# File Upload

**URL:** <https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/file-upload/64737>\
**Category:** Rails\
**Created:** [August 15, 2006, 2:18pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/file-upload/64737 "2006-08-15T14:18:24Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 4\
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**Author:** ![jimweirich](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/j/ce73a5/32.png) [@jimweirich](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/jimweirich)\
**Post date:** [August 15, 2006, 2:18pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/file-upload/64737/1 "2006-08-15T14:18:24Z")

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Anyone know the best way with ROR to let a users select a local file and  
upload to the server in a specific directory?

Jim

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**Author:** ![jimweirich](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/j/ce73a5/32.png) [@jimweirich](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/jimweirich)\
**Post date:** [September 23, 2006, 3:06pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/file-upload/64737/2 "2006-09-23T15:06:55Z")

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Jim Waba wrote:

> Anyone know the best way with ROR to let a users select a local file and  
> upload to the server in a specific directory?
> 
> Jim
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Hi Jim,

U just do search in google by upload and u will get good example by sean  
which also have upload progress bar with it.

Best Luck

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**Author:** ![jimweirich](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/j/ce73a5/32.png) [@jimweirich](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/jimweirich)\
**Post date:** [September 24, 2006, 2:00am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/file-upload/64737/3 "2006-09-24T02:00:27Z")

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Pratiksha G. [removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid](mailto:removed_email_address@domain.invalid)  
writes:

> Jim Waba wrote:
> 
> > Anyone know the best way with ROR to let a users select a local file and  
> > upload to the server in a specific directory?
> 
> U just do search in google by upload and u will get good example by sean  
> which also have upload progress bar with it.

use acts\_as\_attachable. It is better maintained,and has cleaner code.

Cheers,  
Surendra S.

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**Author:** ![jimweirich](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/j/ce73a5/32.png) [@jimweirich](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/jimweirich)\
**Post date:** [October 18, 2006, 10:43am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/file-upload/64737/4 "2006-10-18T10:43:30Z")

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[http://technoweenie.stikipad.com/plugins/show/Acts+as+Attachment](http://technoweenie.stikipad.com/plugins/show/Acts+as+Attachment) is  
better.

> use acts\_as\_attachable. It is better maintained,and has cleaner code.

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