# Form\_for + catch the complete action **URL:** \ **Category:** Rails\ **Created:** [February 5, 2009, 5:17pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/form-for-catch-the-complete-action/159550 "2009-02-05T17:17:49Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 6\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![petan](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/p/c57346/32.png) [@petan](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/petan)\ **Post date:** [February 5, 2009, 5:17pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/form-for-catch-the-complete-action/159550/1 "2009-02-05T17:17:49Z")
Hi I am using classic form\_for to upload pictures using ajax. \<% form\_for(:images, :url =\> formatted\_images\_path(:format =\> ‘js’), :html =\> { :multipart =\> true, :target =\> ‘upload\_frame’ }) do |f| %\> Is there a way to catch the complete action? I would like to use lightbox to show and crop the image in iframe. thank you. Petr ---
**Author:** ![petan](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/p/c57346/32.png) [@petan](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/petan)\ **Post date:** [February 5, 2009, 5:32pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/form-for-catch-the-complete-action/159550/2 "2009-02-05T17:32:41Z")
Can you use form\_remote\_for? On Feb 5, 11:17 am, Petan C. [removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid](mailto:removed_email_address@domain.invalid) ---
**Author:** ![petan](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/p/c57346/32.png) [@petan](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/petan)\ **Post date:** [February 5, 2009, 5:41pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/form-for-catch-the-complete-action/159550/3 "2009-02-05T17:41:09Z")
Hi, that is the trouble, the upload is not working with remote\_form\_for. Cheers, Petr Daly wrote: > Can you use form\_remote\_for? > > On Feb 5, 11:17�am, Petan C. [removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid](mailto:removed_email_address@domain.invalid) ---
**Author:** ![petan](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/p/c57346/32.png) [@petan](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/petan)\ **Post date:** [February 5, 2009, 6:11pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/form-for-catch-the-complete-action/159550/4 "2009-02-05T18:11:32Z")
I used this about a year ago and it worked fine [http://khamsouk.souvanlasy.com/2007/5/1/ajax-file-uploads-in-rails-using-attachment\_fu-and-responds\_to\_parent](http://khamsouk.souvanlasy.com/2007/5/1/ajax-file-uploads-in-rails-using-attachment_fu-and-responds_to_parent). Not sure if it still works with current versions of Rails. In my latest app, I used swfupload to provide multiple file uploads with a progress bar. There are better alternatives if you are using apache and passenger. On Feb 5, 11:41 am, Petan C. [removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid](mailto:removed_email_address@domain.invalid) ---
**Author:** ![petan](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/p/c57346/32.png) [@petan](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/petan)\ **Post date:** [February 5, 2009, 6:38pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/form-for-catch-the-complete-action/159550/5 "2009-02-05T18:38:02Z")
I already used responds\_to\_parent successfully. What are the better alternatives if we use Apache and Passenger? ---
**Author:** ![petan](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/p/c57346/32.png) [@petan](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/petan)\ **Post date:** [February 6, 2009, 9:36pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/form-for-catch-the-complete-action/159550/6 "2009-02-06T21:36:21Z")
Sorry about the delay: I found a nice tutorial here: [http://www.railsillustrated.com/screencast-file-uploads-progress-in-rails-passenger.html](http://www.railsillustrated.com/screencast-file-uploads-progress-in-rails-passenger.html) On Feb 5, 12:37 pm, Mathieu R. [removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid](mailto:removed_email_address@domain.invalid)