Correct pattern for manually adding Paperclip attachment?

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Can anyone point me to the correct pattern for manually adding a Paperclip attachment?

By manual, I mean that I'm not using an upload form. For example, I'm programmatically creating the attachment (i.e. an CSV file, or Excel document). I've noticed that 1) Paperclip prefers to use Rail's custom Tempfile class, and 2) that Paperclip prefers to move the file. 3) On Windows, I've noticed it doesn't like it when the file path is the same place it wants to move it to; it fails, whereas on Mac OS X (or Unix) is does not fail.

I've tried creating the file in Rail's tmp folder first, and I've also created a fake Uploadfile class which has the original_filename and content_type accessors. However, I'm not clear on the proper pattern. Should I just set the attachment property name to the File/Uploadfile/Tempfile? Should I use assign?

I've noticed with my Excel file, that Paperclip corrupts it after moving it. My guess is that it is saving the file in text mode instead of binary.

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class Document < ActiveRecord::Base    has_attached_file :file end

Document.new :file => File.open('C:\Whatever\the\path\is.xls')

Would it work for you?