# Has\_attachment plugin : upload pdf?

**URL:** <https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/has-attachment-plugin-upload-pdf/113107>\
**Category:** Rails\
**Created:** [August 27, 2007, 6:06pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/has-attachment-plugin-upload-pdf/113107 "2007-08-27T18:06:51Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![kadoudal](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/k/f0a364/32.png) [@kadoudal](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/kadoudal)\
**Post date:** [August 27, 2007, 6:06pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/has-attachment-plugin-upload-pdf/113107/1 "2007-08-27T18:06:51Z")

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I am using

has\_attachment :content\_type =\> [:image, ‘application/pdf’,  
‘application/msword’, ‘text/plain’, ‘application/rtf’], :storage =\>  
:file\_system, :path\_prefix =\> ‘public/files/documents’

it’s fine for all image types, word doc, rtf, or txt , but I cannot  
upload pdf type documents…

is any wrong in it ? thanks …

kad

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**Author:** ![kadoudal](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/k/f0a364/32.png) [@kadoudal](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/kadoudal)\
**Post date:** [August 27, 2007, 7:01pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/has-attachment-plugin-upload-pdf/113107/2 "2007-08-27T19:01:25Z")

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Kad K. wrote:

> I am using
> 
> has\_attachment :content\_type =\> [:image, ‘application/pdf’,  
> ‘application/msword’, ‘text/plain’, ‘application/rtf’], :storage =\>  
> :file\_system, :path\_prefix =\> ‘public/files/documents’
> 
> it’s fine for all image types, word doc, rtf, or txt , but I cannot  
> upload pdf type documents…
> 
> is any wrong in it ? thanks …
> 
> kad

if I get rid of the validates\_as\_attachement

#validates\_as\_attachment

it’s ok , so it’s seems to be a validation problem …

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**Author:** ![kadoudal](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/k/f0a364/32.png) [@kadoudal](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/kadoudal)\
**Post date:** [August 27, 2007, 7:59pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/has-attachment-plugin-upload-pdf/113107/3 "2007-08-27T19:59:06Z")

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On 8/27/07, Kad K. [removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid](mailto:removed_email_address@domain.invalid) wrote:

> > is any wrong in it ? thanks …
> > 
> > kad
> 
> if I get rid of the validates\_as\_attachement
> 
> #validates\_as\_attachment
> 
> ## it’s ok , so it’s seems to be a validation problem …

what is the validation error message that attachment\_fu is giving you?

Adam