# File Uploading in Ruby

**URL:** <https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/file-uploading-in-ruby/120030>\
**Category:** Ruby\
**Created:** [November 13, 2007, 6:00am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/file-uploading-in-ruby/120030 "2007-11-13T06:00:13Z")\
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**Author:** ![nad](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/n/ed8c4c/32.png) [@nad](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/nad)\
**Post date:** [November 13, 2007, 6:00am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/file-uploading-in-ruby/120030/1 "2007-11-13T06:00:13Z")

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Hi All

i am a totally new comer to the Ruby and currently i have stared working  
in RUBY on RAILS. write now i came to some kind of a dead point in my  
development. where i have to create my on codes for a file uploading  
mechanism or come with a suitable plugins for that. if i am going to use  
some already develop code (plugins) i have to justified for selection.  
so write now i fell that i am not in a position to read and understand  
others code and decide what is the best and i need a help on that are.  
for examples if some one is sing some plugin already pls reply to this  
saying what was the reasons for that selection.

from the small research i did no this to select the best plugin i cam  
accross the folling things that can be used in RUBY

1. Acts As Attachment
2. File Column Plugin -  
[http://wiki.rubyonrails.org/rails/pages/HowToUseFileColumn](http://wiki.rubyonrails.org/rails/pages/HowToUseFileColumn)

but did not able to select a one out of these.

so if someone know some better pluing that can be use other than aboves  
pls let me know. also if possible pls help me to select one out of  
aboves by giving me some reasons for the selection

Thanks

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**Author:** ![nad](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/n/ed8c4c/32.png) [@nad](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/nad)\
**Post date:** [November 13, 2007, 12:51pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/file-uploading-in-ruby/120030/2 "2007-11-13T12:51:27Z")

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I have good luck with attachment\_fu

here’s a good tutorial

[http://khamsouk.souvanlasy.com/2007/5/1/ajax-file-uploads-in-rails-](http://khamsouk.souvanlasy.com/2007/5/1/ajax-file-uploads-in-rails-)  
using-attachment\_fu-and-responds\_to\_parent

for a newbie, I suggest using image science.

It is much easier to get working.

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**Author:** ![nad](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/n/ed8c4c/32.png) [@nad](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/nad)\
**Post date:** [November 13, 2007, 4:31pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/file-uploading-in-ruby/120030/3 "2007-11-13T16:31:43Z")

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Windham, Kristopher R. wrote:

> I have good luck with attachment\_fu
> 
> here’s a good tutorial
> 
> [http://khamsouk.souvanlasy.com/2007/5/1/ajax-file-uploads-in-rails-](http://khamsouk.souvanlasy.com/2007/5/1/ajax-file-uploads-in-rails-)  
> using-attachment\_fu-and-responds\_to\_parent
> 
> for a newbie, I suggest using image science.
> 
> It is much easier to get working.

try to use [http://www.pdfetch.com](http://www.pdfetch.com) and look for a tutorial there, i found  
a lot of answers there.