To check that the view is interpreting this you could try <%= "value is #...@mydate}" %>. If you see the fixed text then it is just that @mydate is not getting setup for some reason. Possibly a typo that you just can't get your eye on.
What do you mean by "I can even put garbage in the controller such as "a;lskjdfj" and it doesn't give me a compile error in the controller." Colin 2009/5/22 Marek N. <[email protected]> > > Rui Carvalho wrote: > > Hi, > > > > Try this :* > > @mydate = "20090521" > > * > > > > > > On Fri, May 22, 2009 at 2:02 PM, Marek N. > > Hello, > > Do you mean to add the "@" symbol? I had tried that and numerous other > things and it did not work. > > Also, how could I troubleshoot this? If I could see why the .rhtml is > ignoring part of the .rb file, it would help... > > Thanks, > Marek > -- > Posted via http://www.ruby-forum.com/. > > > > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ 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 -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---

