Question

I’ve only just started learning ruby on rails and I would like to create an application that will allow me to add files to the database. Currently, I’m developing the rails application using the Aptana plugin for Eclipse and the application is using the default sqllite db.

I have tried generating a scaffold with the following parameters: documents title:string file:varbinary. Then I do a ‘rake’->’db’->’migrate’. When I migrate to localhost/documents and click on ‘New Document’ the application fails and displays an error.

What I would like to do is click on ‘New Document’, have a field that will allow me to browse for a document on my local computer, select the document and add it to the db on the rails application.

Answer 1

Paperclip is more recommended than attachment_fu these days. It is really simple and easy to use with your active record model.