This is the best way of doind it. Can you try add

print request.vars.keys
request.body.seek(0)

?

On Aug 16, 9:56 pm, Ian Reinhart Geiser <ian.gei...@gmail.com> wrote:
> Right now im doing this but getting errors:
> @service.run
> def upload_image( camera_uuid ):
>     query = (db.cameras.macaddress == camera_uuid )
>     camera_id = db(query).select(db.cameras.id)[0]
>     db.videos[0]={ 'camera' : camera_id, 'file' : db.videos.file.store
> (request.body, 'upload.flv') }
>     return True
>
> The problem is that its generating 0 size files.  But the file is
> correct, and is created in the database correctly.  Did i miss a step?
>
> I am using the following curl line:
> curl -T 
> ~/test.flvhttp://web2py.geiseri.com/HomeCentral/default/call/run/upload_image/c...
>
> I feel like im close...
>
> On Aug 16, 1:55 pm, mdipierro <mdipie...@cs.depaul.edu> wrote:
>
> > Correction. This works but it probaby does not work with upload.
>
> > you may need something like
>
> > @auth.requires_login()
> > def uploadme(): db.mytable.insert(filefield=request.body.read())
>
> > On Aug 16, 12:50 pm, mdipierro <mdipie...@cs.depaul.edu> wrote:
>
> > > if you have:
>
> > > def mycreate(): return dict(form=crud.create(db.mytable))
>
> > > you normally call:http://..../mycreatetogetthe form.
> > > You can also call it with
>
> > >http://..../mycreate.json?json=[]
>
> > > where [] is a URLencoded JSONencoded dictionary containing the new
> > > record. The ".json" instructs web2py not to generate the form but to
> > > expect a json input. This is experimental but give it  try. Should
> > > work for any page including crud forms.
>
> > > Massimo
>
> > > On Aug 16, 10:53 am, Ian Reinhart Geiser <ian.gei...@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> > > > Greetings, Currently I have a lovely web form that was fairly easy to
> > > > implement with web2py.  I now also have cron script that is uploading
> > > > snapshots of an image from a webcam to my website.   What I would like
> > > > to do is have a service url that I could post my image to and have it
> > > > automatically be added vs going through the form.
>
> > > > From what I can tell is I would have a run REST url and i would read
> > > > the request.body object to get the file.  What I am unclear on is how
> > > > I might put this on the filesystem and the needed links in the
> > > > database correctly.  Do I have to roll my own update code vs using the
> > > > DAL?
>
> > > > Thanks in advance!
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