Rails - Feb 2005 - has_and_belongs_to_many + syntax error !end(force_reload).nil? ^

This is bound to be a simple one, since I''ve got such a little code.

app/models/application.rb
\\
class Application < ActiveRecord::Base
        has_and_belongs_to_many :devices
        has_and_belongs_to_many :comments
        has_and_belongs_to_many :problems
end
//

http://<server>/assistant/show
\\
(eval):5:in `has_and_belongs_to_many''
/app/models/application.rb:2
//

framework trace
\\
compile error
 /usr/local/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/activerecord-1.6.0/lib/active_record/depre
cated_associations.rb:83: syntax error !end(force_reload).nil? ^

/usr/local/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/actionpack-1.4.0/lib/action_controller/supp
ort/dependencies.rb:24:in `depend_on''
 /usr/local/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/actionpack-1.4.0/lib/action_controller/sup
port/dependencies.rb:30:in `associate_with''
 /usr/local/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/actionpack-1.4.0/lib/action_controller/sup
port/dependencies.rb:48:in `require_association''
 /usr/local/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/actionpack-1.4.0/lib/action_controller/sup
port/dependencies.rb:48:in `require_association''
 /usr/local/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/activerecord-1.6.0/lib/active_record/assoc
iations.rb:580:in `require_association_class''
 /usr/local/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/activerecord-1.6.0/lib/active_record/assoc
iations.rb:467:in `has_and_belongs_to_many_without_reflection''
 /usr/local/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/actionpack-1.4.0/lib/action_controller/sup
port/dependencies.rb:38:in `load''
 /usr/local/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/actionpack-1.4.0/lib/action_controller/sup
port/dependencies.rb:38:in `require_or_load''
 /usr/local/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/actionpack-1.4.0/lib/action_controller/sup
port/dependencies.rb:46:in `require_or_load''
 /usr/local/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/actionpack-1.4.0/lib/action_controller/sup
port/dependencies.rb:46:in `require_or_load''
 /usr/local/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/rails-0.9.5/lib/dispatcher.rb:37:in
 `dispatch'' /var/www/overview/public/dispatch.cgi:10
//

I''m new to ruby and rails and totally baffled by the error message.
Especially since the Application class isn''t related to the Assistant
class.

Other classes, SQL definitions, etc available if they can be of any use.

Thanks for any cluestick beatings administered,
--
Dom

Dominic Marks wrote:
> compile error
> 
/usr/local/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/activerecord-1.6.0/lib/active_record/depre
> cated_associations.rb:83: syntax error !end(force_reload).nil? ^
This is a syntax error being caused in some dynamic code generation 
stuff. You appear to have a has_one or belongs_to association called 
"end". "end" is a reserved word in Ruby and so you get a
syntax error
when it tries to construct the call to
   !#{association_name}(force_reload).nil?

Rename whatever association you have called "end" and all should work.

Tim.

-- 
Tim Bates
tim-kZbwfhiKUx26c6uEtOJ/EA@public.gmane.org

On Friday 04 February 2005 22:26, Tim Bates wrote:
> Dominic Marks wrote:
> > compile error
> > 
> >
/usr/local/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/activerecord-1.6.0/lib/active_record/de
> >pre cated_associations.rb:83: syntax error !end(force_reload).nil? ^
>
> This is a syntax error being caused in some dynamic code generation
> stuff. You appear to have a has_one or belongs_to association called
> "end". "end" is a reserved word in Ruby and so you get
a syntax error
> when it tries to construct the call to
>    !#{association_name}(force_reload).nil?
I had a method called and end and a controller/model called Application. Talk 
about stupid :-)
> Rename whatever association you have called "end" and all should
work.
>
> Tim.
Thanks Tim.
-- 
Dominic