h3m4n wrote: > i have a short script that allows users to upload files, but when i try > to check for a valid filesize (using fileitem) i get '-1' i can't find > information about using filesize anywhere. any ideas? > > code: > > form = cgi.FieldStorage() > fileitem = form["datafile"] > print str(fileitem.filesize) > > -h3m4n
Try this fileitem.seek(0, 2) # Seek to the end of the file. filesize = fileitem.tell() # Get the position of EOF. fileitem.seek(0) # Reset the file position to the beginning. If the fileitem is a normal file this should work. Peace, ~Simon -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list