Hi Joey, I am not sure but still I might mean something and give you some clues. Just try to change / with double slash(//) or with backslash(\ or \\). next option is read about os module it can give u some hints about how paths should be written. Hope These will help.
Quoting "Joey C." <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > Hi, I want to make a configuration script for something and it needs to > read inputs from an HTML file. A couple of these inputs are textboxes > that the user inputs a path in. For example: > Your Home Directory: > [/home/me/public_html/] > > So, I'm using Python to read these inputs and store them in a > configuration file. However, I cannot get the CGI to read the forward > slashes (/). It just leaves a blank area. So, for example: > Input: /usr/bin/sendmail > Reads: sendmail > > Input: /home/me/public_html/ > Reads: (Nothing.) > > params = cgi.FieldStorage() > > def writep(key, name): > if params.has_key(key): > fconfig.write(name + ": " + os.path.split(params[key].value)[1] + > ";\n") > > ^ This is the function for handling a key that is read by the cgi. The > "name" is the name that it stores the key under so the configuration > file looks like: > name: key;[Line Break] > > However, is there a way to get it to read the forward slashes? If > there isn't do you suggest having the user use a different character > and adding a function in the script to substitute a forward slash for > that character? > > I tried looking for this for a long while, but maybe I didn't search > enough. Thanks for all of your help and I'm sorry if this is a > question that has been asked 15 million times. > > Joey C. > > -- > http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list > -- Regards, Jatinder Singh “ Everyone needs to be loved... especially when they do not deserve it.” -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
