Hi All, I've thought more about this and think I know how to proceed with a Rails-integrated approach.
Thanks anyway if you've looked at the original post. Best wishes, Richard On Oct 23, 10:23 pm, RichardOnRails <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hi All, > > I've got a basic Rails app started. One wrinkle is that the user > wants ideally to be able to browse the files system (a la Windows > Explorer) to select a file and initiate the importation of data from > the file. > > All files selected will be of a predetermined fixed format, e.g. CSV > with Name, Address, etc. > > It seems to me that the browser is isolated from the file system, > albeit Rails' internals know how to get to it. Is there a way to > implement the above-described functionality in a Rails app? Can YAML > be used for such functionality? > > The only approach I see right now is a Ruby database-updater using > perhaps Active Record with ar-extensions or Active Scaffold. > > Any guidance would be most appreciated. > > Best wishes, > Richard --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Ruby on Rails: Talk" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rubyonrails-talk?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
