# Multipart remote\_form\_for

**URL:** <https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/multipart-remote-form-for/111007>\
**Category:** Rails\
**Created:** [August 1, 2007, 9:55pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/multipart-remote-form-for/111007 "2007-08-01T21:55:22Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 2\
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**Author:** ![BallS\_Donald\_A\_Jr\_S](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/b/da6949/32.png) [@BallS\_Donald\_A\_Jr\_S](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/BallS_Donald_A_Jr_S)\
**Post date:** [August 1, 2007, 9:55pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/multipart-remote-form-for/111007/1 "2007-08-01T21:55:22Z")

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I’m trying to figure out how to create an AJAXified form with  
remote\_form\_for that can submit a file upload, to no avail. Any pointers  
for me?

- donald

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**Author:** ![BallS\_Donald\_A\_Jr\_S](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/b/da6949/32.png) [@BallS\_Donald\_A\_Jr\_S](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/BallS_Donald_A_Jr_S)\
**Post date:** [August 3, 2007, 4:34am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/multipart-remote-form-for/111007/2 "2007-08-03T04:34:52Z")

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you can’t upload files with pure ajax. if you google ‘ajax file  
upload’ you’ll find options resorting to such trickery as iframes or  
flash

On Aug 1, 3:54 pm, “Ball, Donald A Jr (Library)”