# Upload form with uploadify jquery plugin

**URL:** <https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/upload-form-with-uploadify-jquery-plugin/195348>\
**Category:** Rails\
**Created:** [September 22, 2010, 1:33am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/upload-form-with-uploadify-jquery-plugin/195348 "2010-09-22T01:33:25Z")\
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**Post date:** [September 22, 2010, 1:33am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/upload-form-with-uploadify-jquery-plugin/195348/1 "2010-09-22T01:33:25Z")

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I would like to integrate the uploadify plugin with a standard rails  
form. However I can’t figure out how to add a new field and have it get  
submitted with the file upload. I added a name field into the form, but  
the valued does not get submitted.

\<%  
dialog\_file\_description = ‘Photos’  
allowed\_extensions = [:jpg, :jpeg, :gif, :png]  
max\_size = 20.megabyte  
allow\_multiple\_files = true  
url = photos\_path  
photo\_field = ‘#photo\_photo’  
%\>  
\<%- session\_key\_name = ActionController::Base.session\_options[:key] -%\>  
\<% content\_for :jstemplates do -%\>  
\<%= javascript\_tag “window.\_token = ‘#{form\_authenticity\_token}’” %\>  
\<%= javascript\_include\_tag “uploadify/swfobject” %\>  
\<%= javascript\_include\_tag “uploadify/jquery.uploadify.v2.1.0.min” %\>

\<% end -%\>  
\<% form\_for(:photo, :id =\> ‘photo\_upload’, :html =\> { :multipart =\>  
true}) do |f| %\>  
\<% if protect\_against\_forgery? -%\>  
\<%= f.hidden\_field :authenticity\_token, :value =\> (u  
form\_authenticity\_token) -%\>  
\<% end -%\>  
\<%= f.error\_messages %\>

Name:

 \<%= f.text\_field :name %\> 
  

 \<%= f.file\_field :photo %\> 

UploadCancel 
\<% end %\>