Hello, I am trying to save files such as Word docs, pdfs and .avi files in a MySQL table and then run them. In the case of modifiable items such as word processor files I would like to change them and resave them. In the case of files such as short movies they would only be viewed. Using the book "Agile Web Development with Rails" I have been able to load a Word doc from a file location into a longblob in a table and put descriptive data in other fields (p.362 ff). I can''t figure out how to do the second part: make them available for editing. I would think that they should be copied to a temp location and then run from there, followed by resaving to the database, but I can''t find the calls and code to do that in the book (the book only shows how to copy a picture to a browser), or by scanning the APIs at this site. What am I missing? Thanks, Barry -- Posted via http://www.ruby-forum.com/.