Rails: routing and path helpers [duplicate] - ruby-on-rails

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Rails: Routing without plurals gives strange helpers
Turns out I had :resources qtl_table in config/routes.rb twice! I get this error:
undefined local variable or method `search_qtl_table_index' for #<#<Class:0x805aff3e0>:0x805af47b0>
in app/views/qtl_table/index.html.erb:
<h2>Search for QTL</h2>
<%= form_tag search_qtl_table_index, :method => 'get' do %>
<%= text_field_tag :search, params[:search] %>
<%= submit_tag "Search", :name => nil %>
<% end %>
and in config/routes.rb:
Qtl::Application.routes.draw do
resources :qtl_table do
collection do
get 'search'
end
end
...
end
yes I do have plurals turned off:
ActiveRecord::Base.pluralize_table_names = false
Output of rake routes:
search_qtl_table_index GET /qtl_table/search(.:format) {:action=>"search", :controller=>"qtl_table"}
qtl_table_index GET /qtl_table(.:format) {:action=>"index", :controller=>"qtl_table"}
POST /qtl_table(.:format) {:action=>"create", :controller=>"qtl_table"}
new_qtl_table GET /qtl_table/new(.:format) {:action=>"new", :controller=>"qtl_table"}
edit_qtl_table GET /qtl_table/:id/edit(.:format) {:action=>"edit", :controller=>"qtl_table"}
qtl_table GET /qtl_table/:id(.:format) {:action=>"show", :controller=>"qtl_table"}
PUT /qtl_table/:id(.:format) {:action=>"update", :controller=>"qtl_table"}
DELETE /qtl_table/:id(.:format) {:action=>"destroy", :controller=>"qtl_table"}

Answer 1

You may have plurals turned off, but this only affects the table names in the database, not how Rails handles routes.
Because the search route belongs to a collection, not a member, it acts on multiple model objects. Therefore, the route should be search_qtl_tables_path, note plural tables.
qtl_table is a model, and you want to search a collection of them, so it make senses that the route reads like "search multiple records".
edit: My main concern is that your rake routes shouldn't be showing those qtl_table routes twice. Are you repeating yourself somewhere in routes.rb?
OK, so you've deleted the extra routes. Now, this should work...
<%= form_tag search_qtl_table_index_path, :method => 'get' do %>

Answer 2

Try:
Qtl::Application.routes.draw do
resources :qtl_table do
collection do
get 'search', :as => 'search_qtl_table'
end
end
...
end