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matt67
14,205 Pointsundefined method `first_name' for #<User:
Hi folks,
I am working through this tutorial in Rails 4 and I will not be changing.
I have added the first_name, last_name and profile_name input fields to the new registrations page. However, I get the error message specified in the question title above. I think this is because there are no columns related to first_name and beyond in the User table. I think the solution to this problem is to add these columns to the user table but that begs the question, where is this step in the tutorial videos??? I know how to do this but where is the step in the videos??
If this is not the case, does devise work differently or what else could I be missing?
2 Answers
matt67
14,205 PointsI have found the answer. There is a step here: https://teamtreehouse.com/library/build-a-simple-ruby-on-rails-application/creating-an-authentication-system/generating-the-user-model whereby you specify these columns in the devise migration. My fault, I speeded through this step too quickly
Erik Dornblut
133 PointsHmm.. .I have the same problem but couldn't find it in the video you linked... I created this code: t.string :first_name t.string :last_name t.string :profile_name int the db / migrate / ...devise file but get the error anyways...
matt67
14,205 PointsIts around 4.07 in the video but if you have it already then I am not sure. Did you migrate the database?