My controller data_files_controller.rb

def upload_balances
  DataFile.load_balances(params)
end

My model data_file.rb def self.load_balances(params)

#  Pull the file out of the http request, write it to file system
name =  params['Filename']
directory = "public/uploads"
errors_table_name = "snapshot_errors"
upload_file = File.join(directory, name)
File.open(upload_file, "wb") { |f| f.write(params['Filedata'].read) }
# Remove the old data from the table
Balance.destroy_all
------ more code-----
end

It's working fine. Now i want to use delayed job with my controller to call my model action like .. My controller data_files_controller.rb

def upload_balances
  DataFile.send_later(:load_balances,params)      
end

Is it possible?? What's the other way to do it? Is it create any problem?

With this send_later i am getting this error in column last_error in delayed_job table.

uninitialized stream C:/cyncabc/app/models/data_file.rb:12:in read' C:/cyncabc/app/models/data_file.rb:12:inload_balances' C:/cyncabc/app/models/data_file.rb:12:in open' C:/cyncabc/app/models/data_file.rb:12:inload_balances' c:/ruby/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/delayed_job-2.0.3/lib/delayed/performable_method.rb:35:in send' c:/ruby/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/delayed_job-2.0.3/lib/delayed/performable_method.rb:35:inperform' c:/ruby/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/delayed_job-2.0.3/lib/delayed/backend/base.rb:66:in invoke_job' c:/ruby/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/delayed_job-2.0.3/lib/delayed/worker.rb:120:inrun' c:/ruby/lib/ruby/1.8/timeout.rb:62:in timeout' c:/ruby/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/delayed_job-2.0.3/lib/delayed/worker.rb:120:inrun' c:/ruby/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/activesupport-2.3.8/lib/active_support/core_ext/benchmark.rb:10:in realtime' c:/ruby/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/delayed_job-2.0.3/lib/delayed/worker.rb:119:inrun' c:/ruby/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/delayed_job-2.0.3/lib/delayed/worker.rb:180:in reserve_and_run_one_job' c:/ruby/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/delayed_job-2.0.3/lib/delayed/worker.rb:104:inwork_off' c:/ruby/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/delayed_job-2.0.3/lib/delayed/worker.rb:103:in times' c:/ruby/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/delayed_job-2.0.3/lib/delayed/worker.rb:103:inwork_off' c:/ruby/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/delayed_job-2.0.3/lib/delayed/worker.rb:78:in start' c:/ruby/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/activesupport-2.3.8/lib/active_support/core_ext/benchmark.rb:10:inrealtime' c:/ruby/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/delayed_job-2.0.3/lib/delayed/worker.rb:77:in start' c:/ruby/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/delayed_job-2.0.3/lib/delayed/worker.rb:74:inloop' c:/ruby/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/delayed_job-2.0.3/lib/delayed/worker.rb:74:in start' c:/ruby/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/delayed_job-2.0.3/lib/delayed/command.rb:93:inrun' c:/ruby/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/delayed_job-2.0.3/lib/delayed/command.rb:72:in run_process' c:/ruby/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/daemons-1.0.10/lib/daemons/application.rb:215:incall' c:/ruby/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/daemons-1.0.10/lib/daemons/application.rb:215:in start_proc' c:/ruby/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/daemons-1.0.10/lib/daemons/application.rb:225:incall' c:/ruby/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/daemons-1.0.10/lib/daemons/application.rb:225:in start_proc' c:/ruby/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/daemons-1.0.10/lib/daemons/application.rb:255:instart' c:/ruby/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/daemons-1.0.10/lib/daemons/controller.rb:72:in run' c:/ruby/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/daemons-1.0.10/lib/daemons.rb:188:inrun_proc' c:/ruby/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/daemons-1.0.10/lib/daemons/cmdline.rb:105:in call' c:/ruby/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/daemons-1.0.10/lib/daemons/cmdline.rb:105:incatch_exceptions' c:/ruby/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/daemons-1.0.10/lib/daemons.rb:187:in run_proc' c:/ruby/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/delayed_job-2.0.3/lib/delayed/command.rb:71:inrun_process' c:/ruby/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/delayed_job-2.0.3/lib/delayed/command.rb:65:in daemonize' c:/ruby/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/delayed_job-2.0.3/lib/delayed/command.rb:63:intimes' c:/ruby/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/delayed_job-2.0.3/lib/delayed/command.rb:63:in `daemonize' script/delayed_job:5

Without send_later it's working fine... Is there any solution?