2009/8/25 Roy Bleasdale <[email protected]>: > > >> Good point, .bak files have also been known to cause problems. > > I am using Ultraedit as my text editor which leaves behind a .bak file. > > If I delete the bak file before reloading the browser then the updates I > made appear on the screen immediately. > > It was interesting, after I deleted the .bak and reloaded the browser, > Rails complained the view file had disappeared. On hitting the reload > button a second time the real erb file with the changes was displayed by > the browser. Rails preferred the .bak file to the erb file. > > > I am sure I used Ultraedit to edit files elsewhere without the .bak > problem getting in the way. It was also recommended as an editor for > Rails in Simply Rails 2 by Patrick Lenz > > > I now just have to work out if I need to change editor or if there is a > way to fix the leaving of .bak files behind. >
This was a bug in Rails at some version (not sure which), it was fixed by 2.3.2 or possibly earlier I think. Which version are you using? Colin --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ 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 [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rubyonrails-talk?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---

