# Storing a remotely fetched Tempfile

**URL:** <https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/storing-a-remotely-fetched-tempfile/89556>\
**Category:** Rails\
**Created:** [March 21, 2007, 8:34am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/storing-a-remotely-fetched-tempfile/89556 "2007-03-21T08:34:23Z")\
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**Post date:** [March 21, 2007, 8:34am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/storing-a-remotely-fetched-tempfile/89556/1 "2007-03-21T08:34:23Z")

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Hi everyone, I’m having a problem with open-uri and the “file column”  
plugin.

I must set a model attribute (which is handled by file column) to a  
remote file - so that filecolumn wil store it locally and, if it’s an  
image, resize it.

Everything should be quite straight since open-uri returns me an  
instance of Tempfile (as does a web form), except that differently  
from a file uploaded from a form, one loaded with open-uri doesn’t  
have the standard attributes “original-filename” etc.

How can I add these on the fly to make the loaded file “file column  
compliant”?

–  
Ashkey \< Jules Piccotti