Comments on: new rails plugin: mimetype_fu http://railsontherun.com/2007/06/14/new-rails-plugin-mimetype_fu/ Rails experiments by Matt Aimonetti Tue, 23 Feb 2010 22:05:18 -0800 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Jeff http://railsontherun.com/2007/06/14/new-rails-plugin-mimetype_fu/comment-page-1/#comment-1389 Jeff Thu, 14 Jun 2007 04:45:00 +0000 http://railsontherun.com/2007/06/14/new-rails-plugin-mimetype_fu#comment-1389 Wish I had stumbled upon your plugin before I began hacking attachment_fu to do the same thing for patronsocialclub.com. I ended up changing the uploaded_data function to look for Flash's bogus "application/octet-stream" content-type and returning the correct type using: def determine_content_type(filename) extension=filename.split('.').last.downcase mime_mappings = { "jpg" => "image/jpeg", "jpeg" => "image/jpeg", "gif" => "image/gif", "png" => "image/png", "zip" => "application/zip" } return mime_mappings[extension] end I'm still having trouble getting Flash file uploads to work on OSX. They work fine on a PC. I ran across this blog post but am not sure its the same issue (http://www.oscartrelles.com/archives/filereference_bug_in_flash_player_9_for_mac_os). Speaking of Flash and Rails, I ran across WebORB this morning. It suppports Flex RPC calls. I blogged about it at jeffontech.vox.com. Thanks for your plugin. I can't wait to try it out. Cheers, J. Wish I had stumbled upon your plugin before I began hacking attachment_fu to do the same thing for patronsocialclub.com. I ended up changing the uploaded_data function to look for Flash’s bogus "application/octet-stream" content-type and returning the correct type using:

def determine_content_type(filename)
extension=filename.split(‘.’).last.downcase
mime_mappings = {
"jpg" => "image/jpeg",
"jpeg" => "image/jpeg",
"gif" => "image/gif",
"png" => "image/png",
"zip" => "application/zip"
}
return mime_mappings[extension]
end

I’m still having trouble getting Flash file uploads to work on OSX. They work fine on a PC. I ran across this blog post but am not sure its the same issue (http://www.oscartrelles.com/archives/filereference_bug_in_flash_player_9_for_mac_os).

Speaking of Flash and Rails, I ran across WebORB this morning. It suppports Flex RPC calls. I blogged about it at jeffontech.vox.com. Thanks for your plugin. I can’t wait to try it out.

Cheers,

J.

]]> By: Thomas http://railsontherun.com/2007/06/14/new-rails-plugin-mimetype_fu/comment-page-1/#comment-1390 Thomas Thu, 14 Jun 2007 04:45:00 +0000 http://railsontherun.com/2007/06/14/new-rails-plugin-mimetype_fu#comment-1390 I've been working on a flash photo upload application using attachment_fu and swfupload and run into the mimetype problem. Replacing in attachment_fu.fb, <pre> self.content_type = file_data.content_type </pre> with <pre> self.content_type = !(file_data.content_type.strip == "application/octet-stream") ? file_data.content_type : File.mime_type?(file_data.original_filename) </pre> does the job perfectly. Thanks for your plugin. Saved me lots of times. I’ve been working on a flash photo upload application using attachment_fu and swfupload and run into the mimetype problem.

Replacing in attachment_fu.fb,
<pre>
self.content_type = file_data.content_type
</pre>

with
<pre>
self.content_type = !(file_data.content_type.strip == "application/octet-stream") ? file_data.content_type : File.mime_type?(file_data.original_filename)
</pre>

does the job perfectly.

Thanks for your plugin. Saved me lots of times.

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