# How to upload all images in a folder?

**URL:** <https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/how-to-upload-all-images-in-a-folder/64576>\
**Category:** Rails\
**Created:** [August 10, 2006, 2:58am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/how-to-upload-all-images-in-a-folder/64576 "2006-08-10T02:58:41Z")\
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**Author:** ![blewis](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/b/c57346/32.png) [@blewis](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/blewis)\
**Post date:** [August 10, 2006, 2:58am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/how-to-upload-all-images-in-a-folder/64576/1 "2006-08-10T02:58:41Z")

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Instead of making a form to upload one picture at a time, I’d like to  
have the File Column plugin accept a directory, and have each picture be  
uploaded and thumbnails created (w/ RMagick).

Has anyone done this?

Anyone have a good idea where to start if I were to do it on my own?

Thanks,  
Ben L.

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**Author:** ![blewis](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/b/c57346/32.png) [@blewis](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/blewis)\
**Post date:** [August 15, 2006, 2:10pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/how-to-upload-all-images-in-a-folder/64576/2 "2006-08-15T14:10:40Z")

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On 8/9/06, Ben L. [removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid](mailto:removed_email_address@domain.invalid) wrote:

> Instead of making a form to upload one picture at a time, I’d like to  
> have the File Column plugin accept a directory, and have each picture be  
> uploaded and thumbnails created (w/ RMagick).
> 
> Has anyone done this?
> 
> Anyone have a good idea where to start if I were to do it on my own?

Do browsers support uploading directories? I didn’t think they did.

Joe

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**Author:** ![blewis](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/b/c57346/32.png) [@blewis](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/blewis)\
**Post date:** [August 15, 2006, 2:12pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/how-to-upload-all-images-in-a-folder/64576/3 "2006-08-15T14:12:51Z")

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> > Anyone have a good idea where to start if I were to do it on my own?
> 
> Do browsers support uploading directories? I didn’t think they did.
> 
> Joe

They don’t.

Max

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**Author:** ![blewis](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/b/c57346/32.png) [@blewis](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/blewis)\
**Post date:** [August 15, 2006, 2:17pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/how-to-upload-all-images-in-a-folder/64576/4 "2006-08-15T14:17:27Z")

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let your users upload zip files alternatively

2006/8/10, Max M. [removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid](mailto:removed_email_address@domain.invalid):

> Max
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**Author:** ![blewis](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/b/c57346/32.png) [@blewis](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/blewis)\
**Post date:** [August 15, 2006, 2:18pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/how-to-upload-all-images-in-a-folder/64576/5 "2006-08-15T14:18:49Z")

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On 10 Aug 2006, at 04:41, Joe Van D. wrote:

> Do browsers support uploading directories? I didn’t think they did.  
> Exactly, you could offer support for uploading compressed archives  
> such as a zip file, which then can contain a folder of images (or  
> just the images). And yes, you would have to code this yourself,  
> integrate it with file column and be so nice to share it with the  
> rest of the community 😉

Best regards

Peter De Berdt