how to specify the file path in rails over Mongrel web server

hi, I have a request to load a swf file, flaMovie.swf from rails. The swf file is located the directory /home/user1/railsproj/flash.

I have the code index.rhtml under view directory to show the .swf file,

ID=flaMovie WIDTH=250 HEIGHT=250>

When I ran the code, I got the error,

ActionController::RoutingError (No route matches "/home/user1/railsproj/flash/flaMovie.swf" with {:method=>:get}): /vendor/rails/actionpack/lib/action_controller/routing.rb:1441:in recognize_path' /vendor/rails/actionpack/lib/action_controller/routing.rb:1424:inrecognize' /vendor/rails/actionpack/lib/action_controller/dispatcher.rb:170:in handle_request' /vendor/rails/actionpack/lib/action_controller/dispatcher.rb:115:indispatch' /vendor/rails/actionpack/lib/action_controller/dispatcher.rb:126:in dispatch_cgi' /vendor/rails/actionpack/lib/action_controller/dispatcher.rb:9:indispatch' /usr/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/mongrel-1.1.5/bin/../lib/mongrel/rails.rb:76:in process' /usr/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/mongrel-1.1.5/bin/../lib/mongrel/rails.rb:74:insynchronize'

My rails project is located in /home/user1/railsproj and the web server is Mongrel web server.

How to specify the path in the rhtml file so that Mongrel server is able to locate the file? Thanks a lot,

Thanks,Klew. It worked. Another question, if my files are located in the directory other than /public?What is the suggested approach to access those files?

erwin 2010-05-06 19:11:25

They should be placed in public directory. I don't know about any other approach. Of course you can write controller and serve files through it but it is not good for static files, images, flash, etc. If it worked, you can mark this answer as "accepted".

klew 2010-05-06 20:01:58

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