On Tue, Apr 28, 2009 at 2:55 PM, mdipierro <mdipie...@cs.depaul.edu> wrote: > it would give more flexibility but would not solve the original > problem.
So I didn't understand the original problem. :-) Anyway...we can add that feature? > On Apr 28, 12:41 pm, Álvaro Justen [Turicas] <alvarojus...@gmail.com> > wrote: >> On Tue, Apr 28, 2009 at 12:00 PM, mdipierro <mdipie...@cs.depaul.edu> wrote: >> >> > There is one issue with my solution. >> >> > If you upload a file filename.abc, it is internally renamed as lots-of- >> > junk--filename.abc >> > and you can download it with >> >http://..../download/lots-of-junk--filename.abc >> > It works on GAE too. >> >> > The problem is that URLs are validated hence filename.abc must be >> > sanitized. I sanitize by replacing any alphanumeric char in filename >> > with one underscore. This is fine for english files. This is not fine >> > with filenames with foreign charsets (like chinese). >> >> > I could replace lots-of-junk--[encoded filename].abc but this may open >> > a big can of worms. If the original file contains special chars, what >> > is the encoding? What if the downloader does not support those chars >> > in the filenames? >> >> > Any advice? >> >> Maybe SQLField can receive a function as an argument, something like this: >> >> def myfunction(f): >> "get filename and return a customized name to my app" >> return 'myapp_' + f.split('.')[0] + '.txt' >> >> SQLField('myfile', 'upload', filename=myfunction) >> >> SQLField can verify if filename is a function, string or True/False. >> If it is a function, filename will be function(original-name) >> (function have to return a string), if it is a string, filename will >> be that string and if it is True, web2py uses original name. What do >> you think? -- Álvaro Justen Peta5 - Telecomunicações e Software Livre 21 3021-6001 / 9898-0141 http://www.peta5.com.br/ --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "web2py Web Framework" group. To post to this group, send email to web2py@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to web2py+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/web2py?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
