# FUN with FLEX/RAILS

**URL:** <https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/fun-with-flex-rails/120207>\
**Category:** Rails\
**Created:** [November 14, 2007, 7:34pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/fun-with-flex-rails/120207 "2007-11-14T19:34:27Z")\
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**Author:** ![casper\_the\_ghost](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/c/58956e/32.png) [@casper\_the\_ghost](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/casper_the_ghost)\
**Post date:** [November 14, 2007, 7:34pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/fun-with-flex-rails/120207/1 "2007-11-14T19:34:27Z")

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I finally found some time to install flex yesterday and I found it  
really really interesting!

Running a huge photo competition I’ve always had THE big problem:  
users getting mad (and doing bad http things) trying to post (too) big  
images… and finally the solution came! I can’t believe it was so easy  
and fast: all excited I created a small application that works really  
good with rails (on localhost for sure, when running on dreamhost \*DOH!

- let’s say once out of five attempts…) to tell the truth the  
application I run on [skeefo.com](http://skeefo.com) (to do some testing) uploads all  
images (and any other file) successfully to the server (you would see  
the uploaded xxx.jpg [http://skeefo.com/writable/xxx.jpg](http://skeefo.com/writable/xxx.jpg) but progress  
bar and confirmation label not always work…)

I’m having fun and I think the idea of [skeefo.com](http://skeefo.com) should grow, but I  
don’t have time to do this all alone… anyone wants join? I want to  
find out how to post other variables along with the file, interact  
with RMagik and so on…

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**Author:** ![casper\_the\_ghost](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/c/58956e/32.png) [@casper\_the\_ghost](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/casper_the_ghost)\
**Post date:** [November 16, 2007, 1:21pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/fun-with-flex-rails/120207/2 "2007-11-16T13:21:02Z")

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Hi Emanuele,

Since you’re using Flex with Rails, I should point you to this (http://  
[www.adobe.com/communities/experts/members/CarlosEduardoFranco.html](http://www.adobe.com/communities/experts/members/CarlosEduardoFranco.html))  
guy.

He has done 2 awesome RIAs using flex and Rails. I’m sure he would be  
glad to help you…