# Upload resume: java web start

**URL:** <https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/upload-resume-java-web-start/124580>\
**Category:** Rails\
**Created:** [December 30, 2007, 3:28pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/upload-resume-java-web-start/124580 "2007-12-30T15:28:00Z")\
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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:** [December 30, 2007, 3:28pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/upload-resume-java-web-start/124580/1 "2007-12-30T15:28:00Z")

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I must implement the upload resume.

Is possible di it with rails?

If no, is there anything like java web start in rails??

If no, is possible inizialite a communication between an java web start  
application and a server with rails?

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:** [December 30, 2007, 8:40pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/upload-resume-java-web-start/124580/2 "2007-12-30T20:40:53Z")

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Attachment\_Fu is a popular plugin that is used for file uploads in  
Rails.  
Rails built-in file upload feature is not sophisticated and is not used  
much  
in production applications. You must consider using some kind of  
background  
processing to offload the file uploads to a separate process. Some  
options  
are BackgroundDRB, cron etc.

On Dec 30, 2007 6:28 AM, Luca R. [removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid](mailto:removed_email_address@domain.invalid)  
wrote:

> I must implement the upload resume.
> 
> Is possible di it with rails?

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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:** [December 30, 2007, 9:23pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/upload-resume-java-web-start/124580/3 "2007-12-30T21:23:39Z")

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Luca,

To answer your question more specifically: I know of nothing built  
into rails for developing client-side applications that run outside  
the client’s browser. You mention Java Web Start. I’m pretty familiar  
with that technology. Java Web Start is nothing more that a means to  
distribute, and update, a client-side desktop application.

This depends greatly on your target audience, but I generally try to  
avoid using client-side applications distributed through Java Web  
Start. This technology is fine if there is a close relationship with  
users, but if those users are spread over a wide area, or the  
relationship with them is relatively anonymous then a Java Web Start  
style solution can be impractical. For example, if I were to navigate  
to a web site that had a “Download our file upload application” link  
on it then my next action would be to navigate somewhere else. Also  
you would have to be sure that your clients have the runtime  
environment to execute your application (Java Runtime Environment  
(JRE) in the case of Java Web Start). You would be asking for a lot of  
trust from your clients, since you installing software on their  
computer. Many users may not appreciate that very much.