My advice stands. You'll need to call the generator using system e.g.: system(script/generate blah blah parameters here) selecting a target directory could be another story, if this generator does not accept a target as a parameter. how about moving the generated files after you've run the command?
Regards, Rey9999 On 10 Feb, 15:48, bbtosurf <[email protected]> wrote: > Hello Rey and thanks for your answer. This generator belongs to a gem. > So the idea is that when a user is browing my website and click on a > specific button this generator should be executed and directory of > files is created on his personal folder on the server (this folder is > created when a user signs up) > > Thanks, > > Elías > > On Feb 10, 8:10 am, Rey9999 <[email protected]> wrote: > > > I'm not sure of what you're asking, but if this 'generator' is an > > application residing on the server running your web application, you > > can call it using the ruby command system('executable_name'). > > > regards, > > rey9999 > > > On 10 Feb, 01:01,bbtosurf<[email protected]> wrote: > > > > Hi > > > > I currently have a generator which creates a directory of files. I > > > want clients on my app to be able to execute that generator and save > > > those files in their personal folder on the server. The thing is that > > > I have always executed this generator via terminal and it always > > > creates the series of files on the current path on the terminal where > > > I executed the command. How can a user execute this generator on the > > > browser and the files be created in his personal folder. > > > > thanx --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ 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 -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
