2.4.5 On Thursday, 15 August 2013 07:44:02 UTC+5, Anthony wrote: > > What version of web2py are you using? > > On Wednesday, August 14, 2013 9:22:57 PM UTC-4, at wrote: >> >> Thanks a lot anthony, >> db(db.mytable.id==24).update(file1=db.mytable.file1.store(request.vars. >> file1)) >> works, >> >> whereas >> db(db.mytable.id==24).update(file1=request.vars.file1) >> gives error: >> <class 'gluon.contrib.pg8000.errors.ProgrammingError'> ('ERROR', '22001', >> 'value too long for type character varying(512)') >> >> PS. I'd replied to your post yesterday, but somehow it was not posted >> >> On Tuesday, 13 August 2013 19:19:44 UTC+5, Anthony wrote: >>> >>> On Tuesday, August 13, 2013 9:20:47 AM UTC-4, at wrote: >>> >>>> >>>> Here is my controller code: >>>> def test_upload: >>>> if request.vars.file1 is not None: >>>> result = db(db.mytable.id >>>> ==24).update(file1=request.vars.file1.file) >>>> >>> >>> request.vars.file1 is a cgi.FieldStorage object. The original filename >>> is therefore in request.vars.file1.filename. request.vars.file1.file is a >>> temporary file on the filesystem, and it does not contain the original >>> filename (instead, it has a temporary filename with no extension). If you >>> want to manually insert an uploaded file, you should pass the >>> cgi.FieldStorage object to the .insert() or .update() method rather than >>> passing only the .file object from it. So, should be: >>> >>> db(db.mytable.id==24).update(file1=request.vars.file1) >>> >>> which is equivalent to calling: >>> >>> db(db.mytable.id==24).update(file1=db.mytable.file1.store(request.vars. >>> file1)) >>> >>> Anthony >>> >>
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