try

      File.makedirs("#{RAILS_ROOT}/public/report")
      File.open("#{RAILS_ROOT}/public/report/waiting.adc", "w") { |
file|
file.write("hello world") }
    end


On Nov 13, 4:26 pm, Ryan Mckenzie <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
wrote:
> Hello,
>
> I'm fairly new to Ruby on Rails.
>
> I have a model called Report and I'm trying to create a text file that
> is saved in a /public/report directory.
>
> I've had a look at the ruby api but I can't seem to get this working.
>
> The current code I have is:
>
> #report.rb
> class Report < ActiveRecord::Base
>
>   after_save :write_file
>
>   def write_file
>     if @file_data
>       File.makedirs("#{RAILS_ROOT}/report")
>       File.open("#{RAILS_ROOT}/report/waiting.adc", "w") { |file|
> file.write("hello world") }
>     end
>   end
> end
>
> #report_controller.rb
>
> def new
>     @report = File.new
> end
>
> def create
>       if @report.save
>         flash[:notice]='report'
>       else
>         render :action=>'new'
>       end
> end
>
> Thank you for your time.
> --
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