# Uploading an image to a Rails app

**URL:** <https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/uploading-an-image-to-a-rails-app/60363>\
**Category:** Rails\
**Created:** [January 9, 2006, 12:12am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/uploading-an-image-to-a-rails-app/60363 "2006-01-09T00:12:43Z")\
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**Author:** ![dracos](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/d/ea666f/32.png) [@dracos](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/dracos)\
**Post date:** [January 9, 2006, 12:12am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/uploading-an-image-to-a-rails-app/60363/1 "2006-01-09T00:12:43Z")

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Hi,

I want to upload a product image to my rails app. I only want to store  
the file name in the database and the actual image file in  
public/image/. This seems complicated with file\_field. Any pointers or  
links with explainations?

Thanks,  
Peter

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**Author:** ![dracos](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/d/ea666f/32.png) [@dracos](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/dracos)\
**Post date:** [January 9, 2006, 8:27am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/uploading-an-image-to-a-rails-app/60363/2 "2006-01-09T08:27:31Z")

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On 9.1.2006, at 1.11, Peter M. wrote:

> Hi,
> 
> I want to upload a product image to my rails app. I only want to store  
> the file name in the database and the actual image file in  
> public/image/. This seems complicated with file\_field. Any pointers or  
> links with explainations?

Have you seen FileColumn [1]?

//jarkko

[1] [http://www.kanthak.net/opensource/file\_column/](http://www.kanthak.net/opensource/file_column/)