On 19 Dec 2008, at 18:30, elioncho wrote:
> > Hello, > > I was using the method send_file from an action on one of my > controllers to send a file to the users. The thing is that now the > file will be stored in an FTP and send_file only works with the HTTP > protocol. What can I do in this situation? This is what I had that > worked via HTTP: > > def get_it > send_file "http://www.elioncho.com/uploads/babe.jpg"; > end All send_file does it put the contents of a local file into your http response. If you need to get a file from an ftp server and pass it to the user I reckon you'd be better off redirecting them to the url. If you need to save a file to an ftp server you could look into Net::FTP (but that would block your mongrel for the duration of the transfer) Fred --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ 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 -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
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