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Hi all, I''m trying to use file_column to upload a picture but I''m getting the following error: "cannot convert nil into String" caused by the last line in FileColumnHelper::url_for_file_column(object_name, method) url << object.send("#{method}_relative_path") I don''t have any images uploaded for existing entries so does this not

I am using the very helpful file_column extension in my app. The uploading portion works great - no problems. Where I am having an issue is displaying the images in my view. My code looks like this: <% for @record in @main_box_releases -%> <%= image_tag(url_for_file_column("record", "record_cover")) %> <% end -% @record is an instance of a class called

Hi all, Is there anyway to work around having a $ in the column name (c$car_type)? I can''t change the legacy table and I haven''t found a way to alias a column name. Am I just SOL and can''t use rails in this case or am I missing something? Brent __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection

Hi all, I''ve just started trying to figure out rails routes and am having some difficulty. I want to have the directory structure start with the /:account_name/ instead of using the subdomain with the exception of account/create and account/list I tried: map.connect ''account/create'', :controller => ''account'', :action =>

Hi all, Is it possible to use named routes in mailer templates? If so how do I accomplish it? I''ve got a named route my_route that I can use with a controller template via my_route_url but I try the same thing in a mailer template and it''s a no go. Thanks, Brent __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam

After reading Jamis'' post on id partitioning, I decided to learn how to write a rails plugin so here''s my first attempt... Brent = partitioned_id rails plugin This library adds a partitioned_id to ease the storage partitioning of lots of files in the file system. For an id of 1, a string "0000/0001" will be returned and for an id of 12345678, a string

I've run into a number of problems. I'm not sure where they belong, so I thought I'd send it here in hope someone will send them where they do belong. It mostly seems to be either errors in the autoconf input or system header weirdness. There was one genuine compiler bug when compiling saveload.c which google resolved (add "-xunroll=1" ). -liconv is missing from LIBS in