Hello, Your parameters are not seen as xml content.
You should put your xml content on a file an send it with : curl -d @file_to_send ... In this case you will automatically get your xml as a map on the params map. Mickael On 16 August 2010 06:32, MarkB <[email protected]> wrote: > I am trying to add a controller method that will take an XML post with > a schema not related to an existing model and parse it as a hash of > parameters. I create apis_controller.rb: > > class ApisController < ApplicationController > def create > puts "**** API INVOKED ****" > puts params[:name] > end > end > > Then... > > curl --data-urlencode "<name>Foo</name>" -H "Content-Type:application/ > xml" http://localhost:3000/apis.xml > > I get the following error: > > Status: 500 Internal Server Error > undefined method `name' for nil:NilClass > > Is there a way for "puts params[:name]" to display "Foo" upon > receiving the XML post? > > Thanks in advance! > Mark > > -- > 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]<rubyonrails-talk%[email protected]> > . > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/rubyonrails-talk?hl=en. > > -- 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.

