# File\_column and ftp uploaded files

**URL:** <https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/file-column-and-ftp-uploaded-files/123696>\
**Category:** Rails\
**Created:** [December 19, 2007, 8:23pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/file-column-and-ftp-uploaded-files/123696 "2007-12-19T20:23:10Z")\
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**Author:** ![nelson](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/n/dec6dc/32.png) [@nelson](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/nelson)\
**Post date:** [December 19, 2007, 8:23pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/file-column-and-ftp-uploaded-files/123696/1 "2007-12-19T20:23:10Z")

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hi all!  
i have a web application where the user can upload his files  
through FTP. It’done and it’s ok. Now i want to let the user to select  
some ftp uploaded files and make them object in my application (they  
are images, so i like for example act\_as\_attachment plugin  
capabilities of making thumbnails automatically). I have strange  
errors, because i don’t upload files, so my files havent’ the  
variables (like original\_filename) that an upload thourgh a form make  
appear.

Now my question: is it possibile to use act\_as\_attachment or  
file\_column with “local” files on the server, not using a form to make  
the upload?

thanks,  
nelson