On 1/29/06, arthur debert <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > we want to set a max file size (e.g. 400 kb) so we can keep our > servers happy (those file will be processed by PIL). The idea is to > avoid an uneducated user uploading his 10 mb digital camera files and > giving the server a hard time. > > My question is, where would be the best place to check for the file > size? > [...] > if I do it in _pre_save() will this only get called AFTER the file has > been uploaded? if so, is there a way to check for this BEFORE the file > is uploaded?
Sounds like a good candidate for a validator. Just write a validator (see examples in django/core/validators.py) and add it to your FileField's validator_list parameter. This will let you check the file size before the file is uploaded. Adrian -- Adrian Holovaty holovaty.com | djangoproject.com | chicagocrime.org
