Rails - May 2011 - Issues with using attachment_fu plugin

Hello all,

I am trying to use attachment_fu plugin in my Rails app to implement a
feature wherein I can post a message along with an appropriate image it.

I am using Rails 2.0.2 and Ruby 1.8.7 for project specific purposes. I
am using Ubuntu 10.04 OS.


The tutorial that I am to integrate this plugin is following is:-
http://clarkware.com/blog/2007/02/24/file-upload-fu#FileUploadFu . I
have downloaded this plugin from
https://github.com/technoweenie/attachment_fu . I use the notes from
this page on how to best use this plugin.

I have installed the image science gem - `image_science (1.2.1)`. I have
also installed the freeimage packages that come with Ubuntu via the
Synaptic Package Mangager i.e. the following packages have been
installed:- `libfreeimage3, libfreeimage3-dev, libfreeimage3-dbg`.

I am getting an :-

    undefined method `starts_with'' for
"public/post_images":String

Application_Trace gives me the following errors:-

   
/home/mohnish/.rvm/gems/ruby-1.8.7-p334/gems/activerecord-2.0.2/lib/active_record/base.rb:1532:in
`method_missing_without_paginate''
    vendor/plugins/will_paginate/lib/will_paginate/finder.rb:170:in
`method_missing''
    app/models/post_image.rb:9
    app/controllers/groups_controller.rb:290:in `post_message''

error while trying to upload a picture.

My post_image.rb looks like this:-

    class PostImage < ActiveRecord::Base
      belongs_to :group_post

      has_attachment :content_type => :image, :resize_to => [50,50],
                     :storage => :file_system,  :partition =>
''false'',#:path_prefix =>
''public/images/topic_images'',
                     :max_size => 100.kilobytes,
    #                :resize_to => ''200x200>'',
                     :thumbnails => { :thumb =>
''50x50>'' },
                     :processor => ''ImageScience''

    end

In the above code line 9 of post_image.rb corresponds to the `:processor
=> ''ImageScience''`

The part of the groups controller where I am encountering an error is at
line 290(its commented in the method):-

    def post_message
        @group_post = GroupPost.new(params[:group_post])
        @group_comment = GroupComment.new(params[:group_comment])

        @investor_group = InvestorGroup.find(params[:id])
        @group_post.investor_group_id = @investor_group.id
        investor_id = session[''investor_id'']
        @group_post.post_by = investor_id

        if @group_post.save
          flash[:notice] = ''Post was successfully created.''
        else
          flash[:notice] = ''Post was not successfully
created.''
        end

        respond_to do |format|
          format.html {redirect_to :action => "show", :id =>
params[:id]}
          format.js
        end

    @post_image = PostImage.new(params[:post_image]) #LINE 290
        if @post_image.save
           flash[:notice] = "Picture is successfully uploaded"
           #redirect_to :action => :index
        else
          flash[:notice] = "Picture is not successfully uploaded"
          #render :action => :new
        end
    end


I have read about issues with path_prefix when one is making use of Ruby
1.8.7 from:-
http://groups.google.com/group/attachment_fu/browse_thread/thread/502dd4504a59c84d
and I have made the appropriate changes to attachment_fu.rb. I have also
restarted my server and tested it again for every change I make to the
plugin files. I have commented my path_prefix for now and as of now this
plugin is taking the default path as to where one can store images which
is `"public/{table_name}"`


I basically am making use of a form_for tag in my views to get this
working for me. I am not sure if I am making use of the form_for
correctly. Please correct me in case I am going wrong here by any
chance.

    <%form_for :group_post, @group_post,:post_image,@post_image, :url =>
{:action => :post_message, :id => params[:id]},:html => {:multipart
=>
''true'',:class => ''form''},:id =>
''new_post'' do |f,form| -%>
        <p><label>Start Discussion:</label><%=f.text_field
:message%></p>
        <%=f.file_field :uploaded_data%>
        <%=submit_tag "Post"%></p>
      <%end%>


I have around 3-4 months of experience with Rails and I am still a
newbie , kindly bear with me and correct me if feasible on where I could
be going wrong.

Any help or suggestions on how can I fix this would be highly
appreciated.

Thank you...

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