# Rails 2.3.2 issue with loading global constants file

**URL:** <https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/rails-2-3-2-issue-with-loading-global-constants-file/164141>\
**Category:** Rails\
**Created:** [March 28, 2009, 5:18pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/rails-2-3-2-issue-with-loading-global-constants-file/164141 "2009-03-28T17:18:07Z")\
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**Author:** ![tkbeili](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/t/7bcc69/32.png) [@tkbeili](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/tkbeili)\
**Post date:** [March 28, 2009, 5:18pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/rails-2-3-2-issue-with-loading-global-constants-file/164141/1 "2009-03-28T17:18:07Z")

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Hello,

I’m trying to upgrade to Rails 2.3.2. I have been using global constants  
file: config/global\_constants.conf.rb

which I would use this way in controller: require  
‘global\_constants.conf’

In Rails 2.3.2 I’m getting the following error:

no such file to load – global\_constants.conf

Do I have to put the file somewhere else?

Thanks,

Tam

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**Author:** ![tkbeili](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/t/7bcc69/32.png) [@tkbeili](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/tkbeili)\
**Post date:** [March 28, 2009, 7:50pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/rails-2-3-2-issue-with-loading-global-constants-file/164141/2 "2009-03-28T19:50:25Z")

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I actually resolved the problem by doing something like:  
require ‘./config/global\_constants.conf’  
it used to work in Rails 2.0.2 by just putting require  
‘global\_constants.conf’ but not in Rails 2.3.2  
THanks,