It should work but I would recommend using accepts_nested_attributes_for :image.
Few screencasts: http://railscasts.com/episodes/196-nested-model-form-part-1 http://railscasts.com/episodes/197-nested-model-form-part-2 Best, Martin On Mar 31, 5:22 pm, Jeremy Woertink <[email protected]> wrote: > ES wrote: > > I have an object that has multiple photos uploaded to it, using the > > paperclip plugin. I used a virtual attribute to have mutliple photos > > in the form but I can't figure out how to get the image to save. It > > works if I put <%= photo_form.file_field :image_file_name %> instead > > of just :image. If I use just the following, the image_file_name > > field is blank when it is saved. > > > <% for photo in @analysis.photos %> > > <% fields_for "analysis[photo_attributes][]", photo do |photo_form| > > %> > > <p> > > image description: <%= photo_form.text_field :description %> > > <%= photo_form.file_field :image %> > > </p> > > <% end %> > > <% end %> > > I know in Rails 2.3.5 there's an easier way to do this, but I cheated a > bit an used attribute_fu because of this cool helper method. > > <% form_for :analysis, @analysis, :url => analysis_path, :html => { > :multipart => true } do |analysis_form| %> > <%= analysis_form.render_associated_form(@analysis.photos, :new => 4) %> > <%= analysis_form.submit('Submit') %> > > Then you just add a partial called _photo.html.erb inside your analysis > view folder, and throw in > > <%= analysis_form.label(:image) %> > <%= analysis_form.file_field(:image) %> > > In your model you would put > > class Analysis < ActiveRecord::Base > has_many :photos, :attributes => true > end > > Hope that helps. > > ~Jeremy > > -- > Posted viahttp://www.ruby-forum.com/. -- 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.
