@sales_tax_pages, @sales_taxes = paginate :sales_taxes, :per_page =>
10
end

I must be nuts or have a ghost in the machine.

2

Hi –

On Tue, 13 Jun 2006, Greg N. wrote:

Is tax a reserved word or am I sleep deprived??

I’m working on a shopping cart and have a table called sales_taxes (at
first i named it taxes).
I get the following error when i load the controller:

uninitialized constant SalesTaxis
[…]

This error occured while loading the following files:
sales_taxis.rb

Rename the file :slight_smile:

David

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3

It could be that you’re trying to use SalesTaxis instead of SalesTaxes
:0)

Steve

4

I am not using SalesTaxis at all, that’s what’s so baffling.

I also did rename the file. It was originally named taxes, and it
returned an error just like this one did, but taxes was coming up taxis.

5

David M. wrote:

My guess is that Rails is (incorrectly) working out that “Sales_Taxes”
is the plural of “Sales_Taxis”.

Interesting bug, if that’s the case - I’m surprised no-one’s spotted
it before. Hopefully you’ll be able to work around it by specifying
the table name in the model.

Regards

Dave M.

Assuming it is a bug, how do I specify a table name in the model? Or
maybe i should simply rename the table to taxis and see if it reverses
it. haha

6

Hopefully you’ll be able to work around it by specifying
the table name in the model.

It might be better to add tax/taxes to the inflections in
environment.rb.

Steve

7

My guess is that Rails is (incorrectly) working out that “Sales_Taxes”
is the plural of “Sales_Taxis”.

Interesting bug, if that’s the case - I’m surprised no-one’s spotted
it before. Hopefully you’ll be able to work around it by specifying
the table name in the model.

Regards

Dave M.