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File Uploads in Ruby on Rails

Submitted by Karthikeyan on 25 October, 2012 - 19:28

Simple File Upload Application in Ruby on Rails.
This program uploads any type of file to the uploads directory under public folder and stores the file name in database.

Procedure :-

  1. Create database fileuploads through mysql command line or phpmyadmin or Netbeans Services Tab
  2. Create new project and provide the database information
  3. Generate scaffold Upload with argument filename:string
  4. Change the code for Model upload.rb as given below
  5. Change the code for views/uploads/new.html.erb as given below
  6. Delete Public\index.html
  7. Create folder 'Uploads' under Public folder
  8. Edit the Configuration\routes.rb to point uploads controller. map.root :controller => "uploads"
  9. Migrate Database
  10. Execute the application

Model : Upload 

  1. span style="color:#996600;">'public','Uploads''wb'

Views : new.html.erb 

  1. span style="color:#996600;">'create'"Open File"'Upload''Back'