Rails - Aug 2005 - error 'empty symbol string' on save

I''m getting the error ''empty symbol string'' when I
call save on a valid
model object.

ArgumentError in Signup#create

empty symbol string

|/lib/usermonitor.rb:73:in `const_get''
/lib/usermonitor.rb:73:in `user_model''
/lib/usermonitor.rb:17:in `create''
/app/controllers/signup_controller.rb:26:in `create''
script/server:49|


Nothing particularly special about the action:

  def create
    @user = User.new(params[:user])
 
    if @user.save
      logger.info ''save success''
    else
      render :action=>''plan''
    end
  end

The model''s pretty straight forward too:

class User < ActiveRecord::Base

  validates_uniqueness_of :username
  validates_format_of :username, :with => /^[0-9a-zA-Z]+$/
  validates_presence_of :first_name, :last_name, :email, :password
  validates_confirmation_of :password
  validates_acceptance_of :terms_and_conditions

end


It''s prob something obvious, but it''s 2:30am and the
caffeine''s wearing
off :o)

Thanks in advance!

-- 
R.Livsey
http://livsey.org

Richard Livsey wrote:
> I''m getting the error ''empty symbol string'' when
I call save on a
> valid model object.
>
> ArgumentError in Signup#create
>
> empty symbol string
>
> /lib/usermonitor.rb:73:in `const_get''
>
Coding when low on caffeine at 3 in the morning is a bad idea.
Turns out, as the error *clearly* states, that the problem was in some 
of my own code.

Obvious after a good nights sleep :o)

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R.Livsey
http://livsey.org