# :style error in paperclip **URL:** \ **Category:** Rails\ **Created:** [July 9, 2010, 2:27pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/style-error-in-paperclip/191314 "2010-07-09T14:27:53Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 8\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![debadatta](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/d/54ee81/32.png) [@debadatta](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/debadatta)\ **Post date:** [July 9, 2010, 2:27pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/style-error-in-paperclip/191314/1 "2010-07-09T14:27:53Z")
Hi all :style =\> {:thumb =\> ‘200x200\>’} is not working for paperclip gem help thanks ---
**Author:** ![debadatta](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/d/54ee81/32.png) [@debadatta](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/debadatta)\ **Post date:** [July 9, 2010, 2:35pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/style-error-in-paperclip/191314/2 "2010-07-09T14:35:30Z")
So whats the problem? Is it creating 199 by 199 thumbnails? Is it creating 20000 by 20000 thumbnails? Is it doing nothing? Is it crashing your web server? What do the log files say? Do you think we are psychic? ---
**Author:** ![debadatta](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/d/54ee81/32.png) [@debadatta](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/debadatta)\ **Post date:** [July 9, 2010, 2:37pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/style-error-in-paperclip/191314/3 "2010-07-09T14:37:15Z")
On 9 July 2010 13:26, debadatta [removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid](mailto:removed_email_address@domain.invalid) wrote: > :style =\> {:thumb =\> ‘200x200\>’} is not working for paperclip gem How is it “not working”? What error message do you get? ---
**Author:** ![debadatta](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/d/54ee81/32.png) [@debadatta](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/debadatta)\ **Post date:** [July 9, 2010, 2:48pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/style-error-in-paperclip/191314/4 "2010-07-09T14:48:58Z")
On 9 July 2010 13:26, debadatta [removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid](mailto:removed_email_address@domain.invalid) wrote: > Hi all > > :style =\> {:thumb =\> ‘200x200\>’} is not working for paperclip gem I don’t use paperclip, but should that be :styles rather than :style? Colin ---
**Author:** ![debadatta](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/d/54ee81/32.png) [@debadatta](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/debadatta)\ **Post date:** [July 9, 2010, 2:52pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/style-error-in-paperclip/191314/5 "2010-07-09T14:52:29Z")
On Jul 9, 5:35 pm, Michael P. [removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid](mailto:removed_email_address@domain.invalid) wrote: > On 9 July 2010 13:26, debadatta [removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid](mailto:removed_email_address@domain.invalid) wrote: > > > :style =\> {:thumb =\> ‘200x200\>’} is not working for paperclip gem > > How is it “not working”? What error message do you get? Actually when I am writing has\_attached\_file :image in user.rb is working .It’s creating a file like image/id/original/image.jpg, but when I am writing has\_attached\_file :image , :style =\> {:thumb =\> ‘200x200\>’} the user is can not be saved and also thumb is not created… Please do help I am a newbie to ROR from few months ago. ---
**Author:** ![debadatta](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/d/54ee81/32.png) [@debadatta](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/debadatta)\ **Post date:** [July 9, 2010, 3:14pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/style-error-in-paperclip/191314/6 "2010-07-09T15:14:54Z")
debadatta wrote: > Hi all > > :style =\> {:thumb =\> ‘200x200\>’} is not working for paperclip gem > help > > thanks In general, please don’t start a new thread simply because no-one has responded in a couple of hours… My first recommendation would be as mentioned in earlier replies… RTFM (read the fine manual), and google for other peoples examples of success (or even failure) to determine what might be wrong with your application. ---
**Author:** ![debadatta](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/d/54ee81/32.png) [@debadatta](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/debadatta)\ **Post date:** [July 9, 2010, 2:56pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/style-error-in-paperclip/191314/7 "2010-07-09T14:56:00Z")
On 9 July 2010 13:47, Colin L. [removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid](mailto:removed_email_address@domain.invalid) wrote: > On 9 July 2010 13:26, debadatta [removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid](mailto:removed_email_address@domain.invalid) wrote: > > > Hi all > > > > :style =\> {:thumb =\> ‘200x200\>’} is not working for paperclip gem > > I don’t use paperclip, but should that be :styles rather than :style? +1 “Basic usage” agrees: [http://jimneath.org/2008/04/17/paperclip-attaching-files-in-rails/](http://jimneath.org/2008/04/17/paperclip-attaching-files-in-rails/) ---
**Author:** ![debadatta](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/d/54ee81/32.png) [@debadatta](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/debadatta)\ **Post date:** [July 9, 2010, 5:20pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/style-error-in-paperclip/191314/8 "2010-07-09T17:20:41Z")
On Fri, Jul 9, 2010 at 09:14, Ar Chron [removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid](mailto:removed_email_address@domain.invalid) wrote: > My first recommendation would be as mentioned in earlier replies… > RTFM (read the fine manual), and google for other peoples examples of > success (or even failure) to determine what might be wrong with your > application. For more tips on how to ask questions the smart way, see esr’s classic essay, “How To Ask Questions The Smart Way”, at: [How To Ask Questions The Smart Way](http://www.catb.org/~esr/faqs/smart-questions.html) -Dave – Specialization is for insects. | Professional: [http://davearonson.com](http://davearonson.com) -Robert Anson Heinlein | Programming: [http://codosaur.us](http://codosaur.us) -------------------------------+ Leadership: [http://dare2xl.com](http://dare2xl.com) Have Pun, Will Babble! -me | Other: [http://davearonson.net](http://davearonson.net)