# Simple Newbie Question

**URL:** <https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/simple-newbie-question/110177>\
**Category:** Rails\
**Created:** [July 23, 2007, 11:36pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/simple-newbie-question/110177 "2007-07-23T23:36:16Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 4\
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**Author:** ![skibud2](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/s/f0a364/32.png) [@skibud2](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/skibud2)\
**Post date:** [July 23, 2007, 11:36pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/simple-newbie-question/110177/1 "2007-07-23T23:36:16Z")

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I created a custom .rb file with some classes for my rails  
application. Where should I put this file? I am assuming I should not  
put it in the helpers directory.

Thanks,

Mike

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**Author:** ![skibud2](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/s/f0a364/32.png) [@skibud2](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/skibud2)\
**Post date:** [July 23, 2007, 11:39pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/simple-newbie-question/110177/2 "2007-07-23T23:39:50Z")

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I asked roughly that same question the other day [on this thread](http://www.ruby-forum.com/topic/115791#new).

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**Author:** ![skibud2](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/s/f0a364/32.png) [@skibud2](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/skibud2)\
**Post date:** [July 23, 2007, 11:40pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/simple-newbie-question/110177/3 "2007-07-23T23:40:31Z")

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Er… here:  
[http://www.ruby-forum.com/topic/115791](http://www.ruby-forum.com/topic/115791)

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**Author:** ![skibud2](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/s/f0a364/32.png) [@skibud2](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/skibud2)\
**Post date:** [July 24, 2007, 12:44am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/simple-newbie-question/110177/4 "2007-07-24T00:44:07Z")

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Hi Mike,  
I’d recommend you to put those files in lib.

This is what I found when I search google for ‘rails directory  
structure’:

> **[Ruby on Rails - Directory Structure](http://www.tutorialspoint.com/ruby-on-rails/rails-directory-structure.htm)**
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> Ruby on Rails Directory Structure - When you use the Rails helper script to create your application, it creates the entire directory structure for the application. Rails knows where to find things it needs within this structure, so you don't have to...

Regards  
Florian