I have a model which takes an image called meal. I want to make sample data for every new account on the website, and then it will be automatically deleted after a certain number of logins.
How do I set the paperclip field :image in my meal model to store just the URL of the sample image instead of uploading a new one every time? I don't want to make a separate field in my model just for the path to the sample image, but I want to use the paperclip field image that I already have.
From the console I use this command to create sample data:
a = Meal.new(:image => File.new("#{Rails.root}/public/images/BagelCreamCheese_14.jpg", "r"), :category_of_foods => ["bagel"], :type_of_meal => "breakfast")
How can I simply store the URL for future sample data that will point to the same image like:
a = Meal.new(:image => "#{Rails.root}/public/images/BagelCreamCheese_14.jpg", :category_of_foods => ["bagel"], :type_of_meal => "breakfast")
# gives me a "No Handler Error"
