similar to: url_for_file_column within if within a partial

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, I am using the file_column plugin to upload images. The model that I am using is simply called images (id, name, caption - name being the "file" column) and it belongs_to a parent model called books which has_many images. I was able to figure out how to enter the images into the correct model when updating of form of the parent model (books). Now I need to figure out

Hi, I correctly see: image_tag url_for_file_column("element", "picture_url", "medium") now I need to make it a link so I''ve used: <%= link_to(image_tag url_for_file_column("element", "picture_url", "medium"), {:controller => "products", :action => "sec_level", :level_id => @element.id}) unless

Hi, Sebastian Kanthak of the file_column-Plugin wrote once: "is the photo object inside a local variable or an instance variable (e.g. photo or @photo)? url_for_file_column only works with instance variables, like all other active record form helpers. Could this be the problem?" So I''m using file_column in a partial, e.g. <%= render (:partial => "product",

Hello, i hope somebody can help me: How can i get the path/url for a file stored with file_column within any contoller? Is it somehow possible to use the url_for_file_column method from the file_column_helper.rb ? Greetings and thanx for any advise, Marc -- Posted via http://www.ruby-forum.com/.

this seems so stupid, I keep thinking I''ve dealt with this before but I have this code <h1>Portraits</h1> <% if @image.portrait == 1 %> <%= image_tag(url_for_file_column ''image'', ''file'', ''thumb'') %> <% else %> <h1>Landscapes</h1> <%= image_tag(url_for_file_column

Hi, url_for_file_column @variable, ''name'', takes an instance variable. My question is, what if I don''t want to have to retrieve the instance variable every single time but I have the image id, along with its name with me. Could I contruct that object in a view and pass it to url_for_file_column: <% @picture = Picture.new %> @picture.id = ...

To make file_column work I have to copy my local variable back to an instance variables like this: <% for product in @products @product = product %> <div class="catalogentry"> <%= image_tag url_for_file_column(''product'', ''image_url'') %></p> This is needed because file_column specifically looks for the instance

Hey, I''ve gotten file_column to upload a file, drop it in the dynamic directory, but I can''t display the image, the directories repeat themselves: My model: class Person < ActiveRecord::Base file_column :image_url In my view: <%= image_tag url_for_file_column(''person'', ''image_url'') %> HTML generated is this: <img

I added this test towards the end of the included file_column_helper_test.rb that shipped with the file_column plugin: def test_url_for_file_column_different_root_path Entry.file_column :image, :root_path => File.join(RAILS_ROOT, "public/files") e = Entry.new(:image => upload(f("skanthak.png"))) assert_match %r{/public/files/entry/image},

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 just got file_column working and i love it. but i''m having some problems with the urls. my application is not in the base directory, it is in a folder called "/testapp". when i use "image_tag" with "url_for_file_column", i get this path: /testapp/testapp/entry/image/3/myimage.jpg the image is located at: /testapp/entry/image/3/myimage.jpg to see if

is there a way to keep the file_column field in the form persistent across diffferent view templates ? In my controller (same controller for both views) i do @post = Post.new in the view i do form_step1.rhtml --------------------- <%= file_column_field "post", "image" %> <% if @post["image"] %> <%= image_tag url_for_file_column("post",

I am using the file column plugin. If i upload an image it works correctly but if i want to show an image it not works. in my template i insert url_for_file_column(@core, "image", "thumb") but return "" i tried to print @core.image but it is set to nil. My model is this: class Core < ActiveRecord::Base has_one :forum_topic has_many :votes has_many

I apologise for bad formatting. I don''t know how to make it nice in an email How do you nest image_url tags into link_to_remote tags. The following creates the error:wrong number of arguments (3 for 2) <%= link_to_remote(image_tag url_for_file_column(product, "image_url"), { "class" => "small_product",

Here''s what I''m trying to do. I have two divs, one holds about 20 small images of products and the other holds a single large image of one of the products. I''m trying to use the jazzy "new Effect." way of changing images but I can''t seem to get it too work. My script is replacing the image and then making the element disappear. What

I''m trying to have one image fade out and then another slidedown upon completion of the ajax call. I can''t get the timing correct. How do you do it? Here''s what I''m trying (this does not work) <%= link_to_remote(image_tag(url_for_file_column(product, "image_url"), :update => ''right_content'', :url => {

this one really has me stumped... <%= user.in_out == "In" ? {image_tag url_for_file_column("personnel", "image", "thumb")} if user.image : user.in_out %> What I am wanting to do... if user.in_out == "In", load their thumbnail if it exists, load public/images/in.jpg if not, or else load public/images/out.jpg Can someone help with the

Hi All I am able to upload images but when I add the code to my view.rhtml <%= image_tag url_for_file_column("myimage", "image1", "medium" ) %> I dont get the image displayed; the reason being some extra numbers are added to the image file name. For example when I loaded intro_image.jpeg; it has the right file name in the database table. When I check the

Hmm, I''m using file_column and going by this tutorial, the files upload ok and I can see the fields updated in the database, but I am getting this error: "Trying to access file_column, but primary key got lost." Thanks in advance -- Posted via http://www.ruby-forum.com/.