Question

I have the below form in my view:

<% form_for(@filedata, :url=>{ :controller=>"filedatas", :action=>"create"}, :multipart => true) do |f| %>

  <label>Select File</label> : <%#= f.file_field :file %>
<%= file_field_tag 'uploadedFile' %>
  <%= f.submit 'Upload' %>
</p>

<% end %>

I’ve commented out the f.file_field but I have tested on both and both give me the same problem. They just return the name of the file and I get a string. methods like .path and .original_filename cause an error.

In my list of parameters I get:
“uploadedFile”=>”test”

(the name of my file is test.txt)

Anyone have any suggestions?

Answer 1

Sorry, I may have misunderstood your original question. It looks like you have an error in your form_for call. It should be:

<% form_for(@filedata, :url=>{ :controller=>"filedatas", :action=>"create"}, :html => {:multipart => true}) do |f| %>

You were missing the “:html =>{}” part. Also, you can shorten it down like this:

<%= form_for @filedata, :html => {:multipart => true} do |f| %>