# Plz help ~\> new to file\_column

**URL:** <https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/plz-help-new-to-file-column/62004>\
**Category:** Rails\
**Created:** [May 30, 2006, 6:18pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/plz-help-new-to-file-column/62004 "2006-05-30T18:18:35Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 4\
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**Author:** ![jjkiesch](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/j/bc79bd/32.png) [@jjkiesch](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/jjkiesch)\
**Post date:** [May 30, 2006, 6:18pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/plz-help-new-to-file-column/62004/1 "2006-05-30T18:18:35Z")

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i am trying to figure out how file column works so i can play with it a  
little bit on my site. i have installed it as a plugin to my rails  
application, copied the snippets on both model and view but when i try  
to run the page, i get an error saying “undefined method  
`file\_column\_field’”

did i do something wrong or is something not installed?

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**Author:** ![jjkiesch](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/j/bc79bd/32.png) [@jjkiesch](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/jjkiesch)\
**Post date:** [May 30, 2006, 6:30pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/plz-help-new-to-file-column/62004/2 "2006-05-30T18:30:59Z")

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i found the plugin installed at

vendor/plugins/rails\_file\_column/plugins/file\_column/trunk

when it says it should be at

vendor/plugins/file\_column

would this be why i’m having problems, and if so, should i just move the  
directory up so that it will be found at the 2nd location?

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**Author:** ![jjkiesch](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/j/bc79bd/32.png) [@jjkiesch](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/jjkiesch)\
**Post date:** [May 30, 2006, 11:28pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/plz-help-new-to-file-column/62004/3 "2006-05-30T23:28:00Z")

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You really want the init.rb file to reside at

vendor/plugins/file\_column

I’ve had this goof up on me as well;.

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**Author:** ![jjkiesch](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/j/bc79bd/32.png) [@jjkiesch](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/jjkiesch)\
**Post date:** [May 30, 2006, 11:33pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/plz-help-new-to-file-column/62004/4 "2006-05-30T23:33:53Z")

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yep, i moved the directory and everything works fine.