# Upload document

**URL:** <https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/upload-document/143860>\
**Category:** Rails\
**Created:** [July 23, 2008, 10:57am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/upload-document/143860 "2008-07-23T10:57:36Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![sujith](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/s/77aa72/32.png) [@sujith](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/sujith)\
**Post date:** [July 23, 2008, 10:57am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/upload-document/143860/1 "2008-07-23T10:57:36Z")

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i uploaded one document in word format it saved in public folder,now i  
want to read the following document,tell some solition

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**Author:** ![sujith](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/s/77aa72/32.png) [@sujith](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/sujith)\
**Post date:** [July 23, 2008, 10:59am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/upload-document/143860/2 "2008-07-23T10:59:40Z")

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use

send\_data option  
i hope it will help u…

r u using any file\_column plugin???

On Wed, Jul 23, 2008 at 2:27 PM, Sujith Gangaraju \<

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**Author:** ![sujith](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/s/77aa72/32.png) [@sujith](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/sujith)\
**Post date:** [July 23, 2008, 11:02am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/upload-document/143860/3 "2008-07-23T11:02:17Z")

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Bala kishore Pulicherla wrote:

> use
> 
> send\_data option  
> i hope it will help u…
> 
> r u using any file\_column plugin???
> 
> On Wed, Jul 23, 2008 at 2:27 PM, Sujith Gangaraju \<

no i am not using plugin  
how to use send\_data  
i am uploading to public folder and database  
using that i want read the file not to download