# Undefined method 'render\_file' for class 'ActionView::Base'

**URL:** <https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/undefined-method-render-file-for-class-actionview-base/155134>\
**Category:** Rails\
**Created:** [December 8, 2008, 3:15pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/undefined-method-render-file-for-class-actionview-base/155134 "2008-12-08T15:15:06Z")\
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**Author:** ![bartee](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/b/d78d45/32.png) [@bartee](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/bartee)\
**Post date:** [December 8, 2008, 3:15pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/undefined-method-render-file-for-class-actionview-base/155134/1 "2008-12-08T15:15:06Z")

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I need some help with SimpleLog

I have SimpleLog running at HostingRails.

I want to develope and test new themes stuff on my local system.

I getting the error from actionview\_ex.rb:12

undefined method ‘render\_file’ for class ‘ActionView::Base’

I am at:

Ruby: 1.8.6  
Rails 2.2.2  
gem: 1.3.1  
rake: 0.8.3

I am a new rails/merb/ruby developer. I think I am on the wrong version  
of ActionView . Need to freeze at some version but cannot find what…  
OR maybe something else is wrong

TIA…

…bartee…

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**Author:** ![bartee](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/b/d78d45/32.png) [@bartee](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/bartee)\
**Post date:** [December 9, 2008, 4:08am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/undefined-method-render-file-for-class-actionview-base/155134/2 "2008-12-09T04:08:32Z")

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Bump…

Please…someone has some idea about this…

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**Author:** ![bartee](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/b/d78d45/32.png) [@bartee](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/bartee)\
**Post date:** [December 9, 2008, 4:32am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/undefined-method-render-file-for-class-actionview-base/155134/3 "2008-12-09T04:32:53Z")

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## it should be render :file

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