Yep I just found the thread about the enctype and indeed it was this and not my comp catching fire!!! Many thanks :)
On Feb 12, 2:48 pm, Alex Gaynor <alex.gay...@gmail.com> wrote: > On Thu, Feb 12, 2009 at 9:38 AM, Karen Tracey <kmtra...@gmail.com> wrote: > > On Thu, Feb 12, 2009 at 8:02 AM, huw_at1 <huwdjo...@gmail.com> wrote: > > >> Hi all, > > >> I am trying to write a simple app that allows a user to select a file > >> (via the browse button) from which data can be read in and parsed. I > >> have read several examples but none seem to do exactly what I want. I > >> have built a form and so am trying to use forms.FileField(). I can add > >> this field no problem to my form. However I am not sure I understand > >> how I am supposed to pull the data contained within the file from > >> within my views. I tried: > > >> .... > >> file = forms.FileField() > > >> .... > > >> if request.FILES: > >> filename = request.FILES['file'] > > >> ... > > >> However I cant seem to get this to work. Does anyone have any good > >> tutorials or can offer any suggestions? > > > Can't get it to work means what, exactly? Your get an error message? Your > > filename variable winds up being set to to something you aren't expecting? > > Your computer catches fire? > > > This page: > > >http://docs.djangoproject.com/en/dev/topics/http/file-uploads/ > > > discusses handling uploaded files in some detail. As described there, > > request.FILES['file'] will be an UploadedFile object, so your assignment of > > it to a variable named 'filename' rather sounds like you have misunderstood > > something there, since request.FILES['file'] will be more than the file's > > name, it will be an object with methods and attributes that (as detailed on > > that page) that let you access the uploaded file's name, size, and data > > (either in chunks or in one piece). There's an example handle_uploaded_file > > function that iterates through the data chunks and does something with > > them. Obviously it's not going to do exactly what you want to do with your > > file data, but that page lays out a whole working structure and would seem > > to be a good starting point for you to use in developing your specific > > file-handling code. > > > Karen > > Remember to set the enctype on your form, this is something a lot of people > forget. > > Alex > > -- > "I disapprove of what you say, but I will defend to the death your right to > say it." --Voltaire > "The people's good is the highest law."--Cicero- Hide quoted text - > > - Show quoted text - --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ 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 -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
