Rails - Feb 2009 - Auto_complete plugin in Rails 2.2.2 (auto_complete_for method not found)

Hello world,
I am considering myself to be a newbie in Ruby, but not programming in
general and i have a very serious problem trying to get Rails 2.2.2 to
install the auto_complete plugin in Windows XP. I always get the
"auto_complete_for method not found" error in ruby.

After 2 days of full-internet-search I have tried the following:

* Using the "ruby script/plugin install auto_complete" command :
results in "not found" (even after adding every single repository
under discovery)

* Trying to load the SVN URL posted in oh-so-many forums, in the "ruby
on rails" official site, I get a "page not found" error

* Trying to manually copy the files in the vendor/plugin directory of
my project (got them from the model_auto_completer example), but still
does not work... (if i execute "script/plugin list" there is nothing)

Regarding this last part, i have been trying to find documentation
about how to manually install a plugin, but with no results. In every
forum that someone asks "how to do it manually" people respond with
"script/plugin install". This is automatic, not manually, as i am sure
most of you know. What i am searching for is instructions on: where to
place the files myself and what to execute myself so that my project
will ''use'' the plugin.

I will be thankful for any help you might offer, no matter how small,
but PLEASE don''t repeat to me steps i have already taken with no
differentation what-so-ever. This is both pointless and insulting.

Yours sincerely,
a frustrated RoR programmer
Spiros K.

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On 13 Feb 2009, at 09:19, Spiros K. wrote:
> page not found" error
>
> * Trying to manually copy the files in the vendor/plugin directory of
> my project (got them from the model_auto_completer example), but still
> does not work... (if i execute "script/plugin list" there is
nothing)
>
> Regarding this last part, i have been trying to find documentation
> about how to manually install a plugin, but with no results. In every
> forum that someone asks "how to do it manually" people respond
with
> "script/plugin install". This is automatic, not manually, as i am
sure
> most of you know. What i am searching for is instructions on: where to
> place the files myself and what to execute myself so that my project
> will ''use'' the plugin.
Copying the files into vendor/plugins is all there is to it 99% of the  
time. Some plugins have an install.rb file that needs to be run after  
this.
Don''t worry about the output of script/plugin list (which as far as I  
can tell is for listing available, not installed plugins)

The autocomplete plugin is on github these days:
http://github.com/rails/auto_complete/tree/master

Newer versions of rails include a version of script/plugin that can  
install plugins from git repositories (assuming you have git itself of  
course).

Fred
>
>
> I will be thankful for any help you might offer, no matter how small,
> but PLEASE don''t repeat to me steps i have already taken with no
> differentation what-so-ever. This is both pointless and insulting.
>
> Yours sincerely,
> a frustrated RoR programmer
> Spiros K.
>
> >

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Thanks for your reply,
but

1. this specific plugin did not have an install.rb with it.
2. 2.2.2 is as new as they get I just downloaded 3 weels ago...?! And
i think it works just fine with git as I have downloaded from git as
well (though it messed my tortoise svn structure pretty badly)

Then fired up my script/server and still:

"method not found" for autocomplete_for method!!! :-(


On Feb 13, 12:55 pm, Frederick Cheung
<frederick.che...-Re5JQEeQqe8AvxtiuMwx3w@public.gmane.org>
wrote:
> On 13 Feb 2009, at 09:19, Spiros K. wrote:
>
> > page not found" error
>
> > * Trying to manually copy the files in the vendor/plugin directory of
> > my project (got them from the model_auto_completer example), but still
> > does not work... (if i execute "script/plugin list" there is
nothing)
>
> > Regarding this last part, i have been trying to find documentation
> > about how to manually install a plugin, but with no results. In every
> > forum that someone asks "how to do it manually" people
respond with
> > "script/plugin install". This is automatic, not manually, as
i am sure
> > most of you know. What i am searching for is instructions on: where to
> > place the files myself and what to execute myself so that my project
> > will ''use'' the plugin.
>
> Copying the files into vendor/plugins is all there is to it 99% of the  
> time. Some plugins have an install.rb file that needs to be run after  
> this.
> Don''t worry about the output of script/plugin list (which as far
as I  
> can tell is for listing available, not installed plugins)
>
> The autocomplete plugin is on github these
days:http://github.com/rails/auto_complete/tree/master
>
> Newer versions of rails include a version of script/plugin that can  
> install plugins from git repositories (assuming you have git itself of  
> course).
>
> Fred
>
>
>
>
>
> > I will be thankful for any help you might offer, no matter how small,
> > but PLEASE don''t repeat to me steps i have already taken with
no
> > differentation what-so-ever. This is both pointless and insulting.
>
> > Yours sincerely,
> > a frustrated RoR programmer
> > Spiros K.
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On Feb 14, 9:58 am, "Spiros K."
<spiros...-Re5JQEeQqe8AvxtiuMwx3w@public.gmane.org>
wrote:
> Thanks for your reply,
> but
>
> 1. this specific plugin did not have an install.rb with it.
> 2. 2.2.2 is as new as they get I just downloaded 3 weels ago...?! And
> i think it works just fine with git as I have downloaded from git as
> well (though it messed my tortoise svn structure pretty badly)
>
so is the plugin in vendor/plugins ?
> Then fired up my script/server and still:
>
> "method not found" for autocomplete_for method!!! :-(
I also assume that that was a typo and you actually write
auto_complete_for in your controller.

Fred
>
> On Feb 13, 12:55 pm, Frederick Cheung
<frederick.che...-Re5JQEeQqe8AvxtiuMwx3w@public.gmane.org>
> wrote:
>
> > On 13 Feb 2009, at 09:19, Spiros K. wrote:
>
> > > page not found" error
>
> > > * Trying to manually copy the files in the vendor/plugin
directory of
> > > my project (got them from the model_auto_completer example), but
still
> > > does not work... (if i execute "script/plugin list"
there is nothing)
>
> > > Regarding this last part, i have been trying to find
documentation
> > > about how to manually install a plugin, but with no results. In
every
> > > forum that someone asks "how to do it manually" people
respond with
> > > "script/plugin install". This is automatic, not
manually, as i am sure
> > > most of you know. What i am searching for is instructions on:
where to
> > > place the files myself and what to execute myself so that my
project
> > > will ''use'' the plugin.
>
> > Copying the files into vendor/plugins is all there is to it 99% of the
 
> > time. Some plugins have an install.rb file that needs to be run after
 
> > this.
> > Don''t worry about the output of script/plugin list (which as
far as I  
> > can tell is for listing available, not installed plugins)
>
> > The autocomplete plugin is on github these
days:http://github.com/rails/auto_complete/tree/master
>
> > Newer versions of rails include a version of script/plugin that can  
> > install plugins from git repositories (assuming you have git itself of
 
> > course).
>
> > Fred
>
> > > I will be thankful for any help you might offer, no matter how
small,
> > > but PLEASE don''t repeat to me steps i have already taken
with no
> > > differentation what-so-ever. This is both pointless and
insulting.
>
> > > Yours sincerely,
> > > a frustrated RoR programmer
> > > Spiros K.
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Yes, the plugin IS in vendor plugins and YES you can check my first
post in the thread and see that my 2nd post was actually a typo in my
behalf. The problem remains as stated.

BTW, the code was copy-pasted from tutorials that supposedly work, so
I doubt there is any weird typo in the actual code.



On Feb 14, 12:41 pm, Frederick Cheung
<frederick.che...-Re5JQEeQqe8AvxtiuMwx3w@public.gmane.org>
wrote:
> On Feb 14, 9:58 am, "Spiros K."
<spiros...-Re5JQEeQqe8AvxtiuMwx3w@public.gmane.org> wrote:> Thanks for
your reply,
> > but
>
> > 1. this specific plugin did not have an install.rb with it.
> > 2. 2.2.2 is as new as they get I just downloaded 3 weels ago...?! And
> > i think it works just fine with git as I have downloaded from git as
> > well (though it messed my tortoise svn structure pretty badly)
>
> so is the plugin in vendor/plugins ?
>
> > Then fired up my script/server and still:
>
> > "method not found" for autocomplete_for method!!! :-(
>
> I also assume that that was a typo and you actually write
> auto_complete_for in your controller.
>
> Fred
>
>
>
>
>
> > On Feb 13, 12:55 pm, Frederick Cheung
<frederick.che...-Re5JQEeQqe8AvxtiuMwx3w@public.gmane.org>
> > wrote:
>
> > > On 13 Feb 2009, at 09:19, Spiros K. wrote:
>
> > > > page not found" error
>
> > > > * Trying to manually copy the files in the vendor/plugin
directory of
> > > > my project (got them from the model_auto_completer example),
but still
> > > > does not work... (if i execute "script/plugin
list" there is nothing)
>
> > > > Regarding this last part, i have been trying to find
documentation
> > > > about how to manually install a plugin, but with no results.
In every
> > > > forum that someone asks "how to do it manually"
people respond with
> > > > "script/plugin install". This is automatic, not
manually, as i am sure
> > > > most of you know. What i am searching for is instructions
on: where to
> > > > place the files myself and what to execute myself so that my
project
> > > > will ''use'' the plugin.
>
> > > Copying the files into vendor/plugins is all there is to it 99%
of the  
> > > time. Some plugins have an install.rb file that needs to be run
after  
> > > this.
> > > Don''t worry about the output of script/plugin list
(which as far as I  
> > > can tell is for listing available, not installed plugins)
>
> > > The autocomplete plugin is on github these
days:http://github.com/rails/auto_complete/tree/master
>
> > > Newer versions of rails include a version of script/plugin that
can  
> > > install plugins from git repositories (assuming you have git
itself of  
> > > course).
>
> > > Fred
>
> > > > I will be thankful for any help you might offer, no matter
how small,
> > > > but PLEASE don''t repeat to me steps i have already
taken with no
> > > > differentation what-so-ever. This is both pointless and
insulting.
>
> > > > Yours sincerely,
> > > > a frustrated RoR programmer
> > > > Spiros K.- Hide quoted text -
>
> - Show quoted text -
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On Feb 14, 3:52 pm, "Spiros K."
<spiros...-Re5JQEeQqe8AvxtiuMwx3w@public.gmane.org>
wrote:
> Yes, the plugin IS in vendor plugins and YES you can check my first
> post in the thread and see that my 2nd post was actually a typo in my
> behalf. The problem remains as stated.
>
odd. i''d stick a breakpoint in the plugin''s init.rb to see
what was
happening there (you should have vendor/plugins/auto_complete/init.rb
and vendor/plugins/auto_complete/lib ) If you have changed
config.plugins or config.plugin_paths in environment.rb that could
cause this (but I rather suspect you''d remember if you''d done
that).
> BTW, the code was copy-pasted from tutorials that supposedly work, so
> I doubt there is any weird typo in the actual code.
I wouldn''t be so sure :-)

Fred

>
> On Feb 14, 12:41 pm, Frederick Cheung
<frederick.che...-Re5JQEeQqe8AvxtiuMwx3w@public.gmane.org>
> wrote:
>
> > On Feb 14, 9:58 am, "Spiros K."
<spiros...-Re5JQEeQqe8AvxtiuMwx3w@public.gmane.org> wrote:> Thanks for
your reply,
> > > but
>
> > > 1. this specific plugin did not have an install.rb with it.
> > > 2. 2.2.2 is as new as they get I just downloaded 3 weels ago...?!
And
> > > i think it works just fine with git as I have downloaded from git
as
> > > well (though it messed my tortoise svn structure pretty badly)
>
> > so is the plugin in vendor/plugins ?
>
> > > Then fired up my script/server and still:
>
> > > "method not found" for autocomplete_for method!!! :-(
>
> > I also assume that that was a typo and you actually write
> > auto_complete_for in your controller.
>
> > Fred
>
> > > On Feb 13, 12:55 pm, Frederick Cheung
<frederick.che...-Re5JQEeQqe8AvxtiuMwx3w@public.gmane.org>
> > > wrote:
>
> > > > On 13 Feb 2009, at 09:19, Spiros K. wrote:
>
> > > > > page not found" error
>
> > > > > * Trying to manually copy the files in the
vendor/plugin directory of
> > > > > my project (got them from the model_auto_completer
example), but still
> > > > > does not work... (if i execute "script/plugin
list" there is nothing)
>
> > > > > Regarding this last part, i have been trying to find
documentation
> > > > > about how to manually install a plugin, but with no
results. In every
> > > > > forum that someone asks "how to do it
manually" people respond with
> > > > > "script/plugin install". This is automatic,
not manually, as i am sure
> > > > > most of you know. What i am searching for is
instructions on: where to
> > > > > place the files myself and what to execute myself so
that my project
> > > > > will ''use'' the plugin.
>
> > > > Copying the files into vendor/plugins is all there is to it
99% of the  
> > > > time. Some plugins have an install.rb file that needs to be
run after  
> > > > this.
> > > > Don''t worry about the output of script/plugin list
(which as far as I  
> > > > can tell is for listing available, not installed plugins)
>
> > > > The autocomplete plugin is on github these
days:http://github.com/rails/auto_complete/tree/master
>
> > > > Newer versions of rails include a version of script/plugin
that can  
> > > > install plugins from git repositories (assuming you have git
itself of  
> > > > course).
>
> > > > Fred
>
> > > > > I will be thankful for any help you might offer, no
matter how small,
> > > > > but PLEASE don''t repeat to me steps i have
already taken with no
> > > > > differentation what-so-ever. This is both pointless and
insulting.
>
> > > > > Yours sincerely,
> > > > > a frustrated RoR programmer
> > > > > Spiros K.- Hide quoted text -
>
> > - Show quoted text -
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I checked today and everything is in order (that is commented out as
is the default).
Do you mean i should have added 1 or more lines to the
"environment.rb" file??

Anyway, so for the sake of completeness, here is my code!

#models#
#----------#

#book model
  has_many :book_authorities, :dependent => :delete_all
  has_many :authorities, :through => :book_authorities

#authority_model
  has_many :book_authorities, :dependent => :delete_all
  has_many :books, :through => :book_authorities

#book_authority model
  belongs_to :book
  belongs_to :authority
  auto_complete_for :authority, :surname


#view#
#------#
<div class="book_authority">
	<% fields_for "book[book_authority_attributes][]",
book_authority, :index => nil do |bookauthority_form| %>
			authority: <%= bookauthority_form.select(:authority_id, $allnames)
%> <br />
			capacity: <%= bookauthority_form.text_field :capacity, :index =>
nil %> <br />
			<% if book_authority.new_record? %>
				<%= link_to_function "remove", "$(this).up
(''.book_authority'').remove()" %>
			<% else %>
				<%= link_to_function "remove",
"mark_for_destroy_ba(this)" %>
				<%= bookauthority_form.hidden_field :id %>
				<%= bookauthority_form.hidden_field :should_destroy, :index =>
nil, :class => ''should_destroy'' %>
			<% end %>
	<% end %>
</div>


#controllers#
#---------------#

#application_controller

  def update_authorities
    #@allauthorities = Authority.find(:all, :limit => 5000, :order =>
"id ASC")
    @allauthorities = Authority.find(:all)
    $allnames = Hash.new()
    for a in @allauthorities
      $allnames.merge!({ ((a.surname || "") + " " +  (a.name
|| "") +
"," + (a.short_title || "")) => a.id})
    end
  end




On Feb 14, 6:55 pm, Frederick Cheung
<frederick.che...-Re5JQEeQqe8AvxtiuMwx3w@public.gmane.org>
wrote:
> On Feb 14, 3:52 pm, "Spiros K."
<spiros...-Re5JQEeQqe8AvxtiuMwx3w@public.gmane.org> wrote:> Yes, the
plugin IS in vendor plugins and YES you can check my first
> > post in the thread and see that my 2nd post was actually a typo in my
> > behalf. The problem remains as stated.
>
> odd. i''d stick a breakpoint in the plugin''s init.rb to
see what was
> happening there (you should have vendor/plugins/auto_complete/init.rb
> and vendor/plugins/auto_complete/lib ) If you have changed
> config.plugins or config.plugin_paths in environment.rb that could
> cause this (but I rather suspect you''d remember if you''d
done that).
>
> > BTW, the code was copy-pasted from tutorials that supposedly work, so
> > I doubt there is any weird typo in the actual code.
>
> I wouldn''t be so sure :-)
>
> Fred
>
>
>
>
>
> > On Feb 14, 12:41 pm, Frederick Cheung
<frederick.che...-Re5JQEeQqe8AvxtiuMwx3w@public.gmane.org>
> > wrote:
>
> > > On Feb 14, 9:58 am, "Spiros K."
<spiros...-Re5JQEeQqe8AvxtiuMwx3w@public.gmane.org> wrote:> Thanks for
your reply,
> > > > but
>
> > > > 1. this specific plugin did not have an install.rb with it.
> > > > 2. 2.2.2 is as new as they get I just downloaded 3 weels
ago...?! And
> > > > i think it works just fine with git as I have downloaded
from git as
> > > > well (though it messed my tortoise svn structure pretty
badly)
>
> > > so is the plugin in vendor/plugins ?
>
> > > > Then fired up my script/server and still:
>
> > > > "method not found" for autocomplete_for method!!!
:-(
>
> > > I also assume that that was a typo and you actually write
> > > auto_complete_for in your controller.
>
> > > Fred
>
> > > > On Feb 13, 12:55 pm, Frederick Cheung
<frederick.che...-Re5JQEeQqe8AvxtiuMwx3w@public.gmane.org>
> > > > wrote:
>
> > > > > On 13 Feb 2009, at 09:19, Spiros K. wrote:
>
> > > > > > page not found" error
>
> > > > > > * Trying to manually copy the files in the
vendor/plugin directory of
> > > > > > my project (got them from the model_auto_completer
example), but still
> > > > > > does not work... (if i execute "script/plugin
list" there is nothing)
>
> > > > > > Regarding this last part, i have been trying to
find documentation
> > > > > > about how to manually install a plugin, but with
no results. In every
> > > > > > forum that someone asks "how to do it
manually" people respond with
> > > > > > "script/plugin install". This is
automatic, not manually, as i am sure
> > > > > > most of you know. What i am searching for is
instructions on: where to
> > > > > > place the files myself and what to execute myself
so that my project
> > > > > > will ''use'' the plugin.
>
> > > > > Copying the files into vendor/plugins is all there is
to it 99% of the  
> > > > > time. Some plugins have an install.rb file that needs
to be run after  
> > > > > this.
> > > > > Don''t worry about the output of script/plugin
list (which as far as I  
> > > > > can tell is for listing available, not installed
plugins)
>
> > > > > The autocomplete plugin is on github these
days:http://github.com/rails/auto_complete/tree/master
>
> > > > > Newer versions of rails include a version of
script/plugin that can  
> > > > > install plugins from git repositories (assuming you
have git itself of  
> > > > > course).
>
> > > > > Fred
>
> > > > > > I will be thankful for any help you might offer,
no matter how small,
> > > > > > but PLEASE don''t repeat to me steps i
have already taken with no
> > > > > > differentation what-so-ever. This is both
pointless and insulting.
>
> > > > > > Yours sincerely,
> > > > > > a frustrated RoR programmer
> > > > > > Spiros K.- Hide quoted text -
>
> > > - Show quoted text -
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