*Perhaps you should try validating the other fields with javascript/jQuery ?!, * *If it is something like Required Field validations... * On Fri, Jun 10, 2011 at 6:37 PM, djangobeginner <henryversem...@yahoo.com>wrote:
> I'm new to django and python but I'm working on a new screen for a > project I'm on. The screen is supposed to capture a bunch of text > information as well as allow a user to browse and select a file on > their local machine for uploading. I'm having a problem with the > filename disappearing from the selected filename textbox, whenever I > submit the screen to begin uploading the file and I have an error on > the screen. If I have an error on the screen the screen is returned > showng an error message, but without the original filename selected > being displayed (empty filename textbox), which will force the user to > reselect the file again. Has anyone had this problem before, and if so > how do I prevent the filename from disappearing? I have tried making a > copy of the request.FILES similar to the way I have done previously > with a request.POST (request.POST.copy()) capturing the filename data > when entering my view, but when I try to add it back to the > request.FILES by doing this in my error logic branch: > > request.FILES['filename'] = filename > > I get an AttributeError exception "can't set attribute". So since this > doesn't work what is the proper way to do this? > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Django users" group. > To post to this group, send email to django-users@googlegroups.com. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > django-users+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/django-users?hl=en. > > -- Thanks and Regards, *Praveen Krishna R* -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Django users" group. To post to this group, send email to django-users@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to django-users+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/django-users?hl=en.