# Paperclip issues, selecting a specific file, and edit view

**URL:** <https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/paperclip-issues-selecting-a-specific-file-and-edit-view/170143>\
**Category:** Rails\
**Created:** [June 12, 2009, 8:17pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/paperclip-issues-selecting-a-specific-file-and-edit-view/170143 "2009-06-12T20:17:42Z")\
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**Author:** ![ravenna](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/r/b2d939/32.png) [@ravenna](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/ravenna)\
**Post date:** [June 12, 2009, 8:17pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/paperclip-issues-selecting-a-specific-file-and-edit-view/170143/1 "2009-06-12T20:17:42Z")

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I have a basic portfolio CMS app. I have Paperclip handling multiple  
images just fine, but for display purposes, I need to be able have the  
CMS admin select a specific image to be displayed for the portfolio  
page. That image would then be clickable taking a user to the portfolio  
piece “show” view.

I also have an issue with the “edit” view. I followed the infrastacks  
tutorial for multiple images with paperclip, but when you go to the  
“edit” it instantiates new upload fields for the number of images that  
are already uploaded. So if there are 4 images uploaded and I just want  
to change the description, it gives me 4 new upload fields. If it is  
“Updated” there will be 4 missing images.

Thanks for the help…

tj