From: "Einar Magnús Boson" <einarmagnus@...>
Date: 2008-11-28T18:26:36+09:00
Subject: Re: Rest-client posting multipart to rails 2

Hi,

On 28.11.2008, at 09:14 , e deleflie wrote:

> 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
>


Your two first parameters have strings as keys, not symbols.

einarmagnus