Thanks for the reply, but figured it out. I didn't give much helpful info, I know, it was the nil.clear that I couldn't find any info on anywhere, spent ages searching and was hoping it might just twig something with someone.
The problem was, I was overwriting model methods I shouldn't with one of my modules. I understand OO, MVC, and don't intend to continue writing, what was basically, a bunch of boiler plate code in my models due to the DB tables following the same formats, so I am refactoring with the help of Metaprogramming Ruby (after having spent a lot of time with AWDwR and Pickaxe + a few others). It has taught me a lot about Ruby, and has helped me reduce masses of lines of code into just a few small modules - just got caught by unknowingly MonkeyPatching. Thanks again Paul On Feb 24, 9:08 am, Michael Pavling <[email protected]> wrote: > On 23 February 2010 23:49, paul h <[email protected]> wrote: > > > NoMethodError (You have a nil object when you didn't expect it! > > You might have expected an instance of Array. > > The error occurred while evaluating nil.clear): > > If you post code extracts from around the area that seems to be > failing, we might be able to help. > > > Have I missed something with 'self'? > > I've no idea, that's the first time you've mentioned it, so we don't > know what kind of grasp you think you have to be able to suggest > anything you may have missed. > > > just finished reading Metaprogramming Ruby > > That might be a little bit beyond the position you're at at the > moment, maybe a book that offers a better grounding would be more > appropriate; like "Ruby for Rails" (http://www.manning.com/black/) -- 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.
