Hi everyone, I'm not sure exactly what's happening here. I had the following work perfectly in 0.13.1: class ProductCategory < ActiveRecord::Base acts_as_tree :order => 'name' end class Admin::ProductCatalog::ProductsController < Admin::SecureController before_filter :setup_nav, :only => [:public_index, :public_view] def public_index @page_title = "Browsing #{@root.name}" end protected def setup_nav @toplevel = Configuration.get(:public_root_category) @root = session[:root] || @toplevel @parents = [@root] while @parents.first != @toplevel && @parents.first.parent @parents.unshift @parents.first.parent end end end @toplevel is an instance of ProductCategory. If I restart WEBrick, #public_index renders perfectly. If I refresh, I get an undefined method exception when #parent is called. I changed setup_nav like this for debugging purposes: def setup_nav @toplevel = Configuration.get(:public_root_category) @root = session[:root] || @toplevel render :inline => %q(<%= debug(@root) %><br><br><%@root.has_parent? %><br><%= RAILS_ENV %>) return false end On the first load, I get this: <pre class='debug_dump'>--- !ruby/object:ProductCategory attributes: name: All Categories id: "128" picture_id: parent_id: </pre><br><br>false<br>development On the second and subsequent reloads, I instead get the following exception: NoMethodError in Admin/product_catalog/products#public_index undefined method `has_parent?' for #<ProductCategory:0x36ef4e0> Application Trace | Framework Trace | Full Trace ./script/../config/../vendor/rails/activerecord/lib/active_record/base.rb:1390:in `method_missing' ./script/../config/../vendor/rails/activerecord/lib/active_record/associations/association_proxy.rb:72:in `send' ./script/../config/../vendor/rails/activerecord/lib/active_record/associations/association_proxy.rb:72:in `method_missing' compiled-template:1 ./script/../config/../app/controllers/admin/product_catalog/products_controller.rb:230:in `setup_nav' [snip -- complete stack trace at end] There must be something I'm doing wrong, but for the life of me, I can't see what that is... This application is running under a Productized version, if that changes anything. I have confirmed that I'm running in dev mode (as seen above). NOTE: If I use the new #ancestors method in ActsAsTree, I get the same kind of behavior - works on first call, fails on subsequent ones. Thanks for any help in debugging this... Bye ! François Complete Stack Trace NoMethodError in Admin/product_catalog/products#public_index undefined method `has_parent?' for #<ProductCategory:0x36ef4e0> Application Trace | Framework Trace | Full Trace ./script/../config/../vendor/rails/activerecord/lib/active_record/base.rb:1390:in `method_missing' ./script/../config/../vendor/rails/activerecord/lib/active_record/associations/association_proxy.rb:72:in `send' ./script/../config/../vendor/rails/activerecord/lib/active_record/associations/association_proxy.rb:72:in `method_missing' compiled-template:1 ./script/../config/../app/controllers/admin/product_catalog/products_controller.rb:230:in `setup_nav' ./script/../config/../vendor/rails/activerecord/lib/active_record/base.rb:1390:in `method_missing' ./script/../config/../vendor/rails/activerecord/lib/active_record/associations/association_proxy.rb:72:in `send' ./script/../config/../vendor/rails/activerecord/lib/active_record/associations/association_proxy.rb:72:in `method_missing' ./script/../config/../vendor/rails/actionpack/lib/action_view/base.rb:269:in `send' ./script/../config/../vendor/rails/actionpack/lib/action_view/base.rb:269:in `compile_and_render_template' ./script/../config/../vendor/rails/actionpack/lib/action_view/base.rb:245:in `render_template' ./script/../config/../vendor/rails/actionpack/lib/action_controller/base.rb:645:in `render_template' ./script/../config/../vendor/rails/actionpack/lib/action_controller/base.rb:596:in `render_with_no_layout' ./script/../config/../vendor/rails/actionpack/lib/action_controller/layout.rb:225:in `render_without_benchmark' ./script/../config/../vendor/rails/actionpack/lib/action_controller/benchmarking.rb:53:in `render' ./script/../config/../vendor/rails/actionpack/lib/action_controller/benchmarking.rb:53:in `measure' ./script/../config/../vendor/rails/actionpack/lib/action_controller/benchmarking.rb:53:in `render' ./script/../config/../vendor/rails/actionpack/lib/action_controller/filters.rb:317:in `send' ./script/../config/../vendor/rails/actionpack/lib/action_controller/filters.rb:317:in `call_filters' ./script/../config/../vendor/rails/actionpack/lib/action_controller/filters.rb:313:in `each' ./script/../config/../vendor/rails/actionpack/lib/action_controller/filters.rb:313:in `call_filters' ./script/../config/../vendor/rails/actionpack/lib/action_controller/filters.rb:302:in `before_action' ./script/../config/../vendor/rails/actionpack/lib/action_controller/filters.rb:294:in `perform_action_without_benchmark' ./script/../config/../vendor/rails/actionpack/lib/action_controller/benchmarking.rb:69:in `perform_action_without_rescue' ./script/../config/../vendor/rails/actionpack/lib/action_controller/benchmarking.rb:69:in `measure' ./script/../config/../vendor/rails/actionpack/lib/action_controller/benchmarking.rb:69:in `perform_action_without_rescue' ./script/../config/../vendor/rails/actionpack/lib/action_controller/rescue.rb:82:in `perform_action' ./script/../config/../vendor/rails/actionpack/lib/action_controller/base.rb:364:in `send' ./script/../config/../vendor/rails/actionpack/lib/action_controller/base.rb:364:in `process_without_session_management_support' ./script/../config/../vendor/rails/actionpack/lib/action_controller/session_management.rb:116:in `process' ./script/../config/../vendor/rails/railties/lib/dispatcher.rb:36:in `dispatch' ./script/../config/../vendor/rails/railties/lib/webrick_server.rb:117:in `handle_dispatch' ./script/../config/../vendor/rails/railties/lib/webrick_server.rb:83:in `service' C:/ruby/lib/ruby/1.8/webrick/httpserver.rb:104:in `service' C:/ruby/lib/ruby/1.8/webrick/httpserver.rb:65:in `run' C:/ruby/lib/ruby/1.8/webrick/server.rb:155:in `start_thread' C:/ruby/lib/ruby/1.8/webrick/server.rb:144:in `start' C:/ruby/lib/ruby/1.8/webrick/server.rb:144:in `start_thread' C:/ruby/lib/ruby/1.8/webrick/server.rb:94:in `start' C:/ruby/lib/ruby/1.8/webrick/server.rb:89:in `each' C:/ruby/lib/ruby/1.8/webrick/server.rb:89:in `start' C:/ruby/lib/ruby/1.8/webrick/server.rb:79:in `start' C:/ruby/lib/ruby/1.8/webrick/server.rb:79:in `start' ./script/../config/../vendor/rails/railties/lib/webrick_server.rb:69:in `dispatch' ./script/../config/../vendor/rails/railties/lib/commands/server.rb:59 C:/ruby/lib/ruby/site_ruby/1.8/rubygems/custom_require.rb:21:in `require__' C:/ruby/lib/ruby/site_ruby/1.8/rubygems/custom_require.rb:21:in `require' script/server:3 ./script/../config/../vendor/rails/activerecord/lib/active_record/base.rb:1390:in `method_missing' ./script/../config/../vendor/rails/activerecord/lib/active_record/associations/association_proxy.rb:72:in `send' ./script/../config/../vendor/rails/activerecord/lib/active_record/associations/association_proxy.rb:72:in `method_missing' compiled-template:1 ./script/../config/../vendor/rails/actionpack/lib/action_view/base.rb:269:in `send' ./script/../config/../vendor/rails/actionpack/lib/action_view/base.rb:269:in `compile_and_render_template' ./script/../config/../vendor/rails/actionpack/lib/action_view/base.rb:245:in `render_template' ./script/../config/../vendor/rails/actionpack/lib/action_controller/base.rb:645:in `render_template' ./script/../config/../vendor/rails/actionpack/lib/action_controller/base.rb:596:in `render_with_no_layout' ./script/../config/../vendor/rails/actionpack/lib/action_controller/layout.rb:225:in `render_without_benchmark' ./script/../config/../vendor/rails/actionpack/lib/action_controller/benchmarking.rb:53:in `render' ./script/../config/../vendor/rails/actionpack/lib/action_controller/benchmarking.rb:53:in `measure' ./script/../config/../vendor/rails/actionpack/lib/action_controller/benchmarking.rb:53:in `render' ./script/../config/../app/controllers/admin/product_catalog/products_controller.rb:230:in `setup_nav' ./script/../config/../vendor/rails/actionpack/lib/action_controller/filters.rb:317:in `send' ./script/../config/../vendor/rails/actionpack/lib/action_controller/filters.rb:317:in `call_filters' ./script/../config/../vendor/rails/actionpack/lib/action_controller/filters.rb:313:in `each' ./script/../config/../vendor/rails/actionpack/lib/action_controller/filters.rb:313:in `call_filters' ./script/../config/../vendor/rails/actionpack/lib/action_controller/filters.rb:302:in `before_action' ./script/../config/../vendor/rails/actionpack/lib/action_controller/filters.rb:294:in `perform_action_without_benchmark' ./script/../config/../vendor/rails/actionpack/lib/action_controller/benchmarking.rb:69:in `perform_action_without_rescue' ./script/../config/../vendor/rails/actionpack/lib/action_controller/benchmarking.rb:69:in `measure' ./script/../config/../vendor/rails/actionpack/lib/action_controller/benchmarking.rb:69:in `perform_action_without_rescue' ./script/../config/../vendor/rails/actionpack/lib/action_controller/rescue.rb:82:in `perform_action' ./script/../config/../vendor/rails/actionpack/lib/action_controller/base.rb:364:in `send' ./script/../config/../vendor/rails/actionpack/lib/action_controller/base.rb:364:in `process_without_session_management_support' ./script/../config/../vendor/rails/actionpack/lib/action_controller/session_management.rb:116:in `process' ./script/../config/../vendor/rails/railties/lib/dispatcher.rb:36:in `dispatch' ./script/../config/../vendor/rails/railties/lib/webrick_server.rb:117:in `handle_dispatch' ./script/../config/../vendor/rails/railties/lib/webrick_server.rb:83:in `service' C:/ruby/lib/ruby/1.8/webrick/httpserver.rb:104:in `service' C:/ruby/lib/ruby/1.8/webrick/httpserver.rb:65:in `run' C:/ruby/lib/ruby/1.8/webrick/server.rb:155:in `start_thread' C:/ruby/lib/ruby/1.8/webrick/server.rb:144:in `start' C:/ruby/lib/ruby/1.8/webrick/server.rb:144:in `start_thread' C:/ruby/lib/ruby/1.8/webrick/server.rb:94:in `start' C:/ruby/lib/ruby/1.8/webrick/server.rb:89:in `each' C:/ruby/lib/ruby/1.8/webrick/server.rb:89:in `start' C:/ruby/lib/ruby/1.8/webrick/server.rb:79:in `start' C:/ruby/lib/ruby/1.8/webrick/server.rb:79:in `start' ./script/../config/../vendor/rails/railties/lib/webrick_server.rb:69:in `dispatch' ./script/../config/../vendor/rails/railties/lib/commands/server.rb:59 C:/ruby/lib/ruby/site_ruby/1.8/rubygems/custom_require.rb:21:in `require__' C:/ruby/lib/ruby/site_ruby/1.8/rubygems/custom_require.rb:21:in `require' script/server:3 Request Parameters: {"category_path"=>[]} Show session dump {:root=>#<ProductCategory:0x36ef4e0 @parent=nil, @attributes={"name"=>"All Categories", "id"=>"128", "picture_id"=>nil, "parent_id"=>nil}>, "flash"=>{}} Response Headers: {"cookie"=>[], "Cache-Control"=>"no-cache"} _______________________________________________ Rails mailing list Rails-1W37MKcQCpIf0INCOvqR/iCwEArCW2h5@public.gmane.org http://lists.rubyonrails.org/mailman/listinfo/rails