Hi, I usually always dea with arrays this is the first time I have to deal with a regular variable.. so I have in my method: def online @online = Status.count_by_sql "SELECT COUNT(*) FROM status WHERE status = ''online'';" end and in my layout view I have <%= @online %> and nothing comes up... :-( What im doing wrong? --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ 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-talk-/JYPxA39Uh5TLH3MbocFFw@public.gmane.org To unsubscribe from this group, send email to rubyonrails-talk-unsubscribe-/JYPxA39Uh5TLH3MbocFFw@public.gmane.org For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rubyonrails-talk?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---