# Downloading a video file and playing that(flv format.) **URL:** \ **Category:** Rails\ **Created:** [December 28, 2007, 7:00am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/downloading-a-video-file-and-playing-that-flv-format/124385 "2007-12-28T07:00:47Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 3\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![arpit\_jain](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/a/d6d6ee/32.png) [@arpit\_jain](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/arpit_jain)\ **Post date:** [December 28, 2007, 7:00am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/downloading-a-video-file-and-playing-that-flv-format/124385/1 "2007-12-28T07:00:47Z")
An issue?? Am providing a user to upload and download the video files. I am using attachment\_fu plugin and and usong its current\_data function to get the file, and send\_data to download it. Once the downloading is complete, i was not able to play that file… Then i saw, that the size of the file which i was playing and the same file which i am downloading is much more. Any pointers, where i am making mistake?? or what i need to do here so that a user can play the doanloaded file… Thanks Arpit ---
**Author:** ![arpit\_jain](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/a/d6d6ee/32.png) [@arpit\_jain](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/arpit_jain)\ **Post date:** [December 28, 2007, 7:59am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/downloading-a-video-file-and-playing-that-flv-format/124385/2 "2007-12-28T07:59:39Z")
Use send\_file method for download thing and while uploading try to save it with .flv extension using :filename =\> attribute ---
**Author:** ![arpit\_jain](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/a/d6d6ee/32.png) [@arpit\_jain](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/arpit_jain)\ **Post date:** [December 28, 2007, 8:57am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/downloading-a-video-file-and-playing-that-flv-format/124385/3 "2007-12-28T08:57:39Z")
Thanks a lot… On Dec 28, 2007 12:29 PM, Ratnavel S. \<