assert_not_nil assigns(:story) error p186 Simple Rails 2, Help!

[afuera]

Working through Simple Rails 2, on page 186 "Testing the Controller"

for the code:

def test_should_show_index
  get :index
  assert_response :success
  assert_template 'index'
  assert_not_nil assigns(:story)
end

The last line

assert_not_nil assigns(:story)

gives me the error:
"...... <nil> expected to not be nil"
when i run "rake test:functionals"

The code works perfectly when i call it from a web browser.

I don't really understand what's going on. Any ideas, suggestions?

Thanks
Afuera

[Fenrir2]

I don't own that book but shouldn't it be :stories instead of :story if you're testing the index page?

[afuera]

I don't own that book but shouldn't it be :stories instead of :story if you're testing the index page?

No, at this point in the tutorial the index page only returns one record


Any other ideas??

[Fenrir2]

Maybe there's an error in your fixtures?

[afuera]

Doh!

While playing around with the code I'd given the instance variable referenced in "assert_not_nil assignsstory)" a different name so it would be nil! Schoolboy error

Thanks for your suggestions Fenrir2

afuera