# File\_column and multiple image upload

**URL:** <https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/file-column-and-multiple-image-upload/68626>\
**Category:** Rails\
**Created:** [September 14, 2006, 12:36am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/file-column-and-multiple-image-upload/68626 "2006-09-14T00:36:16Z")\
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**Author:** ![pablo](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/p/ad7895/32.png) [@pablo](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/pablo)\
**Post date:** [September 14, 2006, 12:36am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/file-column-and-multiple-image-upload/68626/1 "2006-09-14T00:36:16Z")

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Hello!

I can’t find an answer to this question.  
Is it possible to make multiple image uploads using file\_column?  
If not what is the best alternative?

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**Author:** ![pablo](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/p/ad7895/32.png) [@pablo](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/pablo)\
**Post date:** [September 14, 2006, 2:54am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/file-column-and-multiple-image-upload/68626/2 "2006-09-14T02:54:54Z")

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I don’t know about file\_column, but acts\_as\_attachment can do that  
pretty  
easily.

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**Author:** ![pablo](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/p/ad7895/32.png) [@pablo](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/pablo)\
**Post date:** [September 14, 2006, 8:26am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/file-column-and-multiple-image-upload/68626/3 "2006-09-14T08:26:13Z")

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you can use this with file\_column to upload multiple files

[http://the-stickman.com/web-development/javascript/upload-multiple-](http://the-stickman.com/web-development/javascript/upload-multiple-)  
files-with-a-single-file-element/

On 9/14/06, Louis S. [removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid](mailto:removed_email_address@domain.invalid) wrote:

> > I can’t find an answer to this question.  
> > Is it possible to make multiple image uploads using file\_column?  
> > If not what is the best alternative?
> > 
> > –  
> > Posted via [http://www.ruby-forum.com/](http://www.ruby-forum.com/).
> > 
> > > >

–

[www.blogsaic.com](http://www.blogsaic.com)  
search, post, blog

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**Author:** ![pablo](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/p/ad7895/32.png) [@pablo](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/pablo)\
**Post date:** [September 14, 2006, 10:10am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/file-column-and-multiple-image-upload/68626/4 "2006-09-14T10:10:47Z")

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Dion H. wrote:

> you can use this with file\_column to upload multiple files
> 
> [http://the-stickman.com/web-development/javascript/upload-multiple-](http://the-stickman.com/web-development/javascript/upload-multiple-)  
> files-with-a-single-file-element/

> –
> 
> [www.blogsaic.com](http://www.blogsaic.com)  
> search, post, blog

Thx guys for alternatives. Now i am trying to get multiple script  
working with file\_column. Can anybody help me with view/controller?,  
because my files dont get saved properly.

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**Author:** ![pablo](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/p/ad7895/32.png) [@pablo](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/pablo)\
**Post date:** [September 14, 2006, 10:36am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/file-column-and-multiple-image-upload/68626/5 "2006-09-14T10:36:28Z")

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Hi Pablo.

I have got file\_column working with multiuple uploads, it only needs a  
few extra lines of code to handle. Unfortunately I haven’t got the  
code with me as I’m at work now. If noone else can help I’ll post it  
later.

Ross

On 9/14/06, pablo [removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid](mailto:removed_email_address@domain.invalid) wrote:

> > –
> 
> >

–  
Ross R.  
removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid

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**Author:** ![pablo](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/p/ad7895/32.png) [@pablo](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/pablo)\
**Post date:** [September 15, 2006, 10:25am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/file-column-and-multiple-image-upload/68626/6 "2006-09-15T10:25:28Z")

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I need this code lines, please…

El jue, 14-09-2006 a las 09:31 +0100, Ross R. escribió:

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**Author:** ![pablo](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/p/ad7895/32.png) [@pablo](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/pablo)\
**Post date:** [September 17, 2006, 10:27pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/file-column-and-multiple-image-upload/68626/7 "2006-09-17T22:27:41Z")

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Juan =?ISO-8859-1?Q?Jos=E9?= Vidal wrote:

> I need this code lines, please…
> 
> El jue, 14-09-2006 a las 09:31 +0100, Ross R. escribió:

me too…pleeease.

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**Author:** ![pablo](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/p/ad7895/32.png) [@pablo](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/pablo)\
**Post date:** [September 17, 2006, 11:00pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/file-column-and-multiple-image-upload/68626/8 "2006-09-17T23:00:28Z")

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hey guys… sorry I forgot to post.

The key to getting this working is in the view. Don’t use the standard  
helpers. My view has the following in a partial.

…  
  
  
…  
where @i is a unique id for each resource.

* * *

Then in the controller all you need is the following in the action  
that receives the post:  
…  
params[:resource].each do |id, resource|  
@email.resources\<\< Resource.create(resource)  
end  
…  
As you can see this is based on multiple attachments for emails if  
your associations are not like this you may need to adjust  
accordingly, but if you need help post back with your code.

Ross

On 9/17/06, pablo [removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid](mailto:removed_email_address@domain.invalid) wrote:

> >

–  
Ross R.  
removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid