Rails and JavaScript: Can't add .erb extension

Question

I have a JavaScript file called users.js and it is in app/assets/javascripts/users.js. I have it load in a single page using

<%= javascript_include_tag params[:controller] %>

I was thinking of using some Ruby code in the JavaScript file, so I changed the filename to users.js.erb. But when I do, the file shows up in my SublimeText project view as users.js.erb.js, and when I run my Rails app, I get a 404 error saying users.js.js couldn't be found.

Help? Thx.

flyte321 · Accepted Answer · 2013-08-20 23:38:35Z

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From my perspective, this is not a rails problem, but a problem with the editor you use. Check the file information in finder with cmd-i and change it back to users.js.erb.

answered Aug 20, 2013 at 23:38

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Gregir Over a year ago

Oh, I didn't change the filename with the editor. I did it in the Finder. I just happened to see that's how SublimeText reported the name.

Gregir Over a year ago

I did a little experiment independent of files/projects that were ever used or viewed in SublimeText and was still having the issue. For some reason, my Finder was adding the extra .js extension. When I change the file name via Cmd-i as you suggest, all is well.

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