models.FileField realy requires `upload_to` param. And it can be callable with `instance` argument [1]. Using this feature you can generate upload path by the instance fields.
[1]: http://docs.djangoproject.com/en/dev/ref/models/fields/#filefield On Thu, Dec 11, 2008 at 13:47, Alan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hello there! > So, I am trying to build a model and from it build a form. I have something > like: > > class Job(models.Model): > > juser = models.CharField(max_length=40) > > jname = models.CharField(max_length=255) > > title = models.CharField(max_length=255, null=True, blank=True) > > file = models.FileField() > > jdate = models.DateTimeField('Job start date and time') > > jobdir = models.FilePathField(path='.') > > class JobForm(ModelForm): > > class Meta: > > model = Job > > fields = ('title', 'file') > > So, I want in 'view', a form asking for a 'title' (optional) and a file > (mandatory). > fields juser, jname, jdate and jobdir should be filled automatically. > > The first problem I have here is that while using a variant of way, calling > UploadFileForm instead of JobForm: > > class UploadFileForm(forms.Form): > > title = forms.CharField(max_length=50) > > file = forms.FileField() > > It works fine with UploadFileForm but if with JobForm, it complains about > "FileFields require an "upload_to" attribute." > > In the end, what I want is from 'view', submit a file and from that derive > jname, jdate, compose a path (e.g. 'user/jname_jdate') and pass it to jobdir > and save 'file' in this path (that will be created of course). So, if this > 'path' still doesn't exist before instantiating 'Job', how can I pass this > attribute? With UploadFileForm I don't have this problem but then I didn't > figure out how to feed my DB with juser, jname, title (which may be Null or > not), jobdir and I don't want file in DB. > > Any suggestion? I really would appreciate any help here. Many thanks in > advance. > > Alan > -- > Alan Wilter S. da Silva, D.Sc. - CCPN Research Associate > Department of Biochemistry, University of Cambridge. > 80 Tennis Court Road, Cambridge CB2 1GA, UK. > >>http://www.bio.cam.ac.uk/~awd28 <http://www.bio.cam.ac.uk/%7Eawd28><< > > > > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ 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 [EMAIL PROTECTED] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/django-users?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
