Displaying a Carrierwave filename in the view

Question

I am trying to display the filename of a Carrierwave attachment in a Rails erb template. The following does not work:

<%= @page.form.filename %>


        

Answer 1

I have been able to get the filename via the file internal parameter:

<%= @page.form.file.filename %>

Answer 2

I'm assuming you've got models like this?

class Page
  mount_uploader :form, FormUploader
end

If so you should be able to call:

@page.form.url
@page.form.filename

Are you sure you've uploaded/attached the file correctly? What do you see when you inspect @page.form? Remember, the attachment will not be saved until you've fully processed the upload.

Answer 3

The Carrierwave docs might be a bit off, but recommended way seems to be:

@page.form.file.identifier

Answer 4

@adamonduty's solution is great. Another solution I used before, just create a method on the model:

def name
  file.path.split("/").last
end