Rails - May 2009 - Can't find YAML file via code (though it exists in /app)

Hey guys,

I''m trying to access a YAML file to set up some options in a select
drop-down that was previously hard-coded.

I have the following in my controller:

require "yaml"
require "pp"
require "util"
require "date"

# set the path
$LOAD_PATH << File.join(File.dirname(__FILE__), ''../'')

require ''rate''
require ''test/unit''
require ''yaml''

#require ''rubygems''
#require ''ruby-debug/debugger''

YAML_CONFIG_FILE_STR = "LawyersProfessionalLiability.yaml"
YAML_CONFIG_FILE
File.join(File.expand_path(File.dirname(__FILE__)),"..",YAML_CONFIG_FILE_STR)

class LplShortFormAppsController < ApplicationController

  def initialize(filename = "LawyersProfessionalLiability.yaml")
    # load all lookup tables
    @RateLookup = YAML::load(File.open(filename))

    reset
  end

  def new
    # load all lookup tables
    @RateLookup = YAML::load(File.open(YAML_CONFIG_FILE))
    @deductibles = @RateLookup["Deductible"]
    @desired_limits = @RateLookup["Liability Limits"]

    @lpl_short_form_app = LPLShortFormApp.new

    respond_to do |format|
      format.html # new.html.erb
      format.xml  { render :xml => @lpl_short_form_app }
    end
  end
  ...
end

And the code in the view doesn''t matter yet because I keep receiving:

 Errno::ENOENT in Lpl short form appsController#index

No such file or directory - LawyersProfessionalLiability.yaml

RAILS_ROOT: /Users/brwn/work/demo
Application Trace | Framework Trace | Full Trace

/Users/brwn/work/demo/app/controllers/lpl_short_form_apps_controller.rb:31:in
`initialize''
/Users/brwn/work/demo/app/controllers/lpl_short_form_apps_controller.rb:31:in
`open''


I don''t know why. Where is the YAML file supposed to go? I''ve
tried
placing it in /app, /public, /views/, /views/lpl_short_form_apps (the
view where the YAML file is being called to load).

Can anyone assist?

Thanks,
  Ahad
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On May 11, 8:08 am, Ahad Amdani
<rails-mailing-l...-ARtvInVfO7ksV2N9l4h3zg@public.gmane.org>
wrote:
>
> I don''t know why. Where is the YAML file supposed to go?
I''ve tried
> placing it in /app, /public, /views/, /views/lpl_short_form_apps (the
> view where the YAML file is being called to load).
>
> Can anyone assist?
Rather than guessing where it is, have you tried printing out the
value of YAML_CONFIG_FILE ?

Fred
>
> Thanks,
>   Ahad
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Frederick Cheung wrote:
> On May 11, 8:08�am, Ahad Amdani
<rails-mailing-l...-ARtvInVfO7ksV2N9l4h3zg@public.gmane.org>
> wrote:
> 
> Rather than guessing where it is, have you tried printing out the
> value of YAML_CONFIG_FILE ?
> 
> Fred
Actually, I tried and failed. I used puts YAML_CONFIG_FILE in the index 
action as well as in the initialize method, but the server output showed 
no information upon reaching the error. I thought to put it into the 
Request section by using params["debug"] = YAML_CONFIG_FILE but that 
also had no effect, except to make an empty Request section show up. I 
thought, well, maybe the path isn''t being setup at all, except the
error
specifically states the LawyersProfessionalLiability.yaml file, without 
any path, so I know it''s getting set, I just don''t know to
where or how
to make it display where.
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Ahad Amdani wrote:
> Frederick Cheung wrote:
>> On May 11, 8:08�am, Ahad Amdani
<rails-mailing-l...-ARtvInVfO7m5VldFQK4jKA@public.gmane.orgt>
>> wrote:
>> 
>> Rather than guessing where it is, have you tried printing out the
>> value of YAML_CONFIG_FILE ?
>> 
>> Fred
> 
> Actually, I tried and failed. I used puts YAML_CONFIG_FILE in the index 
> action as well as in the initialize method, but the server output showed 
> no information upon reaching the error. I thought to put it into the 
> Request section by using params["debug"] = YAML_CONFIG_FILE but
that
> also had no effect, except to make an empty Request section show up. I 
> thought, well, maybe the path isn''t being setup at all, except the
error
> specifically states the LawyersProfessionalLiability.yaml file, without 
> any path, so I know it''s getting set, I just don''t know
to where or how
> to make it display where.
Well, I tried puts on a lot of different areas and I was able to expose 
the problem. It came down to a simple parameter value not being passed 
in properly.

Thanks for the assistance.
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