# Ajax file upload with remote\_form\_tag

**URL:** <https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/ajax-file-upload-with-remote-form-tag/163204>\
**Category:** Rails\
**Created:** [March 18, 2009, 8:41am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/ajax-file-upload-with-remote-form-tag/163204 "2009-03-18T08:41:25Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 2\
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**Author:** ![amol](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/a/a4c791/32.png) [@amol](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/amol)\
**Post date:** [March 18, 2009, 8:41am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/ajax-file-upload-with-remote-form-tag/163204/1 "2009-03-18T08:41:25Z")

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when I tried below, it worked

I could receive the file at server end through params[:charts\_file].

Now i wanted to have it ajax so I just added the ‘onSubmit’ like below,  
and it didnt work …

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**Author:** ![amol](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/a/a4c791/32.png) [@amol](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/amol)\
**Post date:** [March 18, 2009, 8:49am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/ajax-file-upload-with-remote-form-tag/163204/2 "2009-03-18T08:49:28Z")

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one correction to above

please read following occurrence

\<input type=“button” name=“submit” class=“button\_light” value=“Upload”

as

\<input type=“submit” name=“submit” class=“button\_light” value=“Upload”

thanks