Rails serve for download existing csv file

Have you required Ruby's native CSV library in an initializer yet? Add a comment. Active Oldest Votes. That did the trick. Glad to hear it worked. Try this format. I tried that but it's not downloading or even displaying the file in the browser. Nothing happens when I click on the link. I added the content of my index. I found other solution that worked for me Rails 3. It could be downloaded from controller: Inside the block format. Sign up or log in Sign up using Google. Sign up using Facebook.

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The Rails controller is the logical center of your application. It coordinates the interaction between the user, the views, and the model. The controller is also a home to a number of important ancillary services. It is responsible for routing external requests to internal actions. It handles people-friendly URLs extremely well. It manages caching, which can give applications orders-of-magnitude performance boosts. It manages helper modules, which extend the capabilities of the view templates without bulking up their code.

It manages sessions, giving users the impression of an ongoing interaction with our applications.