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mitch cail
2,102 Pointserror for attaching files to statuses
Hey guys,
i havnt really had any trouble until now, but I could use some help. I'm in the advanced RoR tutorials, trying to add files to the status updates. I've gone through the videos twice and still havnt caught my error.
when I try to attach a file I'm given this error...
Paperclip::Error in StatusesController#create Document model missing required attr_accessor for 'attachment_file_name'
my create documents migration looks like this...
class CreateDocuments < ActiveRecord::Migration
def change
create_table :documents do |t|
t.integer :user_id
t.timestamps
end
add_index :documents, :user_id
add_attachment :documents, :attachment
add_column :statuses, :document_id, :integer
end
end
for documents.rb I have this
class Document < ActiveRecord::Base
attr_accessible :attachment
has_attached_file :attachment
end
and added the @status.build_document to my new method in status controller
this is the repository for any other information https://github.com/mitchcail/Chipper
Jason Seifer, have you come across this problem at all? or know how to fix it?
thanks, mitch
1 Answer

Evan Young
Courses Plus Student 7,632 PointsHey Mitch,
I had the same problem and it's the exact error Brandon Barrette mentions in his post https://teamtreehouse.com/forum/attaching-files-to-statuses.
However, unlike Brandon's post, your problem and my problem don't seem to be related to a mistype. It's possible I missed something, but we seem to have the same code.
I was able to fix the problem by adding the line
attr_accessor :attachment_file_name
into my document model. Now, I feel like this is redundant since my document model already has
attr_accessible :attachment
which, to me, the attachment file name would be an attribute of the attachment, rendering the code I added unnecessary.
In any case, I know it works, but may be "improper." If anyone has anything to add I'd love to hear it.
Hope that helps, Mitch!
-Evan-