get filepath for FTP upload

[ateale]

Hi Guys,

Can anyone advise on how to get get a file's filepath via a form?

I am working on using a form to allow a user to select a file, then the
app uses FTP to transfer the file to the server.

As part of ftp you must supply it the location/filepath of your file.

I am using the form element 'file_field' - which does
return a filepath - but not really!

eg., say my file lived in:
/my/files/burger.jpg

but the information in the 'file_field' is stored as:

--- !ruby/object:ActionCo ntroller::Uploa dedStringIO
content_type: image/jpeg
original_filena me: burger.jpg
original_path: burger.jpg


Any help would be appreciated!

Cheers

Adam

[improvcornartist]

Since the uploaded file is a StringIO, I'm not sure how to get the full path. But since it is StringIO, you can read the file data and save it as a new file.