# Newbie file\_column question

**URL:** <https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/newbie-file-column-question/107014>\
**Category:** Rails\
**Created:** [June 16, 2007, 4:43pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/newbie-file-column-question/107014 "2007-06-16T16:43:47Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 4\
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**Author:** ![ramontayag](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/r/c6cbf5/32.png) [@ramontayag](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/ramontayag)\
**Post date:** [June 16, 2007, 4:43pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/newbie-file-column-question/107014/1 "2007-06-16T16:43:47Z")

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Hi everyone. I’m running my rails app in a directory. I access it like  
this: [www.server.com/railsapp](http://www.server.com/railsapp).

The problem is now when I use file\_column’s url\_for\_file\_column, it  
includes the railsapp directory at the beginning. ex:  
railsapp/path/to/file.

That means the URL that comes out in the source looks something like  
this: /railsapp/railsapp/path/to/file ☹

How do I fix this?

## Thanks

Ramon T.

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**Author:** ![ramontayag](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/r/c6cbf5/32.png) [@ramontayag](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/ramontayag)\
**Post date:** [June 16, 2007, 10:12pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/newbie-file-column-question/107014/2 "2007-06-16T22:12:46Z")

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Hi Ramon,

2007/6/16, Ramon Miguel M. Tayag [removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid](mailto:removed_email_address@domain.invalid):

> How do I fix this?

There will be no further development for file\_column any more,  
Sebastian has no more time.

Perhaps you want to try uploadcolumn  
([http://uploadcolumn.rubyforge.org/](http://uploadcolumn.rubyforge.org/)) instead, is has more features,  
too 🙂

Regards,  
Beate

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**Author:** ![ramontayag](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/r/c6cbf5/32.png) [@ramontayag](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/ramontayag)\
**Post date:** [June 17, 2007, 3:14am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/newbie-file-column-question/107014/3 "2007-06-17T03:14:16Z")

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Thank you, will definitely do that 🙂

On 6/17/07, Beate P. [removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid](mailto:removed_email_address@domain.invalid) wrote:

> ([http://uploadcolumn.rubyforge.org/](http://uploadcolumn.rubyforge.org/)) instead, is has more features,  
> too 🙂
> 
> Regards,  
> Beate

–  
Ramon T.

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**Author:** ![ramontayag](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/r/c6cbf5/32.png) [@ramontayag](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/ramontayag)\
**Post date:** [June 17, 2007, 4:14am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/newbie-file-column-question/107014/4 "2007-06-17T04:14:20Z")

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I tried installing it but I get the same problem as this guy:  
[http://www.railsforum.com/viewtopic.php?pid=25928](http://www.railsforum.com/viewtopic.php?pid=25928)

So, I downloaded it and just put it in my plugins directory… but when  
I book WEBrick, it just crashes with some errors :o

I’m looking for an alternative now.

On 6/17/07, Beate P. [removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid](mailto:removed_email_address@domain.invalid) wrote:

> ([http://uploadcolumn.rubyforge.org/](http://uploadcolumn.rubyforge.org/)) instead, is has more features,  
> too 🙂
> 
> Regards,  
> Beate

–  
Ramon T.