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Ruby

Error when trying to run bin/rspec

I am receiving the error message below when I run the line bin/rspec spec/features/todo_lists/create_spec.rb

RS-011:odot dwendling$ bin/rspec spec/features/todo_lists/create_spec.rb /Users/dwendling/.rbenv/versions/2.2.3/lib/ruby/gems/2.2.0/gems/rspec-core-3.4.1/lib/rspec/core/configuration.rb:1361:in load': /Users/dwendling/treehouse/projects/odot/spec/features/todo_lists/create_spec.rb:10: syntax error, unexpected tSTRING_BEG, expecting keyword_do or '{' or '(' (SyntaxError) fill_in "Title", with "My todo list" ^ /Users/dwendling/treehouse/projects/odot/spec/features/todo_lists/create_spec.rb:11: syntax error, unexpected tSTRING_BEG, expecting keyword_do or '{' or '(' fill_in "Description", with "This is what I'm doing today." ^ from /Users/dwendling/.rbenv/versions/2.2.3/lib/ruby/gems/2.2.0/gems/rspec-core-3.4.1/lib/rspec/core/configuration.rb:1361:inblock in load_spec_files' from /Users/dwendling/.rbenv/versions/2.2.3/lib/ruby/gems/2.2.0/gems/rspec-core-3.4.1/lib/rspec/core/configuration.rb:1359:in each' from /Users/dwendling/.rbenv/versions/2.2.3/lib/ruby/gems/2.2.0/gems/rspec-core-3.4.1/lib/rspec/core/configuration.rb:1359:inload_spec_files' from /Users/dwendling/.rbenv/versions/2.2.3/lib/ruby/gems/2.2.0/gems/rspec-core-3.4.1/lib/rspec/core/runner.rb:102:in setup' from /Users/dwendling/.rbenv/versions/2.2.3/lib/ruby/gems/2.2.0/gems/rspec-core-3.4.1/lib/rspec/core/runner.rb:88:inrun' from /Users/dwendling/.rbenv/versions/2.2.3/lib/ruby/gems/2.2.0/gems/rspec-core-3.4.1/lib/rspec/core/runner.rb:73:in run' from /Users/dwendling/.rbenv/versions/2.2.3/lib/ruby/gems/2.2.0/gems/rspec-core-3.4.1/lib/rspec/core/runner.rb:41:ininvoke' from /Users/dwendling/.rbenv/versions/2.2.3/lib/ruby/gems/2.2.0/gems/rspec-core-3.4.1/exe/rspec:4:in <top (required)>' from bin/rspec:16:inload' from bin/rspec:16:in `<main>' RS-011:odot dwendling$

These are the contents of my create_spec.rb file

require 'spec_helper'

describe "Creating todo lists" do it "redirects to the todo list index page on success" do visit "/todo_lists" click_link "New Todo list" expect(page).to have_content("New todo_list")

fill_in "Title", with "My todo list"
fill_in "Description", with "This is what I'm doing today."
click_button "Create Todo list"
expect(page).to have_content("My todo list")

end 

end

1 Answer

Seth Reece
Seth Reece
32,867 Points

Hi Delaine,

It looks like you are missing a colon at the end of with. e.g.

fill_in "Title", with: "My todo list"
fill_in "Description", with: "This is what I'm doing today."