# \[ANN\] form\_remote\_upload plugin **URL:** \ **Category:** Rails\ **Created:** [February 12, 2006, 2:25am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/ann-form-remote-upload-plugin/66030 "2006-02-12T02:25:10Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 8\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![kylemathews](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/k/51bf81/32.png) [@kylemathews](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/kylemathews)\ **Post date:** [February 12, 2006, 2:25am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/ann-form-remote-upload-plugin/66030/1 "2006-02-12T02:25:10Z")
form\_remote\_tag does not support the input type=file. This is due to javascript security limitations. I created a plugin that modifies form\_remote\_tag so that if you pass it the option: :html =\> {:multipart =\> true}, it will submit via an iframe, allowing you to upload files. It works nicely with file\_column :). Currently, it only works with RJS templates (no :update option), and I only implemented the :loading callback. Patches are welcome to flesh out the functionality, but I’m sharing it now because it’s still quite useful. [http://svn.kylemaxwell.com/form\_remote\_upload/trunk](http://svn.kylemaxwell.com/form_remote_upload/trunk) Patches, bugs, etc via email or at [dev.kylemaxwell.com](http://dev.kylemaxwell.com) – Kyle M. Chief Technologist E Factor Media // FN Interactive removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid 1-866-263-3261 ---
**Author:** ![kylemathews](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/k/51bf81/32.png) [@kylemathews](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/kylemathews)\ **Post date:** [February 14, 2006, 7:03pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/ann-form-remote-upload-plugin/66030/2 "2006-02-14T19:03:18Z")
I just wanted to note that the form\_remote\_upload works for Rails 1.0, with the RJS plugin. ## To get it working with Edge Rails, please replace JavascriptHelper with PrototypeHelper on lib/frt\_upload\_helper.rb#3 Kyle M. Chief Technologist E Factor Media // FN Interactive removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid 1-866-263-3261 ---
**Author:** ![kylemathews](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/k/51bf81/32.png) [@kylemathews](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/kylemathews)\ **Post date:** [February 15, 2006, 6:45am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/ann-form-remote-upload-plugin/66030/3 "2006-02-15T06:45:35Z")
The uploading feature works great, just one problem – Everything defined in my ApplicationHelper suddenly stops working, ie: undefined method `thumbnail\_default’ for #\<#Class:0x220c210:0x220c1ac\> (thumbnail\_default is defiend in ApplicationHelper) I figured something must be wrong with frt\_upload\_filter.rb so I commented it all out, restarted the server, and my helpers started to work again. Any ideas on this one? ---
**Author:** ![kylemathews](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/k/51bf81/32.png) [@kylemathews](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/kylemathews)\ **Post date:** [March 22, 2006, 10:50pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/ann-form-remote-upload-plugin/66030/4 "2006-03-22T22:50:09Z")
Iam having the same exact problem. I tried including the after\_filter directly into the Base controller, but my helpers are still not visible. Anybody else get their helpers working after installing this plugin, please chime in. Appreciate your help. ---
**Author:** ![kylemathews](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/k/51bf81/32.png) [@kylemathews](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/kylemathews)\ **Post date:** [February 15, 2006, 6:07pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/ann-form-remote-upload-plugin/66030/5 "2006-02-15T18:07:50Z")
On 2/14/06, adam roth [removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid](mailto:removed_email_address@domain.invalid) wrote: > – > Posted via [http://www.ruby-forum.com/](http://www.ruby-forum.com/). > > * * * > > Rails mailing list > removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid > [http://lists.rubyonrails.org/mailman/listinfo/rails](http://lists.rubyonrails.org/mailman/listinfo/rails) Try to break down which lines are causing the problem. It’s probably one of the includes in ActionController::Base around frt\_upload\_filter#20. – Kyle M. Chief Technologist E Factor Media // FN Interactive removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid 1-866-263-3261 ---
**Author:** ![kylemathews](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/k/51bf81/32.png) [@kylemathews](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/kylemathews)\ **Post date:** [March 23, 2006, 2:48am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/ann-form-remote-upload-plugin/66030/6 "2006-03-23T02:48:28Z")
As far as I remember, I justI included the after filter directly in the application controler and then the the helpers were available again. The other issue I had, is that the upload remote-form-tag has not all the options and calllbacks of the normal remote-form-tag ---
**Author:** ![kylemathews](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/k/51bf81/32.png) [@kylemathews](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/kylemathews)\ **Post date:** [March 23, 2006, 5:10am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/ann-form-remote-upload-plugin/66030/7 "2006-03-23T05:10:52Z")
I added all the helpers to application.rb, as: helper :application, :products, :line\_items Then it works fine. –TJ adam roth wrote: > The uploading feature works great, just one problem – Everything > defined in my ApplicationHelper suddenly stops working, ie: > > undefined method `thumbnail\_default’ for #\<#Class:0x220c210:0x220c1ac\> > > (thumbnail\_default is defiend in ApplicationHelper) > > I figured something must be wrong with frt\_upload\_filter.rb so I > commented it all out, restarted the server, and my helpers started to > work again. Any ideas on this one? ---
**Author:** ![kylemathews](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/k/51bf81/32.png) [@kylemathews](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/kylemathews)\ **Post date:** [March 23, 2006, 7:42pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/ann-form-remote-upload-plugin/66030/8 "2006-03-23T19:42:30Z")
> upload remote-form-tag has not all the > options and calllbacks of the normal remote-form-tag I implemented the bare minimum of the :loading =\> “” parameter, plus RJS template responses. You should be able to get any behavior you want out of this combination, although perhaps not in the way you are used to doing. -Kyle