2010/10/14 Leonel *.* <li...@ruby-forum.com> > Ok, so I made this change: I used find_by_id instead of just find. > > APPLICATION CONTROLLER > @company_id = User.find_by_id(session[:user_id]).account.id > > ERROR > Routing Error > undefined method `account' for nil:NilClass > > I'm not good at routing, but will read about it right now. If you got a > suggestion is very much welcomed. > > You might be searching for a user before a session is established, as such the session[:user_id] is nil. You may need to revise the position of this statement: @company_id = User.find_by_id(session[:user_id]).account.id in your application_controller. Remember that often the application controller the first to load even when you are just open your application. You may need to add a condition. Something like: @company_id = User.find_by_id(session[:user_id]).account.id if session[:user_id]
A General Note: Personally, I would not recommend writing User.find_by_id(session[:user_id]).account.id although Rails natually allows for this short cut. For testing sake (or whether you call it bug hunt), I would find the user first and search for the user's account. In that way I will be able to test for the avaliabilty of the user and the availability of the account separately. I should say, despite that "every time an user is created, the account_id is recorded on its row too", bugs are are bugs, they always bug. Anything can happen midway. So consider revising that statement. This is a personal preference, based on my experience. It is subject to comments and criticisms. Happy coding. --- Edmond Software Developer | Baobab Health Trust (http://www.baobabhealth.org/) | Malawi Cell: +265 999 465 137 | +265 881 234 717 *"Leading the Improvement of Health through Information and Communication Technology in the Developing World" The **Creed* of *Baobab Health * -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Ruby on Rails: Talk" group. To post to this group, send email to rubyonrails-t...@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to rubyonrails-talk+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rubyonrails-talk?hl=en.
