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Ruby Build a Simple Ruby on Rails Application Creating an Authentication System Pulling the Latest Code

Posted by Michael Baughman
Michael Baughman
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Fields are not getting pushed into database.

I've watched these videos a few times now, and I still haven't figured out how to get the "first name, last name, and profile name" injected into the database. All my files are setup exactly like the videos.. frustrating... any ideas?

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Tommy Gebru
Tommy Gebru
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Tommy Gebru
Tommy Gebru
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Can you post your code to share?

Tommy Gebru
Tommy Gebru
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Tommy Gebru
Tommy Gebru
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Can you post your code to share?

Michael Baughman
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Michael Baughman
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Michael Baughman
Michael Baughman
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Sure.. here's the migration file where it should be making it all work.. I think? :

class DeviseCreateUsers < ActiveRecord::Migration def change create_table(:users) do |t| t.string :first_name t.string :last_name t.string :profile_name ## Database authenticatable t.string :email, null: false, default: "" t.string :encrypted_password, null: false, default: ""

  ## Recoverable
  t.string   :reset_password_token
  t.datetime :reset_password_sent_at

  ## Rememberable
  t.datetime :remember_created_at

  ## Trackable
  t.integer  :sign_in_count, default: 0, null: false
  t.datetime :current_sign_in_at
  t.datetime :last_sign_in_at
  t.string   :current_sign_in_ip
  t.string   :last_sign_in_ip

  ## Confirmable
  # t.string   :confirmation_token
  # t.datetime :confirmed_at
  # t.datetime :confirmation_sent_at
  # t.string   :unconfirmed_email # Only if using reconfirmable

  ## Lockable
  # t.integer  :failed_attempts, default: 0, null: false # Only if lock strategy is :failed_attempts
  # t.string   :unlock_token # Only if unlock strategy is :email or :both
  # t.datetime :locked_at


  t.timestamps
end

add_index :users, :email,                unique: true
add_index :users, :reset_password_token, unique: true
# add_index :users, :confirmation_token,   unique: true
# add_index :users, :unlock_token,         unique: true

end end

Tommy Gebru
Tommy Gebru
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Tommy Gebru
Tommy Gebru
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I think your post has code above the code window can you fix that?

Michael Baughman
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Michael Baughman
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Michael Baughman
Michael Baughman
Courses Plus Student 639 Points

I figured it out.. In Rails 4 you have to add parameters in the application controller.. Here's what the code looks like:

class ApplicationController < ActionController::Base
  before_action :configure_permitted_parameters, if: :devise_controller?

  protected

  def configure_permitted_parameters
    devise_parameter_sanitizer.for(:sign_up) << :first_name
    devise_parameter_sanitizer.for(:sign_up) << :last_name
    devise_parameter_sanitizer.for(:sign_up) << :profile_name
  end
end