I need to write a web service that accepts file uploads (even large ones). My WS is REST based, so I have a create method that accepts only POST. My problem is passing the file to the method, so if someone already solved this problem please let me know. For example, do I need to use Base64 encoding, and decode inside ? My method is like this: def create radio = Radio.create!( params[ :radio ] ) ad = Ad.new( params[ :ad ].merge( :user => current_user, :resource => radio ) ) ad.save! respond_to do |format| format.html format.xml { render :xml => ad.to_xml, :status => :created } end rescue ActiveRecord::RecordInvalid respond_to do |format| format.html { render :action => :new } format.xml { render :xml => "<errors> <error> #{e.message} </ error> </errors>", :status => :unprocessable_entity } end end My concern is about what gets saved inside the Radio object, I don''t think I can pass a raw binary object (AFAIK). Also, about rspeccing the whole thing, I think I need to write controller tests that check that the file I begin with is exactly the same I have after using the WS, but isn''t it something I shouldn''t do in RSpec ? I mean, using real data. In this case I can have the controller behaving exactly as I think it should by calling the right methods in the right way, but having a corrupted file in the fs .... I can''t test data in the model either, because corruption will happen exactly inside the controller. I''m new to this stuff, so I''m pretty clueless. Every help is very appreciated. TIA, ngw --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Ruby on Rails: Talk" group. To post to this group, send email to rubyonrails-talk-/JYPxA39Uh5TLH3MbocFFw@public.gmane.org To unsubscribe from this group, send email to rubyonrails-talk-unsubscribe-/JYPxA39Uh5TLH3MbocFFw@public.gmane.org For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rubyonrails-talk?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---