# Import image from url

**URL:** <https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/import-image-from-url/125745>\
**Category:** Rails\
**Created:** [January 11, 2008, 5:27pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/import-image-from-url/125745 "2008-01-11T17:27:33Z")\
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**Author:** ![stratboy](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/s/838e76/32.png) [@stratboy](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/stratboy)\
**Post date:** [January 11, 2008, 5:27pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/import-image-from-url/125745/1 "2008-01-11T17:27:33Z")

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I have an form with a textbox. in this the user insert the url of a  
image.  
When user submit, the image is importing on server.

Is possible this?  
Is there a plugin for this?

How i can do?  
Thanks

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**Author:** ![stratboy](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/s/838e76/32.png) [@stratboy](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/stratboy)\
**Post date:** [January 11, 2008, 6:01pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/import-image-from-url/125745/2 "2008-01-11T18:01:09Z")

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Hi, dude:  
Yes, there are several of them, but currently I tried file\_column  
plugin , it works for me.

Br,  
Xi

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**Author:** ![stratboy](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/s/838e76/32.png) [@stratboy](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/stratboy)\
**Post date:** [January 11, 2008, 6:09pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/import-image-from-url/125745/3 "2008-01-11T18:09:37Z")

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myst\_tt wrote:

> Hi, dude:  
> Yes, there are several of them, but currently I tried file\_column  
> plugin , it works for me.
> 
> Br,  
> Xi

Thanks for the response.  
I using file\_column. but i using it for upload files from my pc.  
Is possible use it with files stored in a remote server?

How??

I try to replace:

\<%= file\_column\_field “user”, “image” %\>

with:

but it not works

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**Author:** ![stratboy](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/s/838e76/32.png) [@stratboy](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/stratboy)\
**Post date:** [January 12, 2008, 1:51pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/import-image-from-url/125745/4 "2008-01-12T13:51:21Z")

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You’d probably have to make your own Net::HTTP connection to the  
remote server and pull in the file that way. Be careful before saving  
to check the mime types etc so you’re not saving something ugly like a  
virus or script to your server!

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