I''ve been using this template on most of my CRUD controllers. class CommentsController < ApplicationController meantime_filter :set_scope before_filter :find_comment, :only => %w(show edit update destroy) def index @comments = Comment.find(:all) end def new @Comment = Comment.new end def create @comment = Comment.create!(params[:comment]) redirect_to comment_url(@comment) rescue ActiveRecord::RecordInvalid => invaild @comment = invaild.record render :action => ''new'' end def show end def edit end def update @comment.attributes = params[:comment] @comment.save! redirect_to comment_url rescue ActiveRecord::RecordInvalid render :action => ''edit'' end def destroy @comment.destroy redirect_to comments_url end protected def find_comment set_scope { @comment = Comment.find(params[:id]) } end def set_scope scope = { :post_id => params[:post_id] } Comment.with_scope( :find => { :conditions => scope }, :create => scope ) { yield } end end -- Posted via http://www.ruby-forum.com/.