Re: [pdf-reader] ruby on rails uninitialized constant PDF::READER error

[James Healy]

Hi Thilo,

The capitalisation of constants is important in Ruby. Try this:

reader = PDF::Reader.new("hello.pdf")

James

On 6 April 2013 09:50, Thilo Es <t.sei...@googlemail.com> wrote:
> i got stuck trying to use the pdf-reader(V1.3.2) to dive in to a PDF unsing
> ruby on rails (ruby V1.9.3). I basicially get this as an error:
>
> Uninitialized constant PDF::READER
>
> I found some answers to the problem like:
> http://stackoverflow.com/questions/7384723/ruby-install-yob-pdf-reader
> but nothing really solved it.
> gem is installed and in the gemfile and in the bundle-command answer
>
> this is the library:
> https://github.com/yob/pdf-reader
>
> here is my code:
>
> class UploadController < ApplicationController
> require 'rubygems'
> require 'pdf/reader'
>
> def index
> render :file => 'app\views\upload\uploadfile.html.erb'
> reader = PDF::READER.new("hello.pdf")
> @pagenumbers = reader.page_count
> end
> def uploadFile
> @uploaded = false
> if post = Datafile.save(params[:upload])
> #render :text =>"File saved!"
> @uploaded = true
>
> index
> else render :text =>"file not saved!"
> end
> end
> def error_file
> render :text => "error"
> end
> end
>
> Any help very appreciated!
> THX!
>
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[Thilo Es]

Thanks! that solved it!