# Can't upload certain files with file\_column **URL:** \ **Category:** Rails\ **Created:** [March 20, 2007, 6:26am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/cant-upload-certain-files-with-file-column/89402 "2007-03-20T06:26:17Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 4\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![taylorstrait](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/t/b5a626/32.png) [@taylorstrait](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/taylorstrait)\ **Post date:** [March 20, 2007, 6:26am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/cant-upload-certain-files-with-file-column/89402/1 "2007-03-20T06:26:17Z")
This is in a development environment. I can upload most pics but sometimes rails just craps out with: ” Errno::ENOENT in ImagesController#new” The file size or type doesn’t seem directly linked to this error. What’s going on? ---
**Author:** ![taylorstrait](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/t/b5a626/32.png) [@taylorstrait](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/taylorstrait)\ **Post date:** [March 20, 2007, 10:25am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/cant-upload-certain-files-with-file-column/89402/2 "2007-03-20T10:25:20Z")
i struggled with file\_column for a while then started using acts\_as\_attachment which made my life much easier… ---
**Author:** ![taylorstrait](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/t/b5a626/32.png) [@taylorstrait](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/taylorstrait)\ **Post date:** [March 20, 2007, 3:57pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/cant-upload-certain-files-with-file-column/89402/3 "2007-03-20T15:57:15Z")
Ivor P. wrote: > i struggled with file\_column for a while then started using > acts\_as\_attachment which made my life much easier… Thanks. Everyone seems to say that so I guess I will have to recode… ---
**Author:** ![taylorstrait](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/t/b5a626/32.png) [@taylorstrait](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/taylorstrait)\ **Post date:** [March 20, 2007, 4:47pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/cant-upload-certain-files-with-file-column/89402/4 "2007-03-20T16:47:18Z")
Taylor S. wrote: > Ivor P. wrote: > > > i struggled with file\_column for a while then started using > > acts\_as\_attachment which made my life much easier… > > Thanks. Everyone seems to say that so I guess I will have to recode… I tried the upload\_column plugin and it works a treat for me ona commercial site. Search RubyForge for it and if you need help implementing it post back because I have a working example in an archive I can pass on to you. I spoke to the author about several issues I had and we managed to work them out. I had to extrapolate the uploading parts into a simple project, so I offered this as a working exampel for anyone interested.