From: e deleflie <edeleflie@...>
Date: 2008-11-28T18:14:28+09:00
Subject: Rest-client posting multipart to rails 2

Hi all,

I'm using rest-client (in a Shoooes app) to post a multi-part form to
my rails server. I've been struck down by a gotcha (which may not be a
gotcha for non-newbies).

What I want to do is post an image file within the form. Examples show
that the correct syntax is such:

              params = {'myObject[name]' => "some name",
                                  'myObject[details]' => "some extra
details and stuff here.",
                                  :myObject[image] =>
File.new('/baa/baa/screen-capture-1.png')
                                  }
              response = RestClient.post
"http://me:mine@www.example.com/myObject.xml", params


but :myObject[image] is not a valid symbol ... and that's how rails
creates the names of the fields in the forms ...

Any ideas?

Etienne