class Document < ActiveRecord::Base
has_attached_file :file
end
Document.new :file => File.open('C:\Whatever\the\path\is.xls')
Would it work for you?
On Mon, Mar 14, 2011 at 8:41 PM, Edward Stembler <[email protected]> wrote:
> Can anyone point me to the correct pattern for manually adding a
> Paperclip attachment?
>
> By manual, I mean that I'm not using an upload form. For example, I'm
> programmatically creating the attachment (i.e. an CSV file, or Excel
> document). I've noticed that 1) Paperclip prefers to use Rail's custom
> Tempfile class, and 2) that Paperclip prefers to move the file. 3) On
> Windows, I've noticed it doesn't like it when the file path is the same
> place it wants to move it to; it fails, whereas on Mac OS X (or Unix) is
> does not fail.
>
> I've tried creating the file in Rail's tmp folder first, and I've also
> created a fake Uploadfile class which has the original_filename and
> content_type accessors. However, I'm not clear on the proper pattern.
> Should I just set the attachment property name to the
> File/Uploadfile/Tempfile? Should I use assign?
>
> I've noticed with my Excel file, that Paperclip corrupts it after moving
> it. My guess is that it is saving the file in text mode instead of
> binary.
>
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