Ruby: Using require produces "in `require': cannot load such file "

Question

The error:

in `require': cannot load such file -- C:/RailsInstaller/tickets/test/unit./test_helper (LoadError)

The code is:

require File.dirname(__FILE__) + '/../test_helper' class TicketTest < ActiveSupport::TestCase # ... # ... # ... end

Try to improve your question (title, code formatting, add a question)... — Nabil Kadimi
– Nabil Kadimi, Commented Nov 19, 2014 at 13:12
Please provide the path of the file in which this code is located? Also, try just require 'test_helper' - if your test file is properly located, this should find your test_helper file. — Anand
– Anand, Commented Nov 19, 2014 at 13:16

Nabil Kadimi · Accepted Answer · 2014-11-19 13:25:32Z

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You have an unwanted dot in unit., replace your require with:

require File.expand_path("../../test_helper", __FILE__) # Or maybe require File.expand_path("../test_helper", __FILE__)

answered Nov 19, 2014 at 13:25

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Replaced require with "require File.expand_path("../../test_helper", FILE)"