# InPlaceEditor for Files?

**URL:** <https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/inplaceeditor-for-files/88306>\
**Category:** Rails\
**Created:** [March 9, 2007, 3:39pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/inplaceeditor-for-files/88306 "2007-03-09T15:39:56Z")\
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**Author:** ![sneptune](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/s/da6949/32.png) [@sneptune](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/sneptune)\
**Post date:** [March 9, 2007, 3:39pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/inplaceeditor-for-files/88306/1 "2007-03-09T15:39:56Z")

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Hi,

I am writing a web application that let user modify files on the file  
system. I will not have any database system for this module. Is it  
possible to use InPlaceEditor to edit file on file system instead of  
entry in ActiveRecord (since I don’t have any ActiveRecord to begin  
with).