# Acts\_as\_attachment plugin + rails **URL:** \ **Category:** Rails\ **Created:** [October 1, 2006, 4:25pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/acts-as-attachment-plugin-rails/70656 "2006-10-01T16:25:25Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 7\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![so0ly](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/s/c68b51/32.png) [@so0ly](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/so0ly)\ **Post date:** [October 1, 2006, 4:25pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/acts-as-attachment-plugin-rails/70656/1 "2006-10-01T16:25:25Z")
Hello, Is it possible to use the acts\_as\_attachment plugin with a remote\_form ? because when i try to use it i don’t get the file parameter. When i use it without ajax it works perfectly. thnx in advance Daan P. ---
**Author:** ![so0ly](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/s/c68b51/32.png) [@so0ly](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/so0ly)\ **Post date:** [October 1, 2006, 5:14pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/acts-as-attachment-plugin-rails/70656/2 "2006-10-01T17:14:52Z")
On 10/1/06, Daan P. [removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid](mailto:removed_email_address@domain.invalid) wrote: > Hello, > > Is it possible to use the acts\_as\_attachment plugin with a remote\_form ? > because when i try to use it i don’t get the file parameter. When i use > it without ajax it works perfectly. > > thnx in advance > Daan P. Javascript doesn’t have access to your files, so it’s not really anything with the plugin. You can, however, upload to a hidden iframe. It’s very hackish, though. – Rick O. [http://weblog.techno-weenie.net](http://weblog.techno-weenie.net) [http://mephistoblog.com](http://mephistoblog.com) ---
**Author:** ![so0ly](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/s/c68b51/32.png) [@so0ly](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/so0ly)\ **Post date:** [October 1, 2006, 8:45pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/acts-as-attachment-plugin-rails/70656/3 "2006-10-01T20:45:19Z")
Rick O. wrote: > On 10/1/06, Daan P. [removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid](mailto:removed_email_address@domain.invalid) wrote: > > > Hello, > > > > Is it possible to use the acts\_as\_attachment plugin with a remote\_form ? > > because when i try to use it i don’t get the file parameter. When i use > > it without ajax it works perfectly. > > > > thnx in advance > > Daan P. > > Javascript doesn’t have access to your files, so it’s not really > anything with the plugin. You can, however, upload to a hidden > iframe. It’s very hackish, though. > > – > Rick O. > [http://weblog.techno-weenie.net](http://weblog.techno-weenie.net) > [http://mephistoblog.com](http://mephistoblog.com) is it possible to link to an rjs file with a regular form ? or can i do some ajax commands in the iframe ? gr Daan P. ---
**Author:** ![so0ly](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/s/c68b51/32.png) [@so0ly](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/so0ly)\ **Post date:** [October 2, 2006, 12:57am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/acts-as-attachment-plugin-rails/70656/4 "2006-10-02T00:57:47Z")
On Oct 1, 2006, at 11:45 AM, Daan P. wrote: > > > it without ajax it works perfectly. > > > Rick O. > > > [http://weblog.techno-weenie.net](http://weblog.techno-weenie.net) > > > [http://mephistoblog.com](http://mephistoblog.com) > > is it possible to link to an rjs file with a regular form ? or can > i do > some ajax commands in the iframe ? > > gr > Daan P. Hey Daan- ``` There is a plugin called respond_to_parent that will allow you to ``` return rjs to the iframe and have it eval’ed in the parent window. [http://sean.treadway.info/svn/plugins/responds\_to\_parent/README](http://sean.treadway.info/svn/plugins/responds_to_parent/README) -Ezra ---
**Author:** ![so0ly](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/s/c68b51/32.png) [@so0ly](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/so0ly)\ **Post date:** [October 28, 2006, 5:14am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/acts-as-attachment-plugin-rails/70656/5 "2006-10-28T05:14:58Z")
does anybody know how to install the dang thing? [http://weblog.techno-weenie.net/articles/acts\_as\_attachment](http://weblog.techno-weenie.net/articles/acts_as_attachment) I got as far as this: rake test\_plugins PLUGIN=acts\_as\_attachement (in /x/home/foobar/docs/thefoobar.com/thefoobar) /usr/bin/ruby18 -Ilib:test “/usr/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/rake-0.7.1/lib/rake/rake\_test\_loader.rb” real helpful instructions there buddy 😛 I manually create the tables, but still no luck. [http://weblog.techno-weenie.net/articles/acts\_as\_attachment](http://weblog.techno-weenie.net/articles/acts_as_attachment) ---
**Author:** ![so0ly](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/s/c68b51/32.png) [@so0ly](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/so0ly)\ **Post date:** [October 2, 2006, 3:01pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/acts-as-attachment-plugin-rails/70656/6 "2006-10-02T15:01:53Z")
Ezra Z. wrote: > On Oct 1, 2006, at 11:45 AM, Daan P. wrote: > > > > > it without ajax it works perfectly. > > > > Rick O. > > > > [http://weblog.techno-weenie.net](http://weblog.techno-weenie.net) > > > > [http://mephistoblog.com](http://mephistoblog.com) > > > > is it possible to link to an rjs file with a regular form ? or can > > i do > > some ajax commands in the iframe ? > > > > gr > > Daan P. > > Hey Daan- > > There is a plugin called respond\_to\_parent that will allow you to > return rjs to the iframe and have it eval’ed in the parent window. > > [http://sean.treadway.info/svn/plugins/responds\_to\_parent/README](http://sean.treadway.info/svn/plugins/responds_to_parent/README) > > -Ezra thnx 😛 it works great 🙂 but now i’m having another problem with act as attachment … when i generate my thumbnails they aren’t saved on my filesystm only in my db grts Daan P. ---
**Author:** ![so0ly](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/s/c68b51/32.png) [@so0ly](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/so0ly)\ **Post date:** [October 29, 2006, 2:42am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/acts-as-attachment-plugin-rails/70656/7 "2006-10-29T02:42:08Z")
> rake test\_plugins PLUGIN=acts\_as\_attachement > (in /x/home/foobar/docs/thefoobar.com/thefoobar) > /usr/bin/ruby18 -Ilib:test > “/usr/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/rake-0.7.1/lib/rake/rake\_test\_loader.rb” real helpful stack trace there buddy. – Rick O. [http://weblog.techno-weenie.net](http://weblog.techno-weenie.net) [http://mephistoblog.com](http://mephistoblog.com)