Paperclip remote URL plugin
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Installation
Just add gem paperclip-remote
to your Gemfile.
Alternatively, run sudo gem install paperclip-remote
and add require 'paperclip_remote'
to your app.
Example
In the model, you can specify:
class User < ActiveRecord::Base
has_attached_file :photo, :remote => true
attr_accessible :photo, :photo_remote_url
end
In the form you can then have:
<%= f.label :photo, "Please update a photo" %>
<%= f.file_field :photo %>
<br/>
<%= f.label :photo_remote_url, "or specify a URL" %>
<%= f.text_field :photo_remote_url %>